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E-mails shed unflattering light on Goldman CDO sales
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2010
E-mails shed unflattering light on Goldman CDO sales

Goldman Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein is testifying in Congress today. Yesterday, a Senate panel released Goldman e-mails that may not enhance the firm's reputation with some clients

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 05, 2010
Citigroup wins dismissal of 'baseless' suit over brokers' signing bonuses

Citigroup Inc. won dismissal of a lawsuit by six former brokers who said they shouldn't have to pay back the balance on their signing-bonus loans totaling $1.51 million.

By Mark Bruno
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2010
Bear Stearns alum twice burned

In a dramatic comeback, the defunct firm's longtime CFO was about to be named CEO of Pali Capital. It wasn't meant to be

By Crain's New York Business
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 05, 2010
Rep or fiduciary? Labor department says, 'Choose'

Proposed regulations that would limit the way that financial advisers are compensated for working with retirement plans are forcing broker-dealers to reconsider how their -representatives sell and advise retirement plans.

By Darla Mercado
Ex-broker hits Citi with suit over its bid to claw back signing-bonus loan
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 05, 2010
Ex-broker hits Citi with suit over its bid to claw back signing-bonus loan

Citigroup Inc. has been smacked with a suit from a former broker who is trying to stop the New York-based banking behemoth from clawing back the remainder of a signing bonus he owes for leaving the firm in 2006.

By Sue Asci
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Alternatives to annuities? Plenty, say advisers

Insurance offerings aren't the only products that generate retirement income.

By Darla Mercado
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2010
Markets are up, but many still grieving: Academic

Andrew Lo, a professor of finance at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says it's normal for clients who suffered huge losses to continue to have difficulties making logical decisions

By Lisa Shidler
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2010
IN Retirement Income Summit: Pics from the CBOE

By John Goff
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 04, 2010
Clients need a little LTC advice

Discussing long-term health care insurance is difficult but necessary

By Lisa Shidler
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 04, 2010
Retirement industry group backs annuities in 401(k)s

Annuity advoacy organization also wants the government to make it easier for plan sponsors to offer the investments to employees

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Former UBS reps form new RIA

Three former UBS advisers form an independent registered investment advisory firm called Mississippi Investment Management.

By Lisa Shidler
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2010
UBS boss defends bonuses, plan to absolve former execs

"We are a different bank from a year ago," insisted chief executive Oswald Gruebel

By Associated Press
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Waiving commissions on ETFs not a big draw, study finds

Firms need not offer exchange-traded funds commission-free — or at a discount — to accumulate ETF assets.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Price war heats up as Schwab lowers online commission on stock and ETFs

By Jed Horowitz
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 03, 2010
Fiduciary standard would hit brokers in wallet: Analysts

If Congress votes to hold brokers to a fiduciary standard, some securities firms could face 4% to 10% declines in profitability per broker, according to a research note issued today by Ticonderoga Securities LLC.

By Dan Jamieson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2010
Buffett takes a bath: How much did the Berkshire billionaire lose today on Goldman?

The value of Warren Buffett's options to buy Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shares dropped by $950 million after regulators sued the bank for misleading clients on the sale of securities tied to the subprime mortgage market.

By Bloomberg
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 03, 2010
IRS audits for wealthy on the rise

Uncle Sam — specifically the Internal Revenue Service — wants your clients' money.

By David Hoffman
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 03, 2010
Insurers to be responsible for fixed-annuity suitability

Fixed-annuity sales are about to receive a new layer of supervision from state regulators.

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 03, 2010
Insurance regulators bolster annuity suitability rules

Previously, the suitability rule imposed an obligation on insurers only with respect to variable annuities. Now it includes variable annuities as well.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAY 03, 2010
Investors getting harder to wow

After the rally of 2009, uncovering undervalued stocks got a lot harder. And lately, even upbeat economic news has failed to boost the market. No wonder investors are having a dickens of a time finding reasons to buy.

By Associated Press