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The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 65.16 points to finish at 13,029.26 Friday, closing out an up-and-down week for stocks in several key sectors.

On April 20, Strategic Insight found that institutionally priced mutual funds are gaining traction among large plan sponsors.

On Wall Street and NYLife/MainStay Investments invites you to see the top 10 branch managers of the year for 2011 (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER).

The chief operating officer of Guggenheim Investments and two other top executives were let go this week as part of a reorganization at the firm, according to a wire service report.

It's been four years since the management team at Neuberger Berman decided to spend $922 million in order to acquire a majority interest in their firm and the fixed income and alternative asset management businesses of Lehman Brothers' Investment Management Division in the wake of Lehman's collapse.

Boston-based Affiliated Managers Group has agreed to acquire a majority equity interest in Yacktman Asset Management Co.

If you want to ace your examinations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, remember these three phrases: fund governance, fraudulent activities and performance and advertising.

Advisors feel that social media is a "wise use" of asset managers' time and resources and just over one-third believe asset management firms are "not yet seeing the value" of social media, according to a study by American Century Investments.

On April 20, Nuveen funds earned Morningstar Negative ratings.

The firm will specialize in planning around the investment, retirement and insurance needs of the area’s working professionals and families nearing retirement.

This week, IRA expert Ed Slott answers questions about IRA rollover rules and trustee-to-trustee transfers.

On April 20, SS&C CEO said he is 'Very confident' now of GlobeOp takeover.

The nascent active exchange-traded fund space, currently populated by PIMCO, AdvisorShares and Guggenheim Partners, may soon get a new entrant.

On April 20, MME learned that Oculus is planning to launch a new unit within the firm.

LPL’s board of directors has been putting a lot of trust lately in some of chairman and CEO Mark Casady’s longest-serving, highest-flying lieutenants.

Despite the easy passage of Rep. Eric Cantor’s Small Business Tax Relief bill, H.R. 9, in the House of Representatives, RIA firms aren’t likely to be counting on any tax savings at this point.

On April 20, CPI added a new retirement consultant.

Securities America, and other firms of varying sizes, are offering comprehensive support programs to lure new advisors, many of whom are trading commission-based firms for independence.

Regulators on Thursday heeded complaints by financial institutions to provide precise guidance on when they would have to comply with the so-called "Volcker Rule," saying full compliance was not expected before July 21, 2014.

The financial research and consulting organization LIMRA has hired Alison Salka to serve as corporate vice president and director of its retirement research division.