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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2013
MetLife adviser ranks thinning out fast after cuts

MetLife has trimmed a third of its adviser force amid a push to save $150 million a year by 2014. Question is, are the job cuts over?

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 06, 2013
Labor seeking ways to illustrate lifetime income streams

Department seeking comments before proposing formal method.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2013
Axa latest insurer to yank generous VA options

Axa is the latest insurer to drop aggressive VA investment options, moving customers into funds that are less volatile. The shift will affect some 500,000 policies.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 06, 2013
DIY movement expanding to Social Security planning

Advisers rank low on list of resources pre-retirees turn to for help.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH MAY 05, 2013
Savant Capital takes advice online

Advisory firm now offering online version of investment advice available at offices.

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2013
Social Security software firm offering new service levels

By Mary Beth Franklin
FINTECH MAY 05, 2013
Mining LinkedIn for rollover assets

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 05, 2013
Franken to SEC: Ban mandatory arbitration

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OPINION MAY 05, 2013
Beware the transaction tax proposal

The industry needs to remain on guard for proposals from lawmakers seeking to squeeze more coin out of existing revenue streams, or open up new ones.

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2013
Float suit vs. Fidelity

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2013
UBS wealth unit reports record profits, inflows

By DJAMIESON
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2013
Outlook good for wirehouses

By AOSTERLAND
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 05, 2013
White offers little on future of MM reform

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2013
Finra: REIT information misleading

By Bruce Kelly
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 05, 2013
UBS elevates Mathews to oversee ultra high-net-worth business

Former regional director replaces Chandler, who will run wealth management.

By Darla Mercado
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2013
Influential bank analyst says wirehouses looking good

Bank analyst sees wirehouses as big winners in wealth-management industry recovery. Light at the end of the tunnel?

By AOSTERLAND
WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2013
UBS wealth management announces record profits, new money

Focus on wealth and asset management paying off as revamp from capital-heavy activities accelerates.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 04, 2013
Supremes may decide Finra-Schwab scuffle

The battle between Finra and Schwab over class-action waivers is not done. Lawyers say the case could get swept up in the national debate over consumer rights -- and ultimately end up before the Supreme Court.

By DJAMIESON
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAY 04, 2013
Schwab's class action win a blueprint for other firms

More brokerage firms are expected to demand that customers give up their right to file class actions against them

By DJAMIESON
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2013
More Americans giving up citizenship to dodge taxes

But financial advisers warn such moves could cost you more

By Liz Skinner