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INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Finding opportunity in the Icelandic and Greek financial crises

Taken together, the Icelandic and Greek financial crises can be seen as the second stage of the larger global banking crisis.

By Monty Guild and Tony Danaher
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Will regulators kill off fledgling secondary market for death benefits?

State insurance regulators Monday voted in favor of a proposal that would allow carriers to terminate an annuity living or death benefit if a client sold the contract over the secondary market.

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2010
E*Trade back on track, says analyst

E*Trade Financial Corp., which took a black eye from losses on its subprime mortgage holdings, is getting back on track by focusing on its roots as an online brokerage, an analyst said Monday.

By Associated Press
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Finra faces rough road as it seeks Errico's successor

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. has a tough task ahead of it in searching for the right person to replace Robert Errico in running its member regulation division.

By Dan Jamieson
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Number crunching: The ten B-Ds with the most $100K+ reps

By Mark Bruno
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Finra examinations boss Robert Errico to step down

Head of member regulation will be leaving the financial industry watchdog at the end of March.

By Dan Jamieson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Securities America advisers caught in the private-placement crossfire

Last week, Securities America Inc. was tagged with a lawsuit from Massachusetts regulators alleging that the firm misled investors who were sold high-risk private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Life settlements' annual volume to hit $13B: Study

Annual volume from life settlements transactions is expected to reach $13 billion in face value over the next three years, according to research from Aite Group LLC.

By Darla Mercado
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Peter Schiff: Obama's bank plan is 'doomed to failure'

<i>The following is an excerpt of commentary from Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital and author of tCrash Proof 2.0 regarding, President Obama's announcement today about the regulation of banks.</I>

By Peter Schiff
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2010
Goldman's longevity index has short life

By Darla Mercado
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 18, 2010
Back to the drawing board: Wealthy investors return to art in a big way

Sotheby's sold $134 million worth of art last night in a sign that investors are looking for a hard asset that is also a solid hedge against inflation

By Hilary Johnson
REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 18, 2010
Dykstra down on strikes

By Bruce Kelly
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2010
Central banks' easy money policies lift world markets

The Fed and the Bank of Japan opted to keep interest rates at historic lows. Not surprisingly, stock investors around the globe gave thanks.

By John Goff
INDUSTRY NEWS MAR 17, 2010
Want to short Toy Story 3, Karate Kid 2010? Now, investors can place bets on movies

Soon-to-be-premiered futures exchanges in Chicago and New York let investors wager on whether movies will be blockbusters or box-office death. Popcorn is extra.

By Lynne Marek
RIAS MAR 17, 2010
On Facebook? So are the feds — and they're watching

Law enforcement officials go undercover to catch fraudsters, scammers and crooks

By Associated Press
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2010
Only 16% of workers confident about retirement income

Workers are feeling confident about being able to pay for their basic expenses in retirement. But they're far from secure as more of them say they have hardly anything in savings and investments.

By Darla Mercado
OPINION MAR 17, 2010
Merrill Lynch PBIG vs. U.S. Trust

High net worth clients are caught in an internal tug of war

By Danny Sarch
OPINION MAR 17, 2010
Can Small Banks Succeed in Wealth Management?

The Biggest Retail Banks have yet to get it right

By Danny Sarch
RIAS MAR 17, 2010
From our blogs: When wirehouses can't compete, do they just sue?

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney made an attempt to use the legal system as a bludgeon against a team departing to HighTower while Goldman Sachs did the same with a team departing to Credit Suisse.

By Mark Bruno
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 17, 2010
Wirehouses have hard time building up broker head count

The big wirehouses face major challenges that could thwart their announced plans to recruit brokers aggressively and hire more trainees, recruiters and analysts say.

By Dan Jamieson