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REGULATION AND LEGISLATION 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
RIA NEWS DEC 20, 2010
The Power 20

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

By Mark Bruno
RIA NEWS 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 AND LEGISLATION 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
RIA NEWS 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 AND LEGISLATION 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
FIXED INCOME DEC 19, 2010
$137 million BofA deal in muni case may be tip of the iceberg

By Bloomberg
RIA NEWS DEC 19, 2010
SWS Group yanks $95M debt offering

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 19, 2010
New York Life, MassMutual sued over Madoff investments

By Darla Mercado
FINTECH DEC 19, 2010
The new Client 360 brings it all together

Client 360 has been officially reborn.

By Davis Janowski
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 19, 2010

By MFXFeeder
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class
RIA NEWS DEC 17, 2010
Incite: Liberal foes of tax plan threaten middle class

Scuttling the Administration's tax proposal would hit average Americans squarely in the wallet; the fate of refundables?

By Bloomberg
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 16, 2010
Ex-Wachovia brokers accused of defrauding clients

Two former Wachovia Securities brokers tricked dozens of mostly elderly clients into investing in what were supposed to be can't-miss opportunities, only to lose roughly $8 million, according to a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates
RIA NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Lengthy wait before rise in rates

Pimco's Bill Gross, manager of the world's largest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for several years with employment growing less than forecast.

By Mark Bruno
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'
EQUITIES DEC 16, 2010
Bill Gross: Confronting an 'unfamiliar crisis of unrecognized dimensions'

Lost in the policy debate surrounding the elections and the subsequent demonization of the Fed's Quantitative Easing policies has been any recognition of <u>why</u> we no longer live on Ronald Reagan's shining hill or <u>how</u> we might possibly reclaim higher ground

By Bill Gross
RIA NEWS DEC 16, 2010
Speculative gold plays that could pan out: Dorfman

Most of these stocks are out-of-favor or risky bets -- but they might pay off in spades

By Bloomberg