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Trading within HOLDR fund could be target of reported ETF probe: IndexUniverse
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 09, 2011
Trading within HOLDR fund could be target of reported ETF probe: IndexUniverse

A researcher at the ETF-specialist speculates that a trader may have been making a play on Ariba ahead of the company's earnings announcement.

By Jessica Toonkel
OPINION FEB 09, 2011
Where does advisory industry go from here?

Without the unequivocal support of all the members of the Securities and Ex-change Commission, just how much can we learn about the future direction of the regulation of investment advice from the two SEC studies that were released last month?

By Blaine F. Aikin
RIA NEWS FEB 09, 2011
TD to RIAs: We're still on your side

TD Ameritrade Institutional continues to leverage one factor that distinguishes it from its larger competitors for the assets of advisers: its advocacy efforts

By Dan Jamieson
Wells Fargo's Carroll: Fiduciary standard will 'narrow' investment choices
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 08, 2011
Wells Fargo's Carroll: Fiduciary standard will 'narrow' investment choices

Wells Fargo & Co.'s head of brokerage operations said banks may reduce the number of investment products offered to customers if regulators impose a fiduciary standard on brokers.

By Mark Bruno
Wealth management seen vaulting UBS back into the black
RIA NEWS FEB 08, 2011
Wealth management seen vaulting UBS back into the black

Despite end of secret bank accounts, Swiss banking giant starting to attract more money from rich clients; profit margins still 'fairly poor'

By John Goff
RIA NEWS FEB 08, 2011
Disclosure at the center of fiduciary tug of war

With the deadline approaching for the SEC to deliver a much-anticipated report about the regulation of financial advisers, the fight over establishing a universal standard of care is heating up

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 08, 2011
Tax cuts and Roth conversions

By MFXFeeder
FINTECH FEB 07, 2011
A simple SMA analytics tool for financial advisers

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2011
Abandoning LTC, MetLife sparks worries

MetLife Inc.'s announcement last week that it will stop writing new long-term-care insurance shocked advisers, raising fears that rates will rise for existing blocks of business and that other carriers will exit the industry.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2011
Jumbo LTC rate hike for Hancock not likely, say analysts

State insurance regulators are not likely to approve John Hancock's recently announced long-term-care rate hikes, denting third-quarter profits for the insurer's parent company, Manulife Financial Corp., according to analysts.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 07, 2011
LTC costs rising, but at slower clip than pre-crisis

The costs of long-term-care continue to rise, although at a slower pace than before the economic slowdown as nursing homes and home health care providers reduce charges.

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH FEB 06, 2011
Navigating the CRM labyrinth

It's obvious from my recent conversations with advisers that customer relationship management software still causes plenty of confusion

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 06, 2011
Ketchum: Fiduciary standard won't happen before mid-2012

Registered representatives will operate under a fiduciary standard no earlier than the second half of 2012, according to Finra chief executive Richard Ketchum

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS FEB 06, 2011
Can LPL hit its recruitment target - and at what cost?

Mark Casady, chief executive of LPL Investment Holdings Inc., has reiterated aggressive growth targets for the country's largest independent broker-dealer

By Andrew Osterland
Madoff firm trustee seeks $50B as claw-back window closes
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2011
Madoff firm trustee seeks $50B as claw-back window closes

The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's investment firm has filed more than $50 billion in so- called clawback suits to compensate victims of the con man's fraud since his 2008 arrest for masterminding the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH FEB 04, 2011
JPMorgan gives bankers iPads

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will give its investment bankers iPads to provide an additional mobile tool as Apple Inc. expands its domain to Wall Street, threatening Research in Motion Ltd. in a market it traditionally dominated.

By Bloomberg
FINTECH FEB 04, 2011
To Mac or not to Mac?

Thanks to the incredible popularity of Apple Inc.'s iPad, an increasing number of financial advisers have been asking me if it is possible to run their businesses on Apple computers instead of those designed only for Microsoft Windows. The answer is yes, with a catch or two.

By Davis Janowski
ING hid kickbacks from fund firms in 12(b)-1 fees: Suit
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2011
ING hid kickbacks from fund firms in 12(b)-1 fees: Suit

Retirement plan administrator says insurance group ran a pay-to-be-on-the-platform scheme

By Darla Mercado
DOL pension proposal could rock fund firms
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 03, 2011
DOL pension proposal could rock fund firms

Expanded definition of 'fiduciary' likely to hamstring funds that work with plan sponsors and participants.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS FEB 03, 2011
Q&A: Two questions for NASAA president David Massey on adviser regulation

NASAA president David Massey sits down with <i>InvestmentNews</i> reporter Liz Skinner and discusses the potential impact of Finra regulation over investment advisers, and also how state regulators will deploy &quot;more intelligent regulation&quot; as they take on the oversight of all investment advisers under $100 million. <a href=http://assets.investmentnews.com/Bruno/massey_final.mp3>(Click here to listen.)</a>

By Mark Bruno