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NEWS RIAS MAY 04, 2010
Former UBS reps form new RIA

Three former UBS advisers form an independent registered investment advisory firm called Mississippi Investment Management.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2010
UBS boss defends bonuses, plan to absolve former execs

"We are a different bank from a year ago," insisted chief executive Oswald Gruebel

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Waiving commissions on ETFs not a big draw, study finds

Firms need not offer exchange-traded funds commission-free — or at a discount — to accumulate ETF assets.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 04, 2010
Price war heats up as Schwab lowers online commission on stock and ETFs

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2010
Fiduciary standard would hit brokers in wallet: Analysts

If Congress votes to hold brokers to a fiduciary standard, some securities firms could face 4% to 10% declines in profitability per broker, according to a research note issued today by Ticonderoga Securities LLC.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2010
Buffett takes a bath: How much did the Berkshire billionaire lose today on Goldman?

The value of Warren Buffett's options to buy Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shares dropped by $950 million after regulators sued the bank for misleading clients on the sale of securities tied to the subprime mortgage market.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 03, 2010
Insurers to be responsible for fixed-annuity suitability

Fixed-annuity sales are about to receive a new layer of supervision from state regulators.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 03, 2010
Insurance regulators bolster annuity suitability rules

Previously, the suitability rule imposed an obligation on insurers only with respect to variable annuities. Now it includes variable annuities as well.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2010
Investors getting harder to wow

After the rally of 2009, uncovering undervalued stocks got a lot harder. And lately, even upbeat economic news has failed to boost the market. No wonder investors are having a dickens of a time finding reasons to buy.

NEWS EQUITIES MAY 02, 2010
TIAA-CREF: Why investments in farmland are now 'like gold'

TIAA-CREF aims to add to its $2 billion holdings of farmland to help diversify its portfolio and hedge against inflation, said the pension-fund manager's director for private-equity investments in agriculture.

NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAY 02, 2010
AIG's broker-dealer network loses another star rep

Latest to leave embattled firm since the federal government's bailout of American International Group Inc., the broker-dealer network's parent company

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2010
Charting their future

<i>InvestmentNews</i> last month invited a group of people to our office in New York for a frank discussion about retirement.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 30, 2010
The 10 broker-dealers with the highest rep-to-employee ratios

An often overlooked, but valued industry measurement.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 30, 2010
Special report: B-Ds hit where it hurts

The indie B-D industry took a giant step backward last year, with the largest 25 firms collectively reporting a 10.3% drop in gross revenue. <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=specialreporttemplate&amp;issuedate=20100423&amp;sid=BD0426> View the exclusive IN special report</a>

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 30, 2010
7,500 protestors take on Wall Street

Thousands of people in New York voiced their distaste for the financial services industry, with Goldman Sachs execs serving as the latest target for their outrage.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 30, 2010
Stocks mixed after lower-than-expected GDP rise

Stocks are trading in a narrow range after the government said the economy grew at a slightly slower pace than expected in the first quarter.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2010
Want a simple prospectus for variable annuities? No can do, says SEC official

While investors and advisers have crowed about the density of variable annuity prospectuses, officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission say that the products are generally too complex to describe in abbreviated set of disclosures.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 30, 2010
Like Toyota, damage control could backfire on Goldman

Let the whole story out, come clean with what happened, and you might come out of this with your reputation and franchise intact.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 30, 2010
Finra, SEC and state regulators swarm Morgan Keegan with fraud charges

A swarm of state and federal regulators made a bee line for Morgan Keegan on Wednesday. The reason? Alleged wrong-doing in the sales and marketing of mortgage-backed bond funds

Latest mutual fund frenzy? Interest-rate hedges
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 29, 2010
Latest mutual fund frenzy? Interest-rate hedges

Retail investors are flocking to new funds from BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and others that offer some protection against rising rates.