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Clarifying Form 1099-R would help the Internal Revenue Service identify more taxpayers who are underreporting their retirement income, according to a new report.

The vast majority of executives responsible for 401(k) plans at their companies are feeling less confident that employees are financially prepared for retirement, according to a survey by Deloitte.

The newly created firm’s target net-worth range is broad enough to allow Angeles Wealth Management to allocate clients’ money in a wide range of asset classes.

Independent broker-dealer and RIA Lincoln Investment Planning has agreed to buy broker-dealer and RIA Capital Analysts from Western & Southern Financial Group, the firms announced. The deal, terms of which were not disclosed, is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.

J.P. Morgan had a product up its sleeve for its broker-dealers on Aug. 4. That was the date it put the servicing of more than one million accounts onto a new broker-dealer platform, known as Morgan Communications or MORCOM. The online system was to serve both retail and institutional brokers.

NYSE Euronext said trading activity on its derivatives and stock exchanges fell more than 17 percent in January, compared to a year ago. But volume was up from December.

The survey, conducted by John Hancock Financial in late 2011, showed that 82% of investors who work with a financial advisor have a high level of trust in that advisor.

Strong growth solidified LPL’s position as one of the largest RIA custodians in the industry.

There are risks to playing it safe by investing in bonds. That’s the overarching conclusion of a seven-year economic and financial market forecast from Wilmington Trust Investment Advisors, the newly named investment advisory and asset management arm of M&T Bank Corporation.

The seven hedge fund benchmark indexes operated by alternative investment manager IndexIQ on average rose more than 3% in January, according to January 2012 performance data released by the firm.