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MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 10, 2014
Alternatives offer money managers a profitable lifeline

Low-cost index funds capturing 25% of new assets but drive just 5% of revenue.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES JUL 10, 2014
Carl Icahn advises caution in the equity markets

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Carl Icahn warns that stocks are on risky ground. Plus: Interest rates and volatility are raising red flags, one man's take on the Fed-fueled bubble, the SEC is watching for political-donation conflicts, gold gets no respect, and institutional money is chasing solar energy stocks.

By Jeff Benjamin
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 10, 2014
SEC fines Missouri RIA for breach of fiduciary duty

SignalPoint Asset Management failed to disclose conflicts of interest to clients, the SEC alleges.

By Joyce Hanson
FINTECH JUL 09, 2014
Morgan Stanley lets advisers write what they tweet

The wirehouse is one of the first to break away from exclusively canned content on Twitter.

By Joyce Hanson
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 09, 2014
DOL fiduciary rule would hurt small business retirement plans, study says

Thirty percent of those surveyed &#8220;somewhat likely&#8221; to dump 401(k)s, but critics call study flawed.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2014
Missouri bars pension advances for public workers

Show Me State's action follows heightened regulatory scrutiny.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES JUL 08, 2014
The financial fallout from Germany's World Cup rout of Brazil

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Germany's World Cup rout goes beyond soccer. Plus: The SEC takes another stab at curbing high-speed trading, investment lessons from a crumbling cupcake chain, and dividend stocks are looking better than ever.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES JUL 08, 2014
Investors bracing for a wild second half of 2014

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Buckling up for a rocky second half. Plus: Companies tweak bylaws to tamp down shareholder lawsuits, Morningstar settles software piracy case, JPMorgan embraces smart-beta investing, and buying beer stocks when it's hot outside.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 08, 2014
Life insurers turn focus to uncapped indexed annuities

Advisers and investors need to be fully aware of contract terms to explain nuances, answer client questions.

By Darla Mercado
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee wants to remove Holbrooks from board

Schedules a shareholder vote, discloses ongoing investigations of former father-son executive team.

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUL 08, 2014
Sterne Agee's ousted CEO Holbrook said to face investigation

Probe reportedly looking into misuse of company assets such as airplanes, boats, condos.

By Gregory Crawford
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2014
Ex-Wells broker ordered to repay firm $1.2 million

A Finra arbitration panel denied the broker's claim that Wells Fargo made false promises during recruiting.

By Mason Braswell
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2014
SEC hits American Pension Services and its founder with fraud charges

APS, a third-party administrator, allegedly caused investors to lose $22 million

By Darla Mercado
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 08, 2014
PNC sues former adviser, Morgan Stanley for "surreptitious conspiracy"

PNC Bank sued one of its former advisers and Morgan Stanley, claiming the employee recruited colleagues and may have used her cellphone to photograph client lists from her work computer before moving to the wirehouse.

By Mason Braswell
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 08, 2014
Morgan Stanley to pay fine over CFTC customer-fund claims

Morgan Stanley will pay $490,000 to settle U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission allegations that the company failed to adequately oversee customer funds.

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES JUL 07, 2014
Most investors missed the Dow's early fireworks

Today's <i>Breakfast with Braswell</i> covers investors missing out on the Dow's latest rally, another gender bias suit hitting Wall Street, and much more.

By Andrew Leigh
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUL 03, 2014
Small firms hustle for Finra board slot

Potential candidates for open seats battle voter apathy ahead of next month's annual meeting.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 03, 2014
SEC files cease-and-desist order against adviser accused of stealing $1.1 million

A New Mexico adviser is accused of stealing $1.1 million in a secret conspiracy with a broker-dealer manager over commissions from bond trading between 2008 and 2011.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 03, 2014
Morgan Stanley case spotlights legal hurdles for indie recruits

A former Morgan Stanley adviser who joined LPL last month won back the right to serve his clients.

By Mason Braswell
EQUITIES JUL 03, 2014
World stocks riding high on fresh market data

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Stocks around the world are rallying. Plus: New rules and regs are not helping investors, the psychological impact of low volatility, investing in consumer spending, and toast tries to become gourmet dish. Toast.

By Jeff Benjamin