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RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2010
Whitney's star dims as stock picks fail to click

Analyst falters in repeating earlier successes after striking out on her own; still time for calls to come good

By Bloomberg
Securities firms to slash 80K jobs in 18 months: Whitney
WIREHOUSES DEC 22, 2010
Securities firms to slash 80K jobs in 18 months: Whitney

Things are looking decidedly gloomy once again for securities firms. Meredith Whitney predicts banks will pay out puny bonuses for 2010, then start laying off tens of thousands of workers.

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2010
MaxxTrade the latest B-D to go belly-up

Arbitration woes knock Kentucky-based firm out of the business

By Bruce Kelly
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2010
More small B-Ds try to maintain capital reserves

By Bruce Kelly
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 22, 2010
Chicago B-D, with 90 reps and $200M, set to shut

Another small broker-dealer is closing its doors due to not having enough capital on hand to meet industry rules to remain open for business &#8212; <a href =http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=specialreporttemplate&amp;issuedate=20100616&amp;sid=bddown>at least the seventh B-D to shut down this year</a>.

By Bloomberg
300 reps in limbo as Jesup & Lamont Securities slips below net-cap requirements
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2010
300 reps in limbo as Jesup & Lamont Securities slips below net-cap requirements

In what has become an all-too-familiar scene, another broker-dealer has received a cease-business letter for failing to have sufficient capital on hand.

By Bruce Kelly
IRS pushes back filing date for itemizers
RIA NEWS DEC 21, 2010
IRS pushes back filing date for itemizers

Delay will effect about a third of taxpayers who break out their deductions on returns

By John Goff
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2010
Where the billion-dollar brokers went in 2010

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2010
Firms declare war on deadbeat brokers

By Dan Jamieson
Death tax could still be killed
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2010
Death tax could still be killed

Business groups, Republicans vow to dismantle the provision, piece by piece

By John Goff
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 21, 2010
Number of deadbeat broker cases surging

The number of arbitration claims filed with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. seeking repayment of forgivable loans from brokers who quit has more than doubled in the past two years.

By Dan Jamieson
U.S. public: Cut the deficit, but don't raise taxes or touch entitlements
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2010
U.S. public: Cut the deficit, but don't raise taxes or touch entitlements

When it comes to slimming budgetary excesses, Americans apparently don't subscribe to 'no pain, no gain'

By John Goff
Advisers tackle tough clients in NFL players
RIA NEWS DEC 21, 2010
Advisers tackle tough clients in NFL players

There are just 450 advisers 'approved' to work with NFL players, fighting it out over 1,800 athletes in the league. But now, Dana Hammonds, director of financial programs and adviser administration for the NFLPA, said the players' union will craft new rules that advisers must meet to get on that carefully vetted list.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 20, 2010
The Power 20

Who will be the movers and shakers affecting the financial services industry in 2011?

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2010
BAM buys 401(k) plan provider

BAM Advisor Services LLC, a turnkey asset management program, announced today that it is buying Advisors Access, a provider of 401(k) plans, from Capital Directions LLC, an advisory firm.

By Dan Jamieson
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 19, 2010
Finra retooling market surveillance to catch abuses

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is revamping how it scans for abuses such as insider trading, responding to increased fragmentation of markets, Chief Executive Officer Richard Ketchum said today.

By Mark Bruno
FINTECH DEC 19, 2010
Cyberattacks: A clear and present danger

By MFXFeeder
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2010
Wall Street should go light on big-bonus plans

By MFXFeeder
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE DEC 19, 2010
Small B-Ds duck audit firm fees

By Dan Jamieson
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2010
Penson sued in Ponzi case

By Dan Jamieson