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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2009
Bailout money strings: Pay limits on execs

President Obama revealed major compensation reforms today that will limit significantly the pay of executives at companies receiving federal bailout money.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2009
Treasury paid 44% too much, watchdog says

The Department of the Treasury under Bush administration Secretary Henry Paulson paid 44% more for bank securities than they were worth.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 05, 2009
Merrill executive is joining Lincoln Financial

Will Fuller has joined Lincoln Financial Distributors of Philadelphia as president and chief executive, effective Feb. 13.

NEWS RIAS FEB 05, 2009
Survey: Wirehouses supply half of new RIA assets

A survey of 506 registered investment advisers finds half their new assets are coming from wirehouses and other broker-dealers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 05, 2009
Regs for swaps, other derivatives debated

Regulators and members of the futures industry met before the House Agriculture Committee to debate the regulation of credit default swaps and other derivatives.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 05, 2009
Study: It pays to litigate

It might pay for broker-dealer firms and registered representatives to litigate disciplinary proceedings brought against them by the SEC and Finra.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 04, 2009
650K jobs cut in January

Employers eliminated 650,000 jobs last month, bringing the total number of job cuts in the United States since September 2008 to 2.3 million.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 04, 2009
Labor Department delays advice rule

The Department of Labor today delayed implementation of a rule that would have allowed most investment advisers to give specific advice to 401(k) participants.

RETIREMENT TAX FEB 04, 2009
And the nominees for Tax Turkey are . . .

A New York accounting firm has compiled a short list of candidates and plans to let its clients vote on the ultimate Tax Turkey.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2009
Whistleblower faults Madoff feeder fund

Fairfield Greenwich Group, the largest feeder fund for Bernard Madoff Investment Securities LLC with $7.5 billion invested, failed to perform due diligence.