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US ETF assets totaled $1.16 trillion as of June 30 – up 11.3% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisors’ ETF Snapshot.

On a 3-2 vote, the federal regulator charged the nation's 13 exchanges and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to come up with a workable system for keeping track of all options and stock activity, before the start of the next trading day.

Here's a closer look at the compensation rankings for top-producing advisors at the nation's leading wirehouses and regional B-Ds. Also see: Ranking the Top-Paying Independent Broker-Dealers Top 40 Financial Advisors Under 40: No. 20 through No. 1 40 Under 40: No. 21 through No. 40 Top 5 Regional Advisors Under 40

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. has launched the Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed Income Fund (LMGDX) to bet on developed, U.S., and emerging market bond markets.

Five candidates will compete for three seats on FINRA’s board of governors.

LPL is continuing to fuel the rapid growth of its Model Wealth Portfolios platform, with a range of new offerings now available for consumers with as little as $25,000 to invest. Overall, this platform grew by almost 73% this year as of March 31 over last year to $8.7 billion.

Financial advisors plan to increase their use of alternative investments this year, according to Jackson National Life Insurance Co. One big challenge: they need to understand the asset class better.

These 12 bad brokers not only did harm to their clients' portfolios, but their clients themselves. Check out BrokerCop's "Dirty Dozen" with offenses ranging from mail fraud to murder. Source: BrokerCop Also see: 5 Financial Advisors Caught in the SEC's Crosshairs 7 Ways Bernie Madoff's Scam Forever Changed Advisors' Lives 10 Mind Tricks That Keep Your Clients in the Red

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund.

The new suitability and Know-Your-Customer rules will present FINRA with the opportunity to bring a variety of enforcement actions against both firms and registered representatives. The types of cases will likely be similar to enforcement actions that FINRA has brought under the existing rules.