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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 19, 2011
Tax changes spark dramatic jump in charitable giving

Greater certainty around taxes spurs increased donations to donor-advised funds

By Liz Skinner
Estate tax filers catch a break with IRS extension
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2011
Estate tax filers catch a break with IRS extension

Agency extends due date for Form 8939;' good news' for those struggling with cost basis of property

By John Goff
Planners push back against push-back of universal standard date
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 19, 2011
Planners push back against push-back of universal standard date

Despite claims of GOP lawmakers, FPC says issue of single standard of care has been thoroughly studied

By Dan Jamieson
Fiduciary-duty rule pushed back
RIA NEWS APR 19, 2011
Fiduciary-duty rule pushed back

SEC nixes April-June target to gather more industry feedback

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Ex-FPA prez to Congress: Clients looking to earn less to avoid tax hit
RIA NEWS APR 18, 2011
Ex-FPA prez to Congress: Clients looking to earn less to avoid tax hit

Johannessen says proposed 39.6% top marginal rate spooking more-affluent filers

By Liz Skinner
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 18, 2011
Putnam launches a trio of retirement income funds

Putnam Investments has released a series of three new retirement income funds and paired it with a planning tool for financial advisers.

By Bloomberg
iPad, iPhone have brokerages going 'app crazy'
FINTECH APR 18, 2011
iPad, iPhone have brokerages going 'app crazy'

As consumers manage more of their lives via smartphones and iPads, financial service companies are trying to ensure they don't get lost in the electronic shuffle.

By John Goff
FINTECH APR 18, 2011
Putnam adds wealth of tax info to wealth management website

No hard sell on site, and the price is right

By John Goff
Ex-Amaranth trader fined $30M for gaming the gas market
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2011
Ex-Amaranth trader fined $30M for gaming the gas market

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a $30 million fine against former Amaranth Advisors LLC energy trader Brian Hunter, who is accused of manipulating the natural-gas futures market in 2006.

By Doug Cubberley
Massachusetts to crack down on expert-network firms
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 17, 2011
Massachusetts to crack down on expert-network firms

Massachusetts plans to regulate expert-network firms, the first state in the U.S. to set rules for an industry that was caught up in the federal government's insider-trading investigation.

By Doug Cubberley
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2011
Defining the 'professional' trader

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2011
Savers want helpful hand, but not hand-holding

By Anya Khalamayzer
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 15, 2011
Consumer protection cop tells GOP critics to stuff it

Warren slams attempts to weaken authority of new bureau; Wall Street 'behemoths' the real problem

By John Goff
Tax reform could mow down deductions, special cap gains treatment
RIA NEWS APR 15, 2011
Tax reform could mow down deductions, special cap gains treatment

The mortgage expense tax deduction and other 'sacred cows' would be gutted under an influential lawmaker's tax proposal

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Why the iPad will change the advice business
FINTECH APR 15, 2011
Why the iPad will change the advice business

Brokers, planners, investment managers — everybody's crazy about Apple's ubiquitous portable reader

By Evan Cooper
MSSB's McAuliffe jumps to Merrill Lynch
WIREHOUSES APR 15, 2011
MSSB's McAuliffe jumps to Merrill Lynch

Will head up BofA unit's institutional consulting group; wirehouse veteran

By Andrew Osterland
Insiders quietly snapping up these stocks
OPINION APR 14, 2011
Insiders quietly snapping up these stocks

Based on recent buying patterns, the shares of these four companies may be set to take off.

By John Dorfman
Incite: Fiscal meltdown in U.S. just got a whole lot closer
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2011
Incite: Fiscal meltdown in U.S. just got a whole lot closer

Budget battle is sound and fury signifying very little

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2011
A free, rudimentary estate tax calculator for advisers

While the 2010 Tax Act for now locks in the current marginal tax rates for all income levels, advisers thinking about the future need tools at their disposal now to help sort out a client's future options, especially when it comes to the estate tax.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 13, 2011
Tax reform debate awaits a presidential push

Broad outlines of the debate over comprehensive tax reform are starting to emerge on Capitol Hill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.