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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
Finra amends complaint against David Lerner
ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2012
Finra amends complaint against David Lerner

David Lerner has continued to improperly pitch nontraded REITs, according to an amended complaint filed last month by the self-regulator.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2012
Finra sank his job chances, attorney says

A Florida attorney claims that the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. derailed his bid to become the state's top financial watchdog in retaliation for a previous legal dispute he had with the regulator.

By Dan Jamieson
GOP in a box after JPMorgan botch
ALTERNATIVES MAY 22, 2012
GOP in a box after JPMorgan botch

Collateral damage from $2B hit could extend to self-regulation, hurt SRO bill

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2012
Bank's $2B bad bet boosts Volcker rule

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Four firms to pay $9M for selling too-risky ETFs
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 21, 2012
Four firms to pay $9M for selling too-risky ETFs

Finra levies fines against Citi, Morgan Stanley, UBS and Wells Fargo

By Liz Skinner
ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2012
Nontraded REITs' B-D faces another probe

By Bruce Kelly
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 18, 2012
In search of Congressional 'payfors,' S corp tax comes back

Investment advisers could feel the impact of one so-called legislative "payfor" popular with congressional Democrats -- expanding payroll taxes on subchapter S corporations.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
OptionsXpress accused of skirting naked-short-sale rules
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 17, 2012
OptionsXpress accused of skirting naked-short-sale rules

OptionsXpress Holdings Inc. conducted a series of sham “reset” transactions designed to give the illusion that the firm had purchased securities to comply with obligations associated with short sales, the SEC said in a statement today.

By Doug Cubberley