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NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2010
Klingenstein Fields plays a new game in sports, entertainment

Klingenstein Fields & Co. LLC isn't looking to make a radical break from its tradition of sober asset management for wealthy families.

NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2010
The new top RIAs

Our latest look at the giants and the up-and-comers in the RIA universe. This exclusive InvestmentNews special report also features sortable rankings

NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2010
Emphasizing the financial ABCs

The most recent market decline has been painful for all investors and no doubt will lead consumers to question the vibrancy of the economic recovery. Ironically, those doubts are likely to result in restrained

Financial adviser to the stars gets long run in prison
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Financial adviser to the stars gets long run in prison

Kenneth I. Starr sentenced to more than seven years in jail for fraud; clients included Sylvester Stallone, Wesley Snipes

Ken Starr's e-mails should bar release on bail, U.S. Says
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr's e-mails should bar release on bail, U.S. Says

Kenneth I. Starr, the money manager who pleaded guilty to fraud in September, should stay in jail until he's sentenced because of a series of e-mails in which he expressed “extraordinary contempt” for his brothers, who would guarantee his bail, U.S. prosecutors argued.

SEC sues Ken Starr lawyer for helping steal $25M adviser's clients
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
SEC sues Ken Starr lawyer for helping steal $25M adviser's clients

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued an attorney for Kenneth Starr, claiming he helped the former New York money manager steal more than $25 million from investors.

Starr struck: Celebrity financial adviser slapped with suit
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Starr struck: Celebrity financial adviser slapped with suit

Kenneth Starr, the investment adviser accused in a criminal indictment of stealing at least $59 million from clients, was sued by City National Bank, according to state court records in New York.

Ken Starr indicted; clients' estimated losses double
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr indicted; clients' estimated losses double

Kenneth Ira Starr, the New York investment adviser who represented actors Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes, was indicted for stealing at least $59 million from clients, almost double the amount previously thought. <b><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH>Starr studded: Adviser's celebrity client list</a></b>

Ken Starr, financial adviser to the stars, charged with fraud
NEWS RIAS MAY 27, 2010
Ken Starr, financial adviser to the stars, charged with fraud

Kenneth Ira Starr, whose advisory firm manages $700 million -- including the assets of scores of celebrities -- was charged by the U.S. with defrauding clients.<br><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20100527&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=527009999&amp;Ref=PH&amp;nocache=1&amp;Params=Itemnr=1><b>A-List:</b> A look at Kenneth Starr's famous clients</a>

NEWS RIAS MAY 26, 2010
Schwab reverses course on alternatives

The Charles Schwab Corp. has reversed course and will allow advisers to hold in custody additional alternative investments.

NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2010
WealthTrust founder relinquishes CEO post

Rush &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Benton, who founded WealthTrust LLC in 1997 to buy majority stakes in independent wealth management firms, is stepping down as chief executive of the company and will assume the new role of chairman, he said Thursday.

NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2010
Pair of RIA founders forced out as roll-up firms feel pressure

On consecutive Fridays this month, the founders of two independent wealth management firms that sold majority interests to parent consolidator firms were forced from their jobs.

Behind-the-scenes battle raging in Congress over fiduciary amendment
NEWS RIAS MAY 21, 2010
Behind-the-scenes battle raging in Congress over fiduciary amendment

As the Senate this week wades through scores of amendments to legislation on financial regulatory reform, lobbyists are going toe-to-toe over applying a fiduciary standard.

NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2010
WealthTrust founder Rusty Benton relinquishes CEO post

Rush &#8220;Rusty&#8221; Benton, who founded WealthTrust LLC in 1997 to buy majority stakes in independent wealth management firms, is stepping down as chief executive officer of the company and will assume the new role of chairman, he said Thursday.

NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2010
RIA mergers remain sluggish as consolidators slow down

The pace of mergers-and-acquisitions activity among independent advisers has been slow this year amid continuing economic uncertainty, but the fundamentals behind combinations have remained strong, according to a new study.

NEWS RIAS MAY 18, 2010
Roll-up firms get squeezed by backers and RIA firms

Businesses that specialize in consolidating independent-advisory firms &#8212; particularly, consolidators known as roll-ups &#8212; are under strain, according to participants in the ventures, investment bankers and consultants.

What's in Obama's portfolio?
NEWS RIAS MAY 16, 2010
What's in Obama's portfolio?

President Barack Obama's success as an author continued to add to his wealth last year as he and first lady Michelle Obama reported having assets of between $2.3 million and $7.7 million.

Bill Gates' father: 'Rich people aren't paying enough' in taxes
NEWS RIAS MAY 13, 2010
Bill Gates' father: 'Rich people aren't paying enough' in taxes

The software billionaire's father is spearheading an initiative to impose a state tax on Washington's wealthy

NEWS RIAS MAY 10, 2010
Washington has found its scapegoat in Goldman&#160;

The hearings last week by the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations into The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s behavior during the mortgage bubble was a show trial designed to deflect responsibility for the bubble and its aftermath from Washington.

NEWS RIAS MAY 06, 2010
Blog: An emotional response to today is 'completely unnecessary'

This is obviously a big panicked reaction. It could last for days or be over by tomorrow but recognize it for what it is, a panic.