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WIREHOUSES FEB 23, 2010
Nearly half of Wall Streeters to get bigger bonuses

Nearly every Wall Street worker is getting a bonus this year — despite public outrage over banker compensation.

By Lisa Shidler
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 23, 2010
Bank bosses get pay boost on the sly

By Aaron Elstein
WIREHOUSES FEB 23, 2010
Allianz to arm brokers with answers to clients' retirement income questions

Allianz Global Investors is planning to roll out a series of tools and educational materials over the next year to help its top wirehouse and independent broker-dealer clients train advisers in talking to clients about retirement income.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2010
Envision CEO accused of bilking investors

An Omaha investment adviser has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of defrauding investors of more than $500,000, federal prosecutors said Friday.

By Associated Press
WIREHOUSES FEB 22, 2010
Jimmy Tighe jumping from Morgan Stanley to Merrill Lynch

One of Charles Johnston's top lieutenants at the Morgan Stanley Smith Barney is racing to the door to join Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

By Bruce Kelly
WIREHOUSES FEB 22, 2010
Judge puts SEC on defensive over Bank of America deal

A judge has put a Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer on the defensive over a settlement resolving civil charges that accused Bank of America of misleading investors when it acquired Merrill Lynch.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2010
Jailed Ponzi defendant used Morse code to dictate hit letter, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a Utah man tried to hire a hit man to kill witnesses in a fraud case against him by dictating a letter from jail by Morse code.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 22, 2010
Citi, Wells looking to cash out taxpayers: sources

Citigroup Inc. and Wells Fargo & Co. are seeking to repay billions in federal bailout aid but so far haven't received permission from the government, people familiar with the talks told The Associated Press.

By Associated Press
OPINION FEB 21, 2010
Service levels: Getting the message out

Don't miss an opportunity to communicate your service levels to clients and prospects.

By Maureen Wilke
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 21, 2010
Watchdog slams Finra's 'abysmal' record

A good-government group is asking Congress to rethink the concept of self-regulation.

By Dan Jamieson
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2010
Time for compromise on Capitol Hill

The Senate this week begins debate on its version of a financial-reform bill.

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2010
Wash. State floats 'shocking' changes to estate tax

A bill has been introduced in the Washington state legislature that would double estate taxes for residents.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
FINTECH FEB 21, 2010
Advisers approach Google's Buzz with caution

Financial advisers are scratching their heads as they try to decipher the compliance and regulatory ramifications of a privacy fiasco with Google's Buzz.

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2010
Carrier stability still the fly in the annuity ointment

The Labor Department will host a public hearing in the next few months to discuss concerns about including annuities in retirement plans. But addressing plan sponsors' concerns about carrier stability continues to bedevil the regulator.

By Darla Mercado
ObamaCare means slow going for retirement reform
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2010
ObamaCare means slow going for retirement reform

Legislators are still tied up with health care issues, leaving retirement initiatives to flounder. Tax proposals may be the exception

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2010
Officials: Annuitizing 401(k)s won't be easy

Polls show that employees want an annuity option in their pension plan menu. But they also prefer a lump sum to an income stream when they hit retirement age

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 19, 2010
Vanguard? Fidelity? Retirees clueless about sellers of retirement income products

They're not up to speed about the products themselves, either

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2010
Tax break for the bamboozled? State eyes Ponzi loss carryback

An Idaho senator says people who have lost money in fraudulent investment schemes should be able to write off more of their state income taxes.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2010
Investment adviser pleads guilty in $100M fraud case

A fund manager accused of cheating investors of more than $100 million has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting he lied to hundreds of investors about the health of his business.

By Associated Press
Rashomon? SEC, Cuomo offer vastly different takes on BofA firing
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 18, 2010
Rashomon? SEC, Cuomo offer vastly different takes on BofA firing

Bank of America fired its top lawyer in December 2008 before its fateful takeover of Merrill Lynch simply to make way for another executive, and not because he had given the company legal advice it didn't want to hear, the Securities and Exchange Commission has said in a court filing.

By Associated Press