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Gold rush forces rethink of futures regs
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2010
Gold rush forces rethink of futures regs

The recent surge in the price of gold has the CFTC considering placing restrictions on speculative trades in gold, silver, and copper.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 19, 2010
Judge tells 'free-riding' website to delay posting brokers' stock picks

Theflyonthewall.com gets zapped in federal court. That's no doubt good news for Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley and all the other firms that sell research to clients.

Obama looks to crack down on abuses in 401(k) advice biz
RETIREMENT 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.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2010
'Madoff of the Midwest' gets nine years in prison

A Missouri woman was sentenced Thursday to nine years in federal prison for a grain fraud scheme that bilked 179 farmers out of a combined $27.4 million and earned her the nickname the "Madoff of the Midwest."

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 19, 2010
Judge says Madoff snookered Cohmad Securities, tosses SEC suit

Finding accusations "speculative and flimsy," a judge has dismissed civil securities fraud charges against a New York brokerage firm and its executives that resulted from a probe into Bernard Madoff's epic fraud.

NEWS INDUSTRY 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.

NEWS RIAS MAR 17, 2010
On Facebook? So are the feds — and they're watching

Law enforcement officials go undercover to catch fraudsters, scammers and crooks

Dodd's dud? 'Fed-as-consumer-watchdog' plan greeted with howls
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 15, 2010
Dodd's dud? 'Fed-as-consumer-watchdog' plan greeted with howls

Bankers. Business groups. Consumer advocates. They all lined up to bash the Conn. Senator's latest proposal for financial reform.

Michael Jackson's lawyers swing estate sale of the century
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 14, 2010
Michael Jackson's lawyers swing estate sale of the century

Turns out the King of Pop was also the King of Debt. Michael Jackson left his heirs an estimated $400M bill. What to do if you're Jackson's estate attorneys? Sign a recording deal, of course.

Money market mutual fund assets fall to $3.09T
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 12, 2010
Money market mutual fund assets fall to $3.09T

Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $36.22 billion to $3.090 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.