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UBS nears wealth management turnaround, as outflows taper off
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2010
UBS nears wealth management turnaround, as outflows taper off

UBS AG, Switzerland's biggest bank, will probably report a fourth straight quarterly profit tomorrow and the lowest wealth management redemptions since 2008.

By Bloomberg
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 22, 2010
Wirehouse recruiting remains sluggish

Sluggish recruiting and the continued slow migration of advisers to smaller firms has left the three biggest wirehouses either adding minimally to the work force or watching the head count drop

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Financial adviser — and ex-UBS client — gets jail time for Swiss accounts

Hernandez evaded paying taxes on $8.8M; advised wealthy clients on -- yep -- taxes and offshore trusts

By Bloomberg
Beware of wealthy clients' 'impossible demands': Barclays
RIA NEWS OCT 22, 2010
Beware of wealthy clients' 'impossible demands': Barclays

The world's richest clients often come with “impossible demands,” push margins down and cause internal conflict with investment banking colleagues, said the vice chairman of Barclays Plc's wealth management unit.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Madoff Judge erred in SIPC ruling, court told

Customers defrauded by Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme deserve repayment of as much as $500,000 each, even if they took out more than they put into his investment business, a lawyer argued today to an appeals court.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 22, 2010
Suit seeks $30M in Madoff family money

The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff sued three entities Thursday to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properties and technology companies.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 21, 2010
What Warren Buffett is buying and selling now

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. sold stakes in Home Depot Inc. and CarMax Inc. and cut its holding of Nike Inc. as the billionaire replaced a retiring investment manager and built the company's cash holdings.

By Mark Bruno
OPINION OCT 21, 2010
What if the 2011 tax rate is set late?

It is likely that nothing will be known about the tax rate for 2011 until after the November elections. History shows us that if everyone knows that taxes are going up, taxpayers will employ strategies to accelerate income into this year.

By Robert N. Gordon
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Proxy proposals stir interest in Finra election

Proxy proposals seeking to shed more light on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. have emerged as a hot-button issue in the self-regulator's election for seven open board seats.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Finra board candidates from small B-Ds air big gripe about regulator

An unfair regulatory system is hurting small brokerage firms and needs to be changed, according to candidates running for seats on the board of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 21, 2010
Finra boots star adviser from securities biz

Rhonda Breard, Washington state adviser – and local celebrity – accused of stealing $8M from clients

By Hilary Johnson
WIREHOUSES OCT 20, 2010
Morgan Stanley takes a 3Q loss

Morgan Stanley, owner of the world's largest brokerage, reported a third-quarter loss of 7 cents a share after writing down a stake in Revel Entertainment LLC, an Atlantic City casino project.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME OCT 20, 2010
What's a Reg D security really worth? Finra has questions

B-Ds' account statements come under scrutiny; further guidance from regulator possible

By Bruce Kelly
FINTECH OCT 20, 2010
BlueSky ahead for the iPad

Black Diamond Performance Reporting today is expected to announce the availability of a new application specifically designed for the Apple Inc.'s iPad.

By Davis Janowski
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
Reg D guideline zeroes in on due diligence

Industry group cobbling together best practices for private placements; sponsor-supplied reports not sufficient

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
SEC gets OK to nix mandatory arbitration

A little-known provision within the Dodd-Frank law gives the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to remove mandatory-arbitration language from client-broker agreements, which could expose broker-dealers to huge costs, according to observers

By Jessica Toonkel
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
Shock waves of 2008 reverberate in arbitration awards

Dozens of plaintiffs suing brokerage firms this month have seen a veritable gusher of multimillion-dollar awards, leaving some plaintiff's attorneys anticipating a continued stream of such arbitration rulings

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
Montana second state to sue Securities America

Montana's commissioner of securities and insurance has sued Securities America Inc. over the sale of failed private placements, making it the second state to target the broker-dealer for selling the risky investments.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 20, 2010
Advisers look to calm freaked-out clients

High anxiety abounds as economy, markets stall; detailing the risks of risk-aversion

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 19, 2010
Labor Department's new fiduciary definition includes B-Ds

Proposed change to ERISA expands fiduciary duty to include brokers who advise pension plans

By Mark Schoeff Jr.