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Despite controversy over a proposal to reign in the bonuses of Wall Street executives, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 to issue for comment a plan to reduce incentives and prohibit institutions from maintaining compensation arrangements that encourage “inappropriate risks.”

Industry veterans, Brent Norman and Erik Lawrence, formerly with UBS, will work with John Noble, a managing director of Paulson Wealth Advisors, in the expansion of Paulson’s investment advisory firm throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Middle class Americans who work with planners trust their own planner despite deep distrust of the financial services industry

Retirement plan participants using an online tool save at an average rate of 39% higher than other plan participants, according to a study by Principal Financial Group of its clients.

Financial services firms are being specifically targeted in Web attacks by "criminal elements," according to Edward Powers, a principal at Deloitte & Touche. Those attackers “know what assets they’re going after and they’re going after you in a very orchestrated way,’’ he said at a meeting of the Wall Street Technology Association.

Women are not only becoming more responsible for the finances in their own homes, but they are passing on their knowledge to their own parents.

Anyone looking for the Treasury Secretary to endorse a specific approach to the future of the GSEs was surely disappointed by his testimony Tuesday, yet much could still be gleaned.

A study of Principal Financial Group retirement plan participants shows that those using an online tool save at an average rate of 39% more than other plan members.

When the call comes from compliance that your branch examination is imminent, some advisors decide it’s time to take a vacation while others take the vapors. But branch exams should not be stressful or painful – if you follow these basic steps and integrate them into your practice.

A pair of prominent financial news agencies are teaming up with public relations and marketing firm Cognito to host a pair of soup-to-nuts events that will delve into what financial services professionals want and need to know about using social media in their practices.