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NEWS RIAS OCT 04, 2010
RIA firm sues Focus Financial for books and records

Strategic Point Investment Advisors LLC, a wealth management firm that was one of the original affiliates of Focus Financial Partners, has sued the company to get access to its financial data.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS RIAS OCT 03, 2010
SEC must step up fraud detection efforts

The past 15 years haven't been kind to the Securities and Exchange Commission in its role as the markets' top cop. On too many occasions, it has missed signals that the investing public was being scammed.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS OCT 03, 2010

By MFXFeeder
Obama says extending tax cuts to rich is 'irresponsible'
NEWS RIAS SEP 30, 2010
Obama says extending tax cuts to rich is 'irresponsible'

President Barack Obama said it would be “irresponsible” for Congress to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans and voiced support for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and National Economic Council Chairman Lawrence Summers.

By Jeff Nash
NEWS RIAS SEP 28, 2010
Making sure the market isn't being gamed

It looks like Finra isn't waiting for the Securities and Exchange Commission to figure out how high-frequency traders are affecting the market.

By MFXFeeder
NEWS RIAS SEP 27, 2010
12(b)-1 reform needs some permanent grandfathering

Among the many provisions in the SEC's plan to overhaul 12(b)-1 fees for mutual funds, perhaps the most contentious is the five-year grandfathering of existing share classes that charge in excess of 25 basis points.

By Oren Peretz
NEWS RIAS SEP 26, 2010
RIA giants rebound

The top 50 largest registered investment advisory firms managed $127.2 billion as of the end of the second quarter — up a sizable 16% from the end of the second quarter in 2009.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 23, 2010
Five states that will get hit hardest by Obama tax hikes

Study reveals which locales will end up with highest total marginal tax rates; Hawaiian punch

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 23, 2010
Five states that would get hit hardest by Obama tax hikes

The Tax Foundation, a Washington research group that advocates for lower taxes, said state, local and federal levies would result in a tax rates of nearly 50% in some states' top earners.

By Mark Bruno
Citigroup to triple hedge fund offerings for wealthy clients
NEWS RIAS SEP 23, 2010
Citigroup to triple hedge fund offerings for wealthy clients

Citigroup Inc.'s private bank will triple the number of hedge funds such as Paulson & Co. that its wealthy clients can invest in, under a push to increase money-management revenue.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 22, 2010
Blog: Confidentiality when interviewing -- don't blow your deal

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS SEP 22, 2010
Westwood Holding Group to buy McCarthy Group Advisors

Westwood Holdings Group Inc. Ticker:(WHG) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire McCarthy Group Advisors LLC in a deal that is expected to close by the end of the year.

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS RIAS SEP 22, 2010
Brokerages with the most CFPs

See a breakdown of the largest brokerage firms -- and the percentage of CFPs in the total adviser force.

By Mark Bruno
NEWS RIAS SEP 19, 2010
UBS woos Asia's ultra rich amid incredible wealth spurt

UBS AG, Switzerland's largest bank, is putting more focus on its richest clients in Asia and bringing its investment bankers closer to asset managers to meet their demands.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 17, 2010
Florida investor sues firms over adviser wire fraud

A Florida investor is suing TD Ameritrade Inc. for allegedly allowing a financial adviser to steal more than $2.3 million from her brokerage accounts.

By Jed Horowitz
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2010
Community Leadership Awards: Someone's courage can be an inspiration

Five years ago, when <i>InvestmentNews</i> decided to partner with the Invest in Others Charitable Foundation Inc. and the Community Leadership Awards program, I had no idea where the involvement would take us.

By Suzanne Siracuse
NEWS RIAS SEP 15, 2010
Bank of America settles sex suit with Merrill broker

Bank of America Corp. settled a lawsuit filed by a broker who claimed the bank's Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. unit discriminates against women through its partnership model.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2010
Most investors think brokers are fiduciaries, survey says

More than half of investors are confused about who has fiduciary duty when providing financial advice, while more than 90% want fiduciary rules to apply to brokers and insurance agents, according to a survey released Wednesday.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Obama to back more tax breaks?
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2010
Obama to back more tax breaks?

President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of showing action on the economy ahead of the November elections.

By Associated Press
NEWS RIAS SEP 14, 2010
Fidelity: Breakaway broker assets on the rise

Fidelity Investments says it is seeing the average assets of its breakaway broker teams increasing.

By Dan Jamieson