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Claim of 25% returns from stock index investments was a fraud: SEC
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2012
Claim of 25% returns from stock index investments was a fraud: SEC

Commission claims Geringer actually lost millions in trades, duped clients

By Liz Skinner
Capital cushions would gut money fund profits: ICI
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2012
Capital cushions would gut money fund profits: ICI

Survey is the latest in institute's attacks on SEC's proposed reforms

By AOSTERLAND
Fisher's firm to pay $376K to retiree who just wanted to buy his book
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2012
Fisher's firm to pay $376K to retiree who just wanted to buy his book

Instead, investment outfit allegedly pressured 64-year-old into cashing out bond portfolio and purchasing equities

By John Goff
At crucial hearing, deck will be stacked against SRO opponents
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2012
At crucial hearing, deck will be stacked against SRO opponents

Finra to make SRO case; adviser group to cite "substantial costs, bureaucracy"

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2012
Inland 'cooperating fully' with SEC investigators, chairman says

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME JUN 07, 2012
SEC to start enforcing municipal bond disclosure rules

By Bloomberg
Stanford found guilty of perpetrating $7B fraud
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 07, 2012
Stanford found guilty of perpetrating $7B fraud

A jury in Houston found R. Allen Stanford guilty of 13 counts of fraud related to the sale of bogus certificate of deposits. The financier faces up to 20 years in jail for each count.

By Bloomberg
Consumer Federation of America backs away from Bachus' SRO bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 06, 2012
Consumer Federation of America backs away from Bachus' SRO bill

Finds problematic numerous exemptions for various groups of investment advisers

By Liz Skinner
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2012
Heavy hitters aim to KO Bachus bill

Schwab Advisor Services and TD Ameritrade Institutional rally the troops to oppose bill

By Dan Jamieson
JPMorgan blunder puts Mitt Romney in tough spot
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 05, 2012
JPMorgan blunder puts Mitt Romney in tough spot

Another black eye for Wall Street, but GOP Presidential candidate has called for repeal of Dodd-Frank

By John Goff
Morgan Keegan settles with DOL over revenue-sharing accusations
ALTERNATIVES JUN 05, 2012
Morgan Keegan settles with DOL over revenue-sharing accusations

Firm found to have collected fees for recommending funds of hedge funds to retirement plans

By Darla Mercado
Mets owners may not pay any money in Madoff settlement
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 04, 2012
Mets owners may not pay any money in Madoff settlement

Mets owners' $162M settlement with Madoff trustees may be totally or partially offset by their own claims for $178M in losses

By Doug Cubberley
Mets owners ordered to play ball, give back $83M in Madoff money
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 04, 2012
Mets owners ordered to play ball, give back $83M in Madoff money

Judge backs claw back demand from bankruptcy trustee, also gives greenlight to trial; team's basic salary $90M

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 04, 2012
Mets made twin killing by investing players' deferred comp with Madoff: Picard

Team owners allegedly looked to profit off the float, funneling money to Ponzi king

By John Goff
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 04, 2012
It is slow going on fiduciary rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA NEWS JUN 04, 2012
High-living broker Cliff Popper commits suicide in Florida

Cliff Popper, a broker notorious for high living and high commissions from sales of mortgage-backed securities, committed suicide on Tuesday.

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2012
Finra under fire

Finra is under scrutiny from a government watchdog as Congress prepares to consider a proposal that would give the agency oversight of investment advisers.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2012
FSI goes with 'devil we know' in oversight of advisers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES JUN 03, 2012
SEC: Firm lied about execs' 'skin in game'

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 03, 2012
Two Provident execs hit with fines, bans

By Bruce Kelly