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RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 11, 2011
Recession fears spook market, advisers

If they weren't already concerned about the economy, last week's precipitous stock market decline led many financial advisers to conclude that the nation is headed into another recession.

By Andrew Osterland
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2011
ICI to SEC: What's your say on pay-to-play?

With the Sept. 13 deadline on pay-to-play rules looming, mutual fund companies are in heated discussions with broker-dealers about getting access to customer information that they need to comply

By Jessica Toonkel
401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
401(k) balances at record level, Fidelity says

Average balances of 401(k) retirement plans reached the highest level since Fidelity Investments began tracking account values in 1998.

By Doug Cubberley
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2011
Gaining exposure to natural resources

By Northern Trust
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2011
Analyst: Advisers should expect uncomfortable year

Richard Bové, a banking analyst with Rochedale Securities LLC, is expecting a bleak year for investment banks and brokerages, predicting that financial advisers will get less support from their parent firms and will see fewer opportunities to sign lucrative deals with competitors

By Andrew Osterland
Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2011
Return to sender: U.S. to benefit from China wage growth

Rising labor costs in China will prompt American factories to move production back to the U.S., creating up to 3.2 million jobs by 2020, the Boston Consulting Group said.

By Doug Cubberley
African-American insights
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 10, 2011
African-American insights

Financial services companies seeking to serve African-Americans should focus on women, who are more likely to be the household decision maker, and rethink the way they reach out to them, a poll has found

By Anya Khalamayzer
Court orders Wells Fargo to pay up in failed raiding claim
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 09, 2011
Court orders Wells Fargo to pay up in failed raiding claim

A California appeals court has ordered Wells Fargo Advisors LLC to pay $915,000 in legal fees to Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. and a Stifel broker.

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 09, 2011
Advisers, analysts are still big on Apple after Steve Jobs' death

The death of Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs isn't being viewed by the financial markets as a turning point for the company, according to financial advisers and market watchers

By Jeff Benjamin
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 09, 2011
2011 Community Leadership Awards: A night of inspiration

Jeff Henderson was a bright youngster who grew up in the inner cities of Los Angeles and San Diego. By the time he was 19, he had parlayed his natural business talents into a $35,000-a-week drug-selling operation.

By Mark Bruno
ADVISOR NEWS FINTECH OCT 09, 2011
Cetera brings in money managers to advise reps

Cetera Financial Group Inc. is launching a mutual fund/ETF advisory program that will give financial advisers in the firm's three broker-dealers access to institutional services and advice from three major money managers

By Andrew Osterland
So long, Sallie
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 09, 2011
So long, Sallie

Former Bank of America wealth management chief Sallie L. Krawcheck quietly stepped down from her Finra board seat sometime in the past week or so, according to published reports

By Doug Cubberley
Sterne Agee agrees to buy another B-D
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 09, 2011
Sterne Agee agrees to buy another B-D

Plans to acquire Richmond-based Anderson & Strudwick; bid to buy SWS rejected in March

By Bruce Kelly
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 07, 2011
Economist says if double-dip hit, it has come and gone

If there were any chance of a double-dip recession in the U.S., it has already happened and is over now, according to Marci Rossell, the former chief economist for CNBC.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2011
Another fine mess

A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Finra has no legal right to go to court to collect fines levied on B-Ds or reps. Okay, now what? | <b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&amp;Date=20110915&amp;Category=FREE&amp;ArtNo=915009999&amp;Ref=PH>States with the highest taxes</a>

By Doug Cubberley
Advisers should expect a bleak year: Bove
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2011
Advisers should expect a bleak year: Bove

Richard Bove, a banking analyst with Rochedale Securities LLC, is expecting a bleak year for investment banks and brokerages, and suggests that financial advisers can expect less support from their parent firms and will see fewer opportunities to sign lucrative deals with competitors.

By Andrew Osterland
Investment manager who allegedly promised 180% returns charged with scam
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 07, 2011
Investment manager who allegedly promised 180% returns charged with scam

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today slapped a Miami man with fraud charges and other allegations, claiming that he ran a phony $3 million commodity pool.

By Darla Mercado
Ex-Edward Jones brokers under FBI scrutiny over alleged Ponzi scheme
RIAS RIA NEWS OCT 07, 2011
Ex-Edward Jones brokers under FBI scrutiny over alleged Ponzi scheme

The FBI is investigating two former Edward Jones brokers based in South Dakota for their role in a &#8220;selling-away&#8221; case that involved raising money from clients who invested in an alleged Ponzi scheme.

By Bruce Kelly
Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs
RIAS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2011
Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs

Bank of America's 'New BAC' plan, which saw wealth management head Sallie Krawcheck ousted last week, will also include the elimination of some 30,000 jobs over the next few years in an effort to save about $5 billion in annual costs by the end of 2013.

By Doug Cubberley
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 07, 2011
Brokers await BofA's next move on wealth management

Bank of America Merrill Lynch brokers might want to pray a little longer and a lot harder after last week's sacking of Sallie Krawcheck, who headed BofA's wealth management division

By Andrew Osterland