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The bank said the U.S. government’s move to add one of its executives as a defendant in a fraud lawsuit suggests retaliation after the bank said it was suspending settlement negotiations.

McGraw Hill Financial’s Standard & Poor’s unit said the U.S. government has broadened the securities covered in its fraud lawsuit against the ratings company so that the case would be unmanageable at trial.

The SEC asked Morgan Stanley about “multiple significant deficiencies” in its financial reporting after the firm corrected accounting errors involving loan cash flows, income taxes and derivatives contracts.

Today we show Nos. 1-25. The advisors listed here are not just home-run hitters. Rather, they are all-around players skilled in all aspects of the game. We would argue that’s the way to build success so that is what we set out to illustrate with the BIC Top 50.

Joining a branch can provide the benefit of a built-in continuity or succession plan, in addition to the many economies of scale afforded by sharing overhead and resources.

The advisors listed here are not just home-run hitters. Rather, they are all-around players skilled in all aspects of the game. We would argue that’s the way to build success so that is what we set out to illustrate with the BIC Top 50. Today we show Nos. 26-50. Check back tomorrow for Nos. 1-25.

Traditional immediate annuities are now known as income annuities, and consumers are making sure of substantial future cash flows by paying well in advance.

For most of the past year, the status of a uniform fiduciary standard for brokers and investment advisors might be summarized as, “Don’t hold your breath: the SEC has higher priorities.” But an important event last week may serve as an impetus to move this long-simmering issue forward.

Long-term municipal bond volume continued to trail last year’s pace as issuers sold 31.3% less in November than they did during the same period last year.

Northwest Savings Bank in Warren, Pa., has agreed to acquire a financial advisory firm and an employee benefits and consulting insurance company.

After holdings of U.S. debt surged to a record $1.89 trillion in 2012, lenders from Citigroup to Bank of America and Wells Fargo are culling for the first time in six years and amassing dollars.

A growing number of firms are bringing on COOs & CFOs -- and looking outside the industry for help.

Bank of America, the second- biggest U.S. lender, agreed to pay government-backed Freddie Mac $404 million to resolve mortgage-repurchase claims.

Networking, marketing and educating female clients were popular topics at the Women Advisors Forum in Newport Beach, Calif., on Nov. 14. Here are some of the things we heard from top female advisors and other professionals during the one-day event

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Identifying problem transactions immediately can help keep you off the witness stand.