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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2010
IPO market on pace for best two weeks since '07

With five companies slated to go public next week, the initial-public-offering market is on track for its best two-week period since December 2007 — when there were 13 IPOs spread over two weeks.

March madness boosts the profile of one small Kentucky advisory firm
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 02, 2010
March madness boosts the profile of one small Kentucky advisory firm

Starting today, viewers will be glued to the TV for the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But one financial firm in Kentucky is drawing clients in with its own tourney attraction

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 02, 2010
Ex-Nebraska fullback to face fraud charges in investment scam

A judge has decided prosecutors have enough evidence to try two former Nebraska City brokers accused of defrauding investors out of more than $20 million.

NEWS RIAS APR 02, 2010
Advisers weigh benefits of new VA products

Now that the days of generous variable annuities are behind them, some advisers are finding ways to fit the revamped, slimmed-down versions into clients' portfolios.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 02, 2010
Saybrus Partners' Brian Laubacker joins The Hartford

Brian Laubacker has joined The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. Mr. Laubacker will serve as a regional vice president of sales in the western U.S. for The Hartford's individual life insurance division.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 02, 2010
Hartford set to launch new independent agent program

The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has begun recruiting independent insurance agents to sell fixed life insurance products while retaining their own autonomy.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2010
Scottrade names leader of adviser services unit

Scottrade today announced that is has promoted Brian Davis to lead Scottrade Advisor Services.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2010
Bullish on bullion? S&P suggests funds that could run if gold keeps its shine

While the price of gold has been rising steadily since 2001 and reached its highest average level ever in 2009, S&P's Metals & Mining equity analyst, Leo Larkin, believes that the price will rise again in 2010, for several reasons.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2010
Peter Schiff: Market is 'perfectly positioned' for massive dollar sell-off

By late 2009, as the U.S. dollar flirted with multi-year lows against most foreign currencies, big investment players crowded into trades that shorted the greenback.

NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 01, 2010
12(b)-1 fees pay for more than just hand-holding

I have a solution for Lee Feldman's salespeople who are worried about losing their income derived from 12(b)-1 fees (“Keeping 12(b)-1 fees discourages churning,” Feb. 1).

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 01, 2010
Merrill confirms hiring of Morgan Stanley exec

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management confirmed today that Jimmy Tighe, who left Morgan Stanley Smith Barney this week, has joined the firm.

UBS back in the black, but wealth management still off track
NEWS RIAS APR 01, 2010
UBS back in the black, but wealth management still off track

Swiss bank UBS AG posted a fourth-quarter profit of 1.205 billion Swiss francs ($1.12 billion) Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations partly thanks to a tax credit, but said rich clients' withdrawals had continued.

NEWS RIAS APR 01, 2010
Scottrade gins up custody marketing to RIAs

Deep-discount broker Scottrade is stepping up the marketing of its products and custody services to registered investment advisers.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 01, 2010
Smith Barney, Raymond James victorious in auction rate cases

Citi Smith Barney and Raymond James Financial Services Inc. have won major arbitration claims involving institutional and individual clients seeking tens of millions of dollars in restitution for the purchase of auction rate securities.

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 01, 2010
Former Allianz Life chief blasts Hartford's hiring of Liam McGee as new CEO

Bob MacDonald, the former chief executive of Allianz Life Insurance Co. of North America, has upbraided The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. for selecting Liam McGee as its new chief executive, calling the decision “outsourcing taken to a new and more dangerous level.”

NEWS RIAS APR 01, 2010
InvestmentNews and Moss Adams partner on independent-firm research

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 31, 2010
PFS reps stand to pick up stock awards from Primerica IPO

Five millions shares allotted to workers, including officers and sales force leaders

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 31, 2010
Advisers' biggest mistake: Not running the business like a business

Christopher Van Slyke's firm was growing at a rapid clip. His approach to managing the bustling operation, however, lagged far behind

NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 31, 2010
NAIFA names Waters permanent CEO

Industry group for insurance and financial advisers gives acting CEO the job on a permanent basis

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAR 31, 2010
Baird snags another Morgan Stanley Smith Barney team

Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. has made another addition to its wealth management business, this time snatching a $150 million adviser team from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.