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NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2007
Court rejects broker-dealer exemption rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday overturned the Securities and Exchange Commission’s broker-dealer exemption rule in a 2-1 decision.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2007
Wealth pros warming to passive

Passive investing is gaining favor among wealth managers, according to bankers, vendors and industry consultants.

RETIREMENT TAX APR 02, 2007
AMT debate may pave way to tax simplification, some say

Congressional members on both sides of the aisle are looking at using the alternative minimum tax debate to lead the way to a plan for tax simplification.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2007
Structured-products industry takes case directly to consumers

The structured-products industry is taking its message directly to consumers with coordinated marketing and educational efforts designed to demystify the often-complex, intermediary-sold alternative investments.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 02, 2007
SRO merger suit: The battle begins

A federal judge last week ordered NASD and the New York Stock Exchange to supply an initial batch of documents to a broker-dealer that sued to stop the proposed merger of the organizations’ regulatory units.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2007
Fidelity merging 2 small funds into larger ones

BOSTON — Fidelity Investments, the biggest U.S. mutual fund firm, plans to merge Fidelity Advisor Korea Fund and Fidelity Nordic Fund into two larger, more diversified funds in an effort to provide less volatile returns for fund shareholders.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 02, 2007
NASD to emphasize regulation ‘principles’

NASD will put increasing emphasis on “principles based” regulation rather than “one size fits all” rulemaking, even as it concedes that such a move could confuse many in the brokerage industry.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 02, 2007
Cox: Proxies aren’t in ‘plain English’ despite new rules

LOS ANGELES — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox is on a mission to wipe out the legalese in corporate-disclosure documents.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 02, 2007
IT spending on rise at financial services firms, survey shows

In an effort to connect better with customers, financial services companies of all stripes are spending more on information technology, according to one analyst.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2007
No longer the domain of hippies, green investing goes mainstream

The profile of “green’’ investors has changed. They aren’t just mature demonstrators of the 1960s with extra cash in their accounts.