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Amended House bill includes fiduciary duty for muni advisers
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 13, 2012
Amended House bill includes fiduciary duty for muni advisers

Legislation that would narrow proposed Securities and Exchange Commission regulation of municipal advisers would require them to meet a fiduciary-duty standard of care, according to the bill's sponsors.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 13, 2012
Indie B-D in Michigan getting out of the business

Leonard & Co. plans to delist from Finra; CEO starting new brokerage

By Tom Henderson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 12, 2012
Bachus reignites SRO debate

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
FINTECH AUG 12, 2012
Creating interest with Pinterest

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2012
Secret weapon for maxing out Social Security benefits? Your spouse

Hardly a day goes by that I don't receive an e-mail from <i>InvestmentNews</i> readers about strategies on how to claim Social Security.

By MFXFeeder
OPINION AUG 12, 2012
Financial literacy must be a priority

In this election year, financial professionals should be beating the drum to make sure that financial literacy programs continue to receive funding support.

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH AUG 12, 2012
iRebal-Veo integration is enviable

By Janowski Davis
Simmers resurfaces
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2012
Simmers resurfaces

John Simmers is jumping back into the IBD business and leading a group that plans to acquire Calton & Associates.

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS AUG 12, 2012
Court case is key for same-sex couples

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2012
Symetra snags Hartford, Sun Life VA vets

Variable annuities up-and-comer hires wholesaler team

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2012
BofA wields ax at U.S. Trust: Sources

Say some executives at U.S Trust have been let go; claim partial travel ban was also instituted

By John Goff
Attorney who fought Finra — and won — wins seat on board
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 09, 2012
Attorney who fought Finra — and won — wins seat on board

Carreno victorious in small-firm election; fended off enforcement action last year

By DJAMIESON
LGBT adults better prepared for retirement, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2012
LGBT adults better prepared for retirement, survey finds

Higher savings rate, lower levels of debt cited.

By Liz Skinner
OPINION AUG 08, 2012
The Interactive Adviser: Expanding your firm online

More and more advisers are posting, tagging and tweeting their way to business growth

By John Anderson
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients short on understanding of longevity risk
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients short on understanding of longevity risk

Average life expectancy merely an average, not a timetable

By Mary Beth Franklin
Older clients' young children a Social Security windfall
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2012
Older clients' young children a Social Security windfall

Parents can trigger benefits for kids, delay collecting their own

By Mary Beth Franklin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 06, 2012
Bachus reopens SRO debate, snipes at advisers

Two weeks ago, Rep. Spencer Bachus said his SRO bill was on indefinite hold. But after his strident Op-Ed piece in Monday's WSJ, the issue is again front and center.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Mary Beth Franklin: One surefire way to sabotage a retirement plan
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 06, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: One surefire way to sabotage a retirement plan

Understimate healthcare costs for clients and watch things unravel

By Mary Beth Franklin
OPINION AUG 05, 2012
Worst Olympic financial flops? InvestmentNews names names

By John Goff
OPINION AUG 05, 2012
Don't buy it

Reimplementing Glass-Steagall won't change Wall Street's single-minded pursuit of the almighty dollar.

By John Goff