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Morgan Stanley agreed to pay $275 million to resolve a U.S. regulator’s claim the company misled investors in the sale of more than $2.5 billion of bonds backed by home loans.

For some alternatives, once you consider the benchmark, the more difficult part is justifying the investment's place in the portfolio.

The Massachusetts Democrat unsurprisingly defended the financial reform law, yet also indicated he disagreed with regulators on implementation of some elements and a push by Sen. Elizabeth Warren to restore Depression-era rules separating banking from other industries.

BlackRock Inc., Fidelity Investments and Vanguard Group Inc., three of the five largest money-market fund providers, expressed support for the new rules adopted today by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to end years of debate on how to make the $2.6 trillion industry safer.

For some alternatives, once you consider the benchmark, the more difficult part is justifying the investment's place in the portfolio.

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The proposal prohibits brokers from arranging for the expungement of customer complaints as part of arbitration settlements.

Record quarterly profits of $122.7 million were boosted in part by the performance of the regional firm's private client group.

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Baird has appointed a director for its Houston market and has picked up another advisor with $350 million in client assets.