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Financial adviser ordered to turn over $1.2M in stolen 401(k) assets
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 01, 2012
Financial adviser ordered to turn over $1.2M in stolen 401(k) assets

Judge orders repayment in suit filed by the Labor Department

By Darla Mercado
'Targets on their back,' wealthy turning to trusts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 01, 2012
'Targets on their back,' wealthy turning to trusts

Shielding assets now a prime concern of the rich; different states, different rules

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 01, 2012
Lobbyists redouble efforts as SRO bill heads to vote

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Opponents of SRO incensed by Bachus bill
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 01, 2012
Opponents of SRO incensed by Bachus bill

State regulators angered by 'astonishing attack...on federalism'; some claim measure paves the way for Finra oversight

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
B-D to pay $2M to clients over Provident Royalties private placements
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 01, 2012
B-D to pay $2M to clients over Provident Royalties private placements

Next Financial Group Inc. has agreed to pay $2 million in restitution to clients who bought oil and natural gas private placements of Provident Royalties LLC.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 30, 2012
DeWaay gets reprieve from Iowa court

By AOSTERLAND
Carried interest tax break 'indefensible,' says Calpers CIO
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Carried interest tax break 'indefensible,' says Calpers CIO

Dear slams 15% rate for PE firms, citing its 'gross unfairness'

By John Goff
Romney tax plan will ratchet down rates, deduct deductions: Source
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Romney tax plan will ratchet down rates, deduct deductions: Source

By John Goff
INcite: Romney's tax returns shoot holes in his cap gain claim
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
INcite: Romney's tax returns shoot holes in his cap gain claim

Even with much higher rates, Bain had little trouble attracting capital

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 30, 2012
DeWaay says DBSI suits could sink firm

By Bruce Kelly
Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 30, 2012
Same-sex marriage contact planners on marriage issues

The legalization of same-sex marriage last month in New York already is sending gay and lesbian couples to their financial planners for advice.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2012
Bipartisan support for SRO in question

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2012
Gadfly Goble claims that regulators did him in, sues SEC and Finra

Suit charges regulators with conspiring to put his firm, North American Clearing, out of business

By Dan Jamieson
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 29, 2012
Reports: German adviser kidnapped, beaten by unhappy elderly clients

Lousy investment performance apparently drove four clients of a financial adviser in Speyer, Germany, to kidnap the adviser and torture him for four days last week, according to published reports.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 27, 2012
BrokerCheck won't post scores: Ketchum

By John Goff
WIREHOUSES MAY 25, 2012
Crackdown on exotic ETFs moves forward

By Liz Skinner
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2012
Industry to Finra: Why disclose exam scores?

Finra requested comments two weeks ago about disclosing more info through BrokerCheck - including brokers' exam scores. Reps' responses? Less is more.

By Doug Cubberley
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 25, 2012
Finra seeking comments on BrokerCheck enhancements

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. is looking for input on how it can increase investor use of its BrokerCheck system.

By Dan Jamieson
Finra panel: David Lerner Associates sold marked-up munis
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAY 23, 2012
Finra panel: David Lerner Associates sold marked-up munis

Brokerage ordered to pay $3.7M for jacking up prices on tax-exempt bonds and CMOs; head trader suspended

By Liz Skinner
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2012
Finra amends complaint against David Lerner

By Bloomberg