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FINTECH AUG 12, 2014
Morgan breach offers universal data security lessons

Advisers need to keep client data safe from internal hacks, not just those from outside cybercriminals.

By Liz Skinner
FINTECH AUG 12, 2014
Small and midsize advisory firms not targeted by cybercrooks

Though data breaches are rare, state regulators worry they are on the uptick, and firms are preparing.

By Liz Skinner
EQUITIES AUG 12, 2014
What last week's junk bond selloff means for stocks

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at the impact of the junk bond selloff, Morningstar's approach to nontraditional bond funds, how higher rates will ripple across the economy, and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 11, 2014
The 'Teflon Banker' gets what he wants

After cancer treatment, Jamie Dimon is back as banking's man in Washington.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
LPL cuts Houston branch manager Jeb Bashaw

Star broker has moved to Wunderlich Securities following termination.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 11, 2014
LPL's chief investment officer reads market tea leaves

Burt White is sticking to his previous call that stocks will produce 10% gains in 2014, with room potentially to move slightly higher.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2014
401(k) fiduciary breach lawsuit heads to the Supreme Court

Court asked to consider statute of limitations that require plaintiffs to bring a suit alleging breach of duty within six years.

By Darla Mercado
ALTERNATIVES AUG 10, 2014
Dodd-Frank strikes again

By MFXFeeder
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2014
Lockheed Martin retirement plan case gets trial date

Long-fought legal battle between Lockheed Martin and a group of its retirement plan participants will finally go to trial in December after the plaintiffs were granted class action status.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2014
This week's top stories for advisers

By Andrew Leigh
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2014
The case against state-run retirement plans

By Dale E. Brown
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2014
Stretch IRAs no longer targeted in Senate highway-funding bill

Individual retirement account beneficiaries can continue to stretch distributions over a lifetime, as the Senate dropped a provision in its highway funding bill that would have required those distributions within five years of the death of the original account holder.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 06, 2014
Axing estate tax gains momentum in House

House Republicans want to vote on a bill to kill the estate tax --- for political gain if not for ultimate passage into law

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2014
Congressman explains why he's trying to stop SEC fiduciary rule

Based on an early personal experience, Oklahoma's Rep. Lankford says &#8220;Main Street people&#8221; would lose broker access.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 06, 2014
House insider trading probe involves 44 funds, entities

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 05, 2014
Finra panel smacks Morgan Stanley with $4.5M arbitration award

Morgan Stanley loses Finra arbitration dispute to Banco Nacional de Mexico SA, the Mexican bank known as Banamex.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2014
Who's Finra protecting, anyway?

By MFXFeeder
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Finra combs arbitrator list for bad apples

The regulator has completed reviews of all 6,300 arbitrators as arbitrator bias is &#8220;one of the hottest topics&#8221; this year

By Mason Braswell
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
Tips for finding the dirt during due diligence on funds, managers

Documents, documents and documents &amp;ndash; and face time ndash; win a client's confidence.

By Liz Skinner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 05, 2014
SEC approves Finra rule limiting expungement

Regulator signs off on a rule that stops brokers from including expungement as a term in settlements in customer arbitrations

By Mason Braswell