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Two views: What if Obama wins / What if a Republican wins?
RIA NEWS FEB 22, 2012
Two views: What if Obama wins / What if a Republican wins?

A pair of investment managers offer their views

By Bloomberg
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2012
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows

Pioneer Investments is bolstering its emerging-markets lineup and adding wholesalers as it fights for inflows

By Jason Kephart
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2012
Pensco pulls off 'game changer' of an acquisition

Purchasing IRA business of Lincoln Trust; larger custodians dumping nontraditional investments

By Dan Jamieson
Finally, blue chips back in the pink
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2012
Finally, blue chips back in the pink

In 2011, large cap stocks outperformed small-caps for the first time in a decade; high P/E ratios for minnows

By John Goff
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
This year, for sure: Analysts see big rebound for banks
RIA NEWS FEB 21, 2012
This year, for sure: Analysts see big rebound for banks

Say dramatic hike in earnings should buoy stock prices; time for clients to buy?

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
WIREHOUSES FEB 21, 2012
John Thiel: Calming the Merrill Lynch herd

When John Thiel took over as head of U.S. Wealth Management for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in April, the 15,000 or so Merrill Lynch financial advisers breathed a collective sigh of relief.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 20, 2012
RIA has succession plan of its own for smaller firms

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Paulson: Euro all but kaput
RIA NEWS FEB 20, 2012
Paulson: Euro all but kaput

Hedge fund legend says Greek default will cause bigger shock than Lehman demise; currency likely to 'unravel'

By John Goff
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2012
Not standing on protocol

In a relatively rare move, UBS has filed charges against a broker team that hitched up with Wells Fargo Advisers. How serious is UBS? The firm is demanding that the reps' computers be scrubbed.

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Top 10 states by sales tax burden

By Doug Cubberley
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 17, 2012
Wealth management a bright spot for UBS in 2011

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 17, 2012
INsider: What adviser Ben Bernanke is telling you to do

Fed head's message to investors is clear: Take on more risk

By Bloomberg
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 17, 2012
Wachovia/Wells to appeal verdict in raiding case

The bad blood between St. Louis crosstown rivals Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and the former Wachovia Securities LLC continues.

By Dan Jamieson
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2012
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s

Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts

By Dan Jamieson
Tardy TD enters VA race
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Tardy TD enters VA race

Brokerage rolling out low-cost variable annuities for RIAs; direct sales to consumers the endgame

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2012
Thinly traded ETFs: A competitive advantage in wealth management

By Mark Bruno
China in a bullion shop, pushes gold to four-week high
RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2012
China in a bullion shop, pushes gold to four-week high

Big purchase of precious metal by the big country fuels spike in price; 'regaining its safe-haven qualities'

By John Goff
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business

Sammons to launch new product with large investment menu; hawking the tax benefits, not the living benefits

By Bloomberg