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The business model for independent brokerage firms is under threat, calling into question the livelihood of over 178,000 registered representatives.
February 11 -
WASHINGTON With the economy showing signs of recovery, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke gave more clues Wednesday to how the central bank will return to normal and made clear that financial institutions are central to his plans. Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke, House Financial Services Committee, Rajeev Dhawan, Economic Forecasting Center
February 11 -
Pressured by a brokerage firm, the board of governors of the Financial Information Regulatory Authority will meet Wednesday to determine whether Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro and other former FINRA executives were overcompensated in 2008.
February 10 -
The House Financial Services Committee canceled all hearings scheduled this week due to heavy snow.
February 10 -
Plans may soften the blow of failures, but not fix the problem
February 10 -
Morningstar said that Footnoteds free site has become a must-read for professional money managers and analysts, as well as sophisticated individual investors.
February 9 -
WASHINGTON A federal judge in New York Monday said he will not decide until Feb. 19 whether to accept the Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with Bank of America over allegations it misled shareholders and the federal government about its merger with Merrill Lynch.
February 9 -
An industry group developing best practices for 403(b) retirement plans is coming closer to streamlining these plans to make them even more similar to 401(k) plans, but first they will have to get everyone to agree to speak the same language.
February 8 -
Investors are about to test drive 401(k) plans with a 21st Century whole new look and feel.
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