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NEWS RIAS JUN 03, 2012
Citigroup beefs up U.S. wealth business

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Washington Wealth CEO steps down

Anthony Sirianni, one of the founders of Washington Wealth Management, has left the firm.

By DJAMIESON
D-Day: Hearing for controversial SRO plan set for June 6
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
D-Day: Hearing for controversial SRO plan set for June 6

Bachus bill to be discussed in front of house panel; sides already lining up

By Liz Skinner
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Client churn a royal pain? Seek a niche

Affinity practice best bet to retain book of business; whole lot of jumping going on

By LKUYKENDALL
Influential Democrat latest to oppose SRO bill
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Influential Democrat latest to oppose SRO bill

Waters says she's against Bachus bill; supports bulked-up SEC oversight Mark Schoeff Jr.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Schwab to cut the ribbon on its third franchise office

Brokerage aiming to have ten such branch outfits in operation by end of year

By DJAMIESON
Schwab nabs Putnam's Carney as branch network boss
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Schwab nabs Putnam's Carney as branch network boss

Schwab nabs new branch network boss in Jeffrey Carney

By Dan Jamieson
NEWS RIAS JUN 01, 2012
Schwab signs on three more for its indie branch program

The Charles Schwab Corp. has moved closer to its goal of opening 12 to 14 franchised branches this year with the recent addition of three locations, said chief executive Walt Bettinger.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RIAS MAY 31, 2012
Finra outlines expansion

By Bruce Kelly
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
Top RIA Q&A: Marita Sullivan

By Paul Menchaca
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
Talking points: How important is a formal valuation?

By Paul Menchaca
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
Develop the preamble to your succession plan

By Dan Seivert
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
$4.9B breakaway joins Focus

Focus Financial Partners has landed one of its biggest RIA firms yet with the addition of LVW Advisors, a move that also signals the wind-down of the institutional investment management consulting unit at Convergent Wealth Advisors LLC

By Dan Jamieson
Focus Financial to acquire Colony Group
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
Focus Financial to acquire Colony Group

M&A activity in the investment advice business is most definitely hotting up. In the lastest example, large RIA firm Colony Group has been acquired by Focus Financial. In case you're counting, that's the fourth deal this year for Focus.

By Andrew Osterland
Gay-marriage laws leave disparities in federal tax treatment
NEWS RIAS MAY 30, 2012
Gay-marriage laws leave disparities in federal tax treatment

A same-sex marriage law that took effect July 24 in New York doesn't mean those couples can count on the same tax treatment that heterosexual unions receive, a discrepancy that some lawmakers and companies are seeking to mitigate.

By Mark Bruno
NASAA head bashes SRO idea — in Finra's den
NEWS RIAS MAY 29, 2012
NASAA head bashes SRO idea — in Finra's den

At regulator's conference, Herstein criticizes move to take oversight away from states; 'sovereign obligation'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS MAY 25, 2012
HighTower video compares brokers to butchers

Whiteboard animation also likens investment advisers to dieticians

By John Goff
Finra, planners slug it out over adviser SRO cost
NEWS RIAS MAY 23, 2012
Finra, planners slug it out over adviser SRO cost

Regulator pegs annual cost at $155M, adviser groups put price at $610M; either way, Barney Frank hates the whole idea

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2012
Wealthy clients seek safe place to park cash

By AOSTERLAND
NEWS RIAS MAY 20, 2012
brokersXpress not an option for Schwab

By Bruce Kelly