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Newport Beach, California, where four ranking lifeguards earned more than the town’s $109,677 median household income in 2012, may partially disband its municipal ocean rescue to deal with rising pension costs.

The state, which shoulders one of the biggest pension burdens, is bucking the wave of local governments trimming the benefits.

A former JPMorgan Chase executive was barred from the brokerage industry for allegedly passing inside information on corporate mergers to a friend, FINRA said.

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Two Florida planners have asked the court to sanction the CFP Board. The organization calls the suit "without merit" and declined to answer dozens of questions in the first deposition.

A federal district court judge has ruled in favor of the federal government in a lawsuit claiming that the IRS did not have the authority under the Affordable Care Act to write rules providing tax credits to individuals purchasing health insurance on the new health insurance exchanges.

The $1.3 billion Rockville, Md., advisory firm has added two prominent advisors to its team, adding roughly $50 million to Highline's assets under management.

The FPA and other organizations calling for stricter regulatory oversight of investment advisors reacted with dismay to the omnibus federal spending bill unveiled this week, which they say will leave the SEC unable to effectively police the industry and protect investors.

Senate Democrats' decision to change filibuster rules has shifted the composition of a powerful federal appeals court, a move that could bolster the banking agencies against future industry challenges to the Dodd-Frank Act.

Federal regulators released an interim final regulation late Tuesday designed to fix a problem with the Volcker Rule that would have caused hundreds of banks to take writedowns on certain assets.