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Investment manager who allegedly promised 180% returns charged with scam
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 07, 2011
Investment manager who allegedly promised 180% returns charged with scam

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today slapped a Miami man with fraud charges and other allegations, claiming that he ran a phony $3 million commodity pool.

By Darla Mercado
Ex-Edward Jones brokers under FBI scrutiny over alleged Ponzi scheme
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 07, 2011
Ex-Edward Jones brokers under FBI scrutiny over alleged Ponzi scheme

The FBI is investigating two former Edward Jones brokers based in South Dakota for their role in a “selling-away” case that involved raising money from clients who invested in an alleged Ponzi scheme.

By Bruce Kelly
Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 07, 2011
Bank of America to slash 30,000 jobs to cut costs

Bank of America's 'New BAC' plan, which saw wealth management head Sallie Krawcheck ousted last week, will also include the elimination of some 30,000 jobs over the next few years in an effort to save about $5 billion in annual costs by the end of 2013.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 07, 2011
Brokers await BofA's next move on wealth management

Bank of America Merrill Lynch brokers might want to pray a little longer and a lot harder after last week's sacking of Sallie Krawcheck, who headed BofA's wealth management division

By Andrew Osterland
Fixed and indexed annuity sales crept upward during 2Q
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 07, 2011
Fixed and indexed annuity sales crept upward during 2Q

Sales of indexed annuities surged to $8.4 billion, growing 18% from the first quarter. Meanwhile, income annuities climbed 30% to $2.3 billion during the same period.

By Darla Mercado
Advisers guide parents to blend college-funding vehicles
NEWS RIAS OCT 07, 2011
Advisers guide parents to blend college-funding vehicles

Financial advisers are recommending a mix of tools to fund college tuition, the most popular of which are Section 529 college savings plans and trust accounts, according to a new survey.

By Liz Skinner
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 07, 2011
Agent in church insurance flap: Parishioners were told to lie to Aviva

Aviva Life & Annuity Co. this month amended its lawsuit against six insurance agents in an alleged charity-owned life insurance scheme, claiming that the parishioners of a Los Angeles church were coached to lie to the insurer about the source of premiums for their coverage

By Darla Mercado
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 07, 2011
Ladenburg dangles bonuses before reps

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., the prospective owner of Securities America Inc., is offering bonuses to keep the firm's brokers on board and probably won't see an exodus, given the volatility of the stock market

By Andrew Osterland
You can take it with you: Death-tax break extends beyond the grave
NEWS RIAS OCT 07, 2011
You can take it with you: Death-tax break extends beyond the grave

Provision allows deceased to pass on exemption to spouse; expires in 2013

By John Goff
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 07, 2011
MetLife says 30 jurisdictions are auditing unpaid benefits

State regulators are intensifying a probe into unpaid benefits after Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said in May that insurers may be keeping at least $1 billion in unclaimed funds.

By Doug Cubberley
Many black swans make the metaphor meaningless
NEWS OPINION OCT 06, 2011
Many black swans make the metaphor meaningless

The black swan was meant to be a rallying cry for preparedness. Instead it has become the opposite: a loathsome excuse for lack of planning by those who should know better.

By Bloomberg
Advisers lagging in mobile-device apps
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 06, 2011
Advisers lagging in mobile-device apps

Advisers are lagging banks and retail brokerages when it comes to providing useful tools on smart phones and tablets — and the average investor notices it.

By Lavonne Kuykendall
It's oil that glitters, not gold, says fund manager
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 06, 2011
It's oil that glitters, not gold, says fund manager

Rogers says investors should jump on stocks, particularly those in the energy sector; bullion lacks 'any real yield or value'

By Jeff Benjamin
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 05, 2011
Liar, liar

That retirement calculator on your computer can't be trusted anymore. Here's why.<br><b>Extra</b> <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=CI&amp;Dato=20111004&amp;Kategori=FREE&amp;Lopenr=100409999&amp;Ref=PH&amp;Params=Itemnr=1>Tips on tapping Social Security</a>

By John Goff
Investors mostly dissatisfied with brokerage firm websites
NEWS FINTECH OCT 05, 2011
Investors mostly dissatisfied with brokerage firm websites

When it comes to brokerage firm websites, designed to inform investors about their transactions, one of the first things one would think they'd get right would be providing them with their account information. Apparently, they don't.

By Ashley Tavoularis
Merrill advisers rebuffed on bias suit
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 05, 2011
Merrill advisers rebuffed on bias suit

The justices today turned away an appeal by 17 current and former company financial advisers who sought to press a class action race-discrimination suit against Merrill Lynch.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS FIXED INCOME OCT 05, 2011
No clear end to Greek drama

Hang on for a rough ride as the European sovereign-debt crisis continues

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 05, 2011
InvestmentNews, Invest in Others present adviser leadership awards

A special group of financial advisers who have demonstrated exceptional charitable leadership were honored last Wednesday at the fifth annual Community Leadership Awards

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2011
U.S. consumer bureau seeks input on military financial products

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is seeking public comment on financial products aimed especially at members of the military.

By Doug Cubberley
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 05, 2011
For a Vietnam vet, reverberations from bygone eras

Even 3,000 miles away, Tim Pinkney, an adviser with the Savant Group in Citrus Heights, Calif., deeply felt the shock waves of 9/11

By Deborah Nason