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Senate Democrats largely supported the idea of appointing Elizabeth Warren as the temporary head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with one key exception — Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd — who joined Republicans in arguing such a move would be a "mistake."

Government workers are not sitting pretty on top of fat future pensions. More realize that their pensions could be under pressure in the future, and that their government employers are shifting more of their retirement burden onto workers. The smart government and municipal employees—especially those who are slated to only receive a partial pension and are being guided to save in a 457 or other defined contribution plan—are looking to save more.

UBS Wealth Management Americas continued on a hiring spree, adding million-dollar producers in New York and Houston.

Morgan Stanley announced Monday it has named Paul Price head of the firm’s investment management international sales.

The White House is considering appointing Elizabeth Warren as interim head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, bypassing a likely Senate confirmation battle.

FINRA today announced it has censured and fined New York-based Trillium Brokerage Services LLC $1 million for using “an illicit high frequency trading strategy and related supervisory failures.”

After analyzing 13 planning tools, Boston-based Aite names the three best products.

Todd Locicero was named office manager of UBS Wealth Management Americas' Los Angeles Private Wealth Management office.

FINRA has censured and fined the New York-based brokerage firm $1 million for using an illicit high frequency trading strategy and related supervisory failures.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is likely to revise its approach to circuit breakers on the nation's equities exchanges, to include a "careful review" of price bands that limit how far up or down the price of a stock can move at any given time.