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Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz

A new proposal targeting tainted investment advice would affect millions of workers.

By Associated Press
Insurers pan Obama's proposed tax on investment income
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 19, 2010
Insurers pan Obama's proposed tax on investment income

The American Council of Life Insurers today blasted a newly floated tax proposal on unearned income — part of a series of suggested changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2009.

By Darla Mercado
Prospecting for clients? Try beer
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2010
Prospecting for clients? Try beer

Investment adviser Richard Feight admits he's not very good at brewing beer, but he's found that the hobby helped him build business connections and network with clients.

By Lisa Shidler
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2010
Anna Nicole Smith’s mess of a will attracts the attention of clients

The publicity surrounding the debacle of Anna Nicole Smith’s estate highlights the importance of careful estate planning, according to financial advisers, but the errors she made are quite common and are easily remedied.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS WIREHOUSES MAR 18, 2010
How BofA is pitting some advisers against each other

We all know that Merrill Lynch and Bank of America were a shotgun marriage. Bernanke and Paulson were holding the proverbial shotgun to Mr. Lewis and Mr. Thain's heads and, poof, we have a humongous financial institution.

By Danny Sarch
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Congress Asset Management buys Mass. firm Prelude

Congress Asset Management Co. in Boston announced the acquisition of Prelude Asset Management LLC in a deal that creates a $6.4 billion money management shop.

By Bloomberg
Brokers on the run at independent B-Ds
ADVISOR NEWS INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS MAR 18, 2010
Brokers on the run at independent B-Ds

A third of all moves in February came at indies.

By InvestmentNews Staff
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Schwab: Advisers' clients are spending less, saving more

In a mixed sign for the U.S. economy, 59% of independent investment advisers surveyed by The Charles Schwab Corp. in late January said they expect consumer savings to increase during the next six months.

By Jed Horowitz
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Judge tosses suit alleging Finra misled members

Two plaintiffs claimed that brokerages were misled about NASD's merger with the NYSE's regulatory unit. Apparently, Judge Jed Rakoff wasn't moved by their arguments.

By Dan Jamieson
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2010
Roth conversions taking off in 2010

Upper-income investors are taking advantage of a change in the tax law and rushing to convert their traditional individual retirement accounts or old 401(k) plans into Roth IRAs.

By David Hoffman
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Number crunching: The clearing firms the top indie B-Ds use most

By Mark Bruno
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Finding opportunity in the Icelandic and Greek financial crises

Taken together, the Icelandic and Greek financial crises can be seen as the second stage of the larger global banking crisis.

By Monty Guild and Tony Danaher
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Will regulators kill off fledgling secondary market for death benefits?

State insurance regulators Monday voted in favor of a proposal that would allow carriers to terminate an annuity living or death benefit if a client sold the contract over the secondary market.

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
E*Trade back on track, says analyst

E*Trade Financial Corp., which took a black eye from losses on its subprime mortgage holdings, is getting back on track by focusing on its roots as an online brokerage, an analyst said Monday.

By Associated Press
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Number crunching: The ten B-Ds with the most $100K+ reps

By Mark Bruno
ADVISOR NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Securities America advisers caught in the private-placement crossfire

Last week, Securities America Inc. was tagged with a lawsuit from Massachusetts regulators alleging that the firm misled investors who were sold high-risk private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Life settlements' annual volume to hit $13B: Study

Annual volume from life settlements transactions is expected to reach $13 billion in face value over the next three years, according to research from Aite Group LLC.

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Goldman's longevity index has short life

By Darla Mercado
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Back to the drawing board: Wealthy investors return to art in a big way

Sotheby's sold $134 million worth of art last night in a sign that investors are looking for a hard asset that is also a solid hedge against inflation

By Hilary Johnson
RIAS RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2010
Central banks' easy money policies lift world markets

The Fed and the Bank of Japan opted to keep interest rates at historic lows. Not surprisingly, stock investors around the globe gave thanks.

By John Goff