Dan Jamieson
Dan was Senior Editor at InvestmentNews from 2005 to 2013, before moving on to become Editor at large for Financial Advisor magazine. Check out his video bio here. Connect with him at LinkedIn here.
State powers preserved under Obama plan
State regulators have an ally in the Obama administration.
Markets remain rocky; Asia looks appealing
Investors should prepare for a roller-coaster ride for the rest of the year as equity markets struggle to make headway.
BofA topped UBS as 2008’s biggest international wealth manager, survey finds
Bank of America Corp. last year became the biggest international wealth manager, according to a survey released by London-based consultant Scorpio Partnership Ltd.
Supreme Court upholds state enforcement of banking laws
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld New York’s power to enforce state banking laws against nationally chartered banks.
MSRB readies new muni disclosure system
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board's revamped municipal-bond disclosure system, set to go live next month, won't be quite the panacea for disclosure that regulators hope, according to some observers.
Big fraud cases put focus on disclosure
The Stanford and Madoff fraud cases have put the brokerage industry's disclosure system under the spotlight.
SIFMA spending $85K a month to boost Street’s image
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association is spending $85,000 a month on a new lobbying campaign to convince the public that Wall Street embraces regulatory reform, according to Bloomberg News.
PIABA asks SEC to make industry arbitrators optional
The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, a trade group for attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations, has formally asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to end the mandatory use of industry arbitrators.
Finra fines Raymond James, RBC over stock-loan fees
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. announced today that it had fined Raymond James & Associates Inc. of St. Petersburg, Fla., and RBC Capital Markets Corp. of New York, over stock-loan violations.
Roubini warns of stagflation
Nouriel Roubini, chairman of research firm RGE Global Monitor of New York, said today that a 1970s-style stagflation could reappear.
