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RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2011
Top RIAs on the wealth business: What lies ahead

Evercore Wealth Management's Charles Ryan talks about his firm's recent growth an expansion -- and what lies ahead for the rest of 2011 and 2012. For more INTV with top RIAs, <a href=www.investmentnews.com/section/multimedia?playerType=INTV>click here.</a>

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 30, 2011
ASPPA to Congress: Keep our tax breaks

Like many other industry groups, the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries is redoubling its effort to communicate with federal lawmakers at a time when the massive federal budget deficit is causing Congress to consider new ways to produce revenue

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS OCT 30, 2011
Personal Capital ventures into online-advice arena

With Americans practically addicted to the Internet, a web-based investment advisory business would seem to be an idea whose time has come

By Lavonne Kuykendall
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
Protesters' rage might give rise to financial transactions tax

Sen. Tom Harkin expected to introduce bill calling for small levy on buying, selling of investment instruments; could curb 'pointless trading'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Insurance regulators vote for stronger annuity disclosure
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 28, 2011
Insurance regulators vote for stronger annuity disclosure

A group of state insurance regulators voted yesterday to adopt amendments to an annuity disclosure model that would give customers a detailed breakdown of product features.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
Finra dealt blow in fine collection

By Dan Jamieson
OPINION OCT 28, 2011
About the Merrill Lynch Reorg

By Danny Sarch
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
Fired LPL adviser: I was axed for running gun ad

A former LPL Financial LLC financial adviser is suing the firm, alleging that the largest independent broker-dealer wrongfully fired him, and in turn defamed his reputation, for running a TV commercial that urged viewers to buy guns

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
Finra accused of age bias

A former district director of Finra's New York office has filed an age discrimination suit against the regulator, Reuters reported last week

By Dan Jamieson
SEC signed for $557M in office space it didn't need
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
SEC signed for $557M in office space it didn't need

The SEC conducted a flawed analysis to justify a $556.8 million lease for office space that turned out was largely unneeded.

By Doug Cubberley
Former SEC counsel David Becker rejoins old firm amid Madoff scrutiny
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 28, 2011
Former SEC counsel David Becker rejoins old firm amid Madoff scrutiny

David Becker, who quit as Securities and Exchange Commission general counsel before he was sued over inherited profits from Bernard Madoff's fraud, has rejoined the law firm where he worked before taking the SEC post.

By Doug Cubberley
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2011
Ex-fund manager claims company founder bullied him, called him a 'moron'

Former PM at New Star Asset Management suing fund firm's boss; 'angry, antagonistic and unpleasant'

By John Goff
Study will recommend that accountants examine advisers
RIA NEWS OCT 27, 2011
Study will recommend that accountants examine advisers

White paper by Georgetown professor will broaden &#8212; and stir up &#8212; discussion, TD Ameritrade's Bradley predicts

By Liz Skinner
INcite: Flat-tax backers are flat-out wrong
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2011
INcite: Flat-tax backers are flat-out wrong

Set-up is purportedly simpler, fairer and will lower everyone's taxes; it fails on all three counts

By John Goff
UBS will pay $12M over naked shorts
EQUITIES OCT 27, 2011
UBS will pay $12M over naked shorts

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will pay $12 million to resolve Financial Industry Regulatory Authority claims that a brokerage unit allowed millions of short-sale orders to be placed without reasonable grounds to believe that the securities could be delivered.

By Doug Cubberley
Key death tax exclusion hinges on speedy filing
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 27, 2011
Key death tax exclusion hinges on speedy filing

'Portability' of unused exclusions only guaranteed if surviving spouse files estate tax return swiftly

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2011
Finra's efforts to keep watch on unstable markets

The following is an edited version of a speech given by Richard G. Ketchum, chairman and chief executive of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., Oct. 13 at the Security Traders Association's annual conference in Palm Beach, Fla.

By MFXFeeder
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 27, 2011
Double-dip threat has passed: RJ strategist

Don't worry about a double dip, says Raymond James' chief investment strategist Jeff Saut.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 27, 2011
Ready or not, here comes 'the switch'

State regulators and compliance experts are at odds about whether the states will be ready to take over regulatory responsibility for thousands of small investment advisers in March, some compliance experts said

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS OCT 27, 2011
IRS offers a pass on misclassified indie contractors

Broker-dealers now have a low-cost way to clear their slate with the IRS if they have been misclassifying employees as independent contractors

By Darla Mercado