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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2007
Capital requirements worry small firms

IRVINE, Calif. — Small brokerage firms are concerned about possible increases in net capital requirements that the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 14, 2007
Mid-caps’ flows middling despite top-notch results

PHILADELPHIA — Mid-cap stocks rank among the best- performing mutual funds, but they remain a tough sell to investors, industry experts say.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 14, 2007
LPL advisers are raising fees

Financial advisers across the country who use Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. as their broker-dealer are raising prices, mostly for new clients.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2007
LPL is said to play hardball

LPL Financial Services is playing hardball. Officials at the firm reportedly made it clear to competitor National Planning Holdings Inc. that it needs to step away from recruiting registered representatives from Pacific Life Insurance Co. or it will face consequences.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 14, 2007
Rep sues A.G. Edwards in market-timing case

Although A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. agreed to pay $3.9 million to settle federal charges involving allegations of mutual fund market timing, it still faces a legal battle being waged by one of the brokers involved in the case.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2007
Atkins estate battle offers advisers lessons

The widely publicized dispute between diet guru Robert Atkins’ widow and the trustees of her trust is a cautionary tale for financial advisers and their clients about what can happen in estate cases, observers say.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2007
SRO merger now in SEC’s court

Now that a lawsuit challenging the merger of the regulatory units of NASD and the New York Stock Exchange has been dismissed, attention has turned to the Securities and Exchange Commission, where NASD bylaw changes needed to seal the deal are pending approval.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 14, 2007
AthenaInvest beta-tests competitor to style boxes

DETROIT — The three-year assault on mutual fund style boxes as an evaluation and asset allocation tool has moved to the beta-testing level by a firm that seeks to turn the traditional grid system inside out.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 14, 2007
Cox, Schapiro tackle disclosure at ICI meeting

The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining disclosures for 401(k) plans and is looking at ways to provide 401(k) information using interactive software, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said last week.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2007
Raymond James recruits recruiters

Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is adding major clout to its recruiting effort, bringing on board half a dozen recruiters, including two top executives from rival independent-contractor firms, investmentnews.com reported Friday.