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JPMorgan Chase & Co. CEO Jamie Dimon's scolding of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke had broad support among bankers reeling from a re-defeat on the Durbin amendment and renewed anxieties about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. With "300 rules coming," as Dimon lamented, there are plenty of things for bankers to hate.

Bankers lost the Senate fight over interchange fees, but they are hoping the vote will help convince the Federal Reserve Board to raise its proposed 12-cent cap.

Successful advisory firms make intelligent, strategic choices in hiring, compensating and developing employees.

ING’s U.S. Retirement Services business will offer the ESG Managers Portfolios, socially responsible asset allocation portfolios from Pax World Management and sub-advised by Morningstar, to the defined contribution plans it administers.

The Hartford is betting that enhancements to its variable annuity suite will pull it ahead of competitors in the race to offer investors secure retirement income options.

A new report from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. suggests that financial advisers need to educate their clients better on the importance of managing their emotions as well as their spending and investing behavior during and close to retirement just as they did-presumably-when they were saving up for their golden years.

Investors and regulators aren't the only ones wanting to know how a fund will mitigate its operational risk.

Gabriel Garcia, director at Pershing Advisor Solutions, a BNY Mellon company, spoke at the INSITE conference giving advice on how advisors can get more referrals from their existing client base.

The New England Patriots winning three Super Bowl trophies is not all about luck and talent. If businesses apply the same team principles, they too can have their share of winning seasons.

Two former Morgan Stanley Smith Barney brokers have been ordered to pay about $4.28 million plus interest to their former employer for the breach of promissory notes and other agreements.