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Baer eyes bull: Swiss firm bids for Merrill's non-U.S. wealth management biz
RIA NEWS AUG 10, 2012
Baer eyes bull: Swiss firm bids for Merrill's non-U.S. wealth management biz

The venerable Swiss asset manager is in early talks to buy Merrill Lynch's non-U.S. wealth management unit. The offer? Reportedly, around $1.5B

By John Goff
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2012
BofA wields ax at U.S. Trust: Sources

Say some executives at U.S Trust have been let go; claim partial travel ban was also instituted

By John Goff
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2012
Investment pioneer Swensen treated for cancer

By Gregory Crawford
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2012
App happy

You'll find no shortage of iPad applications designed for financial advisers. Some are show-stoppers, others mere novelties. Tech guru Davis Janowski tells you which ones make the grade.

By John Goff
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2012
Following Finra's $84M loss, board election commences

By DJAMIESON
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 09, 2012
VA benefit exchange deals raise questions for B-Ds

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 09, 2012
TCW fund assets double to $40B since Gundlach's departure

TCW has doubled his mutual fund assets from 2009, when Jeffrey Gundlach's departure led to a number of client defections

By Doug Cubberley
LGBT adults better prepared for retirement, survey finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2012
LGBT adults better prepared for retirement, survey finds

Higher savings rate, lower levels of debt cited.

By Liz Skinner
Is TCW on the block?
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2012
Is TCW on the block?

One option for TCW may be a management-led buyout as Societe Generale faces European debt crisis.

By Doug Cubberley
E-Trade snags Citi exec Freiberg as new CEO
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2012
E-Trade snags Citi exec Freiberg as new CEO

E-Trade Financial Corp. has tapped former Citigroup Inc. executive Steven Freiberg as its new CEO, starting next month.

By Associated Press
RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2012
IEP lands anchor tenant

RMR Wealth Builders signs on to fledgling hybrid platform; 'modern day co-op'

By DJAMIESON
OPINION AUG 08, 2012
The Interactive Adviser: Expanding your firm online

More and more advisers are posting, tagging and tweeting their way to business growth

By John Anderson
RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2012
Knight rescued after $400M cash infusion from clients: Sources

Sources say the embattled market maker received a $400 million cash infusion from clients, including a trading firm backed by TD Ameritrade and Stifel

By John Goff
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients short on understanding of longevity risk
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2012
Mary Beth Franklin: Clients short on understanding of longevity risk

Average life expectancy merely an average, not a timetable

By Mary Beth Franklin
Older clients' young children a Social Security windfall
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2012
Older clients' young children a Social Security windfall

Parents can trigger benefits for kids, delay collecting their own

By Mary Beth Franklin
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2012
Athletes make tough clients

'Like having kids' and keeping them out of trouble.

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2012
Why the worst days may be over for U.S. Economy

By Mark Luschini
E.F. Hutton reaches into alumni ranks for director
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 07, 2012
E.F. Hutton reaches into alumni ranks for director

E.F. Hutton Group, the long-dormant brokerage firm that recently announced its relaunch, announced today that Jamie Price has joined its board of directors

By Frederick P. Gabriel Jr.
RIA NEWS AUG 07, 2012
When the new E.F. Hutton talks, will people listen?

By DJAMIESON
RIA NEWS AUG 06, 2012
ETFs: Love 'em or leave 'em?

By Jeffrey Bronchick