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RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2011
Pessimism rules as portfolio managers reverse course on outlook

Portfolio managers were as shaken as individual investors by last week's market turmoil according to a global survey of fund managers that found that sentiment has taken a sharp turn for the worse.

By Andrew Osterland
Who might pay higher taxes as a result of the debt deal?
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2011
Who might pay higher taxes as a result of the debt deal?

By Doug Cubberley
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 24, 2011
Special report: Clearing and custody

With the flood of new regulations facing investment advisers, clearing and custody firms are taking on a larger supporting role for their clients.

By Doug Cubberley
Three-man race for Finra small-firm seat
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 23, 2011
Three-man race for Finra small-firm seat

Current governor Norensberg challenged by Davidson, Moloney; BofA's Krawcheck unopposed

By Dan Jamieson
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 23, 2011
Wisconsin 529 is tops among adviser-sold plans

The Section 529 college savings plan that Wells Fargo Funds Management LLC manages for Wisconsin performed the best of the nation's 35 adviser-sold plans over the past year, according to ratings by Savingforcollege.com

By Liz Skinner
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2011
An SRO for advisers that could give Finra 'a run for its money'

Washington and New York will be joined by Oxford, Miss., as centers of the investment adviser universe if a group of students from the University of Mississippi law school succeeds in establishing a self-regulatory organization for advisers

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Only 5% of analysts' ratings are 'sells' — and they're almost always wrong
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 22, 2011
Only 5% of analysts' ratings are 'sells' — and they're almost always wrong

Ones who get it right really stand out from the pack, say industry watchers

By John Goff
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 22, 2011
Lightyear looking to raise $1.1B through UBS

A year after pulling off the high-profile acquisition of a leading network of independent broker-dealers, Lightyear Capital LLC, which is controlled by former PaineWebber chief executive and chairman Donald Marron, is back in the market looking to raise more than $1 billion from investors.

By Bruce Kelly
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2011
Mass affluent are waiting for your text: Fidelity

Financial advisers are bumping into one another trying to win new accounts among affluent investors, but they can add some profitable business from less obvious market segments — one of which is investors who have never had a financial adviser.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
Mixed quarter for money managers as volatility hit inflows
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2011
Mixed quarter for money managers as volatility hit inflows

Asset managers reported mixed success in attracting inflows for the second quarter as a pickup in market volatility weighed on investors' appetite for riskier assets.

By Douglas Appell
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2011
Our nation's interest rate problem

Banks stuck with troubled real-estate-related loans. An economy in the doldrums with high unemployment. No, that isn't a snapshot of today's economy. It is what the United States looked like 30 years ago, as it emerged from the recession of 1980

By MFXFeeder
RESOURCES IRA ALERT AUG 21, 2011
Roth re-characterization confusion

Recent market volatility exposed a basic misunderstanding by financial advisers and even certified public accountants of the mechanics of undoing Roth conversions, a process called a Roth re-characterization

By Ed Slott
ADVISOR NEWS OPINION AUG 21, 2011
Selling small businesses on retirement plans

As overall longevity increases, outliving retirement resources is more likely than in the past, making retirement planning more important than ever

By Carol Dogans
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 21, 2011
Trailblazing B-D attracts funds from 'Indian country'

Although casinos and other businesses have helped Native American tribes amass an estimated $50 billion in capital, some tribal leaders feel that they are still being ignored by Wall Street

By Lavonne Kuykendall
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 19, 2011
Securities America 'in great spot' after Mutual of Omaha deal

Brokerage Mesirow to take on 401(k) fiduciary duties for Mutual of Omaha plans sold by SA reps

By Darla Mercado
$1B+ Merrill Lynch private-banking duo defects to HighTower
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2011
$1B+ Merrill Lynch private-banking duo defects to HighTower

Searching for a “transformational business model,” Bank of America Merrill Lynch private banking vets Paul A. Pagnato and David W. Karp have joined HighTower Advisors LLC.

By Darla Mercado
BofA wealth management untouched by record loss from mortgages
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2011
BofA wealth management untouched by record loss from mortgages

Bank of America Corp. is continuing to invest in its wealth management division, despite suffering a record loss from mortgages.

By Andrew Osterland
CFP Board launches awareness campaign with print ad
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 19, 2011
CFP Board launches awareness campaign with print ad

A multimillion-dollar campaign to encourage investors to use credentialed financial planners to manage their money launches this week with a print advertisement in three business magazines.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Heebner swings for fences with Morgan Stanley play
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2011
Heebner swings for fences with Morgan Stanley play

Buys nearly seven million shares of Wall Street titan; bank selling at major discount

By John Goff
BofA to slash 10,000 jobs: Reports
RIAS RIA NEWS AUG 18, 2011
BofA to slash 10,000 jobs: Reports

An internal memo from Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan says the embattled company will slash 3,500 jobs this quarter. But published reports suggest the ax will be broader -- much broader.

By John Goff