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Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return
RIA NEWS APR 25, 2011
Obama puts money where his mouth is on tax return

The president's policy goals are reflected in his personal money management, according to an expert who reviewed the tax returns the country's chief executive made public after paying his family's annual bill to the government he runs.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Five under-book stocks set for a rebound
OPINION APR 25, 2011
Five under-book stocks set for a rebound

A time-honored method of detecting cheap stocks is to look for ones that sell below book value.

By John Dorfman
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2011
Workers like auto-enroll, so why don't plans push it?

“Anemic” default-contribution rates among defined-contribution plans using automatic enrollment stand in stark contrast to what plan executives consider optimal savings rates, a survey of 101 plans by the Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association has found

By Robert Steyer
Finra hires big gun to lobby for advisor biz SRO
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 25, 2011
Finra hires big gun to lobby for advisor biz SRO

Michael Oxley of 'Sarbanes-Oxley' fame will push for self-regulation of investment advisers

By John Goff
FINTECH APR 25, 2011
iPad, smart phones have brokerages going 'app crazy'

As consumers manage more of their lives via smart phones and iPads, financial services companies are trying to ensure that they don't get lost in the electronic shuffle

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2011
Former Schwab exec to pay $150K in SEC YieldPlus case

Ex-Charles Schwab Corp. investment company manager Randall Merk agreed to pay a $150,000 civil fine to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors in its YieldPlus fund.

By Doug Cubberley
OPINION APR 24, 2011
Political leaders must face cold, hard truths

Whether it's breaking the news to a client that he's just been fleeced by his own brother or that because of his meager savings rate, he's going to have to work beyond 65, good financial advisers never skirt the hard truths

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS APR 24, 2011
To build assets, think rollovers

By Lavonne Kuykendall
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2011
Ameriprise, investors ask court for OK

Ameriprise Financial Inc., two of its Securities America units and a group of investors who sued them asked a U.S. judge to approve a proposed $80 million cash settlement

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 24, 2011
Mass. cracks down on expert-network firms

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2011
Winning over prospects and generating new referrals: What works?

Finding good sources of referrals and winning over prospects is more of an art than science.

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 22, 2011
SIPC: Liquidating Lehman, Madoff won't be a problem

The Securities Investor Protection Corp. is taking issue with a warning from the SEC's inspector general that the cost of liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm and Lehman Brothers could deplete the SIPC's reserve fund

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2011
Reg switch from SEC to states delayed until 2012

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 20, 2011
SEC gets modest bump in its fiscal 2011 budget

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Is the bull back? Merrill brokerage biz soars as BofA earnings sag
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 20, 2011
Is the bull back? Merrill brokerage biz soars as BofA earnings sag

Bank of America's Global Wealth and Investment Management division — and specifically the Merrill Lynch brokerage operation — continue to benefit from improving markets.

By Andrew Osterland
TechCheck: A safety net for the social net
FINTECH APR 20, 2011
TechCheck: A safety net for the social net

Social media may be all the rage, but it's also a major headache for compliance managers. New software may help ease the pain.

By Bloomberg
Axa Equitable, Wilshire Associates form fiduciary dynamic duo
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 19, 2011
Axa Equitable, Wilshire Associates form fiduciary dynamic duo

Axa Equitable Life Insurance Co. has paired up with Wilshire Associates Inc. to give small and midsize retirement plans access to fiduciary services.

By Darla Mercado
Suspended Pinnacle boss: Finra way off base with charges
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2011
Suspended Pinnacle boss: Finra way off base with charges

Finra claims Pinnacle Partners is continuing to mislead potential investors about oil and gas private placements – even though the firm has already been hit with a cease-and-desist order. The firm's boss, however, denies all charges lodged by the industry regulator.

By Jessica Toonkel
SEC names Leiman-Carbia head of broker-dealer examinations
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2011
SEC names Leiman-Carbia head of broker-dealer examinations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has named Julius Leiman-Carbia as an associate director to lead the agency's national broker-dealer examination program.

By Doug Cubberley
Advisers rate Obama's performance – and it's not pretty
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2011
Advisers rate Obama's performance – and it's not pretty

Independent financial advisers slam his economic policies; Reagan still the man

By Jeff Benjamin