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RIAS JAN 19, 2011
INTV: Advisers and B-Ds rattled by private placements

Private placements require a higher level of scrutiny than listed securities, so advisers need to know who is doing the auditing and whether independent due diligence is being conducted. <i>InvestmentNews</i> News Editor Bruce Kelly explores some of the risks and issues engulfing the industry.

Custodians taking closer look at adviser compliance
RIAS JAN 19, 2011
Custodians taking closer look at adviser compliance

Custodial firms have been raising the compliance bar for registered investment advisers, in some cases making it tougher for them to find a home.

RIAS JAN 18, 2011
GAO report could be first step toward regulating financial planners

In a Washington where Republicans are ascendant &#8212; taking over the House and increasing their Senate numbers to a level that ensures filibuster success &#8212; the term &#8220;regulation&#8221; is unpopular.

Twitter, Facebook rules leave reps with little to say
FINTECH JAN 17, 2011
Twitter, Facebook rules leave reps with little to say

Social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter are redefining the way businesses reach their customers. Securities firms, however, are largely absent from the revolution.

FINTECH JAN 17, 2011
Thinking of picking up an iPad? Here's a few things to consider

Because of the near-mania over the Apple iPad, I've been bombarded of late by advisers who want to incorporate the device into their practices but aren't really sure what it can do for them.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 16, 2011
Bring your practice into focus

RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 16, 2011
Help in getting a handle on medical expenses

FINTECH JAN 14, 2011
Fiserv gives APL managed-account platform a new look with OneView

RIAS JAN 13, 2011
Advisers preparing for threshold switch: NASAA

Like many aspects of the financial-regulatory-reform legislation that became law July 21, the provision that increases the threshold for state regulation of investment advisers doesn't go into effect for another year.

States may collaborate on adviser examinations
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 13, 2011
States may collaborate on adviser examinations

State securities regulators are meeting next week to begin planning for the examinations of more than 3,000 investment advisers expected to come under their jurisdiction next year.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 12, 2011
New planning designation focuses on gay couples

The College for Financial Planning is offering a new designation &#8212; accredited domestic partnership adviser &#8212; for planners who work with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender couples.

RIAS JAN 11, 2011
MSSB provides advisers with internal social network

New Form ADV-2 adding costs, confusion
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2011
New Form ADV-2 adding costs, confusion

A new rule aimed at making the financial advisory business more understandable to clients is giving advisers a headache.

RIAS JAN 09, 2011
The next frontiers in wealth management

As we enter the New Year, financial advisers are probably asking themselves about the strength of the recovery and whether their firm is positioned to capture new clients and talent

FINTECH JAN 06, 2011
TD Ameritrade Institutional reporting progress on its open API initiative

Top advisers with $68B in client assets jumped ship in 2010
RIAS JAN 05, 2011
Top advisers with $68B in client assets jumped ship in 2010

Hundreds of financial advisers switched firms this year, many looking for opportunities to build equity in themselves and some exiting after mergers, according to <i>InvestmentNews</i> data.

RIAS JAN 05, 2011
A headhunter's dinner with three unhappy advisers, Part 4

A Wirehouse Adviser, Regional Firm Broker, and a Boutique Firm Adviser are sitting with me for dinner. None of them are particularly happy with their current firms.

RIAS JAN 05, 2011
A headhunter's dinner with three unhappy advisers, Part 3

RIAS JAN 05, 2011
A headunter's dinner with three unhappy advisers, Part 2

RIAS JAN 05, 2011
My dinner with three unhappy advisers, Part 1