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Genworth Financial Wealth Management launched a program offering its advisors access to capital to fund acquisitions and retirement.

John Houlihan joined the wealth division of the London-based bank in late March after almost two decades at Morgan Stanley. In his new role, Houlihan will be responsible for managing all aspects of the firm's Atlanta office and will be in charge of growing business in the region.

After a long, winding legal road, involving no fewer than six federal court decisions, Ameriprise Financial finally won a suit alleging that it had charged excessively high advisor fees.

Money market funds bled $114 billion in the first quarter, the biggest quarterly outflow since the second quarter of 2010, according to a report released by Morningstar.

The 2008-2009 financial crisis that rocked worldwide markets was amplified by the lack of a sufficient regulatory framework, including checks on the largest broker-dealer firms, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday.

The Financial Services Institute has expanded its agenda to include retirement and tax issues. As part of the expansion, the independent broker-dealer advocacy group has hired Robert Lewis as government affairs counsel for tax and retirement.

Patrick Morris is a veteran hedge fund manager who has come in from the cold.

On April 16, 2012, Federated Investors, Inc. has completed its purchase of the London-based liquidity and fixed-income product manager Prime Rate Capital Management.

Patrick Morris is a veteran hedge fund manager who has come in from the cold.

Emerging markets shop Mirae Asset Global Investments (USA) has named Robert P. Mulligan as Head of Retail Sales and Distribution.

Some firms grow organically, pumping out funds. Then, they hire reps and distributors to market and sell their offerings.

Minneapolis-based Whitebox Advisors, the $2.3 billion asset management firm founded by Andrew Redleaf, is making a concerted push into the Registered Investment Advisor channel with the help of third-party marketing firm Havener Capital Partners LLC.

Last year was a challenging year for mergers and acquisitions between financial services firms, according to PricewaterhouseCooper's latest M&A insights report.

Non-bank financial companies-including mutual fund operators-should get ready to find out whether they will be designated a "systemically important financial institution," aka, SIFI, now that the Financial Stability Oversight Council released final rules on April 3, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.

On April 16, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged the former chief financial officer of optionsXpress and three other officials of the online options and futures brokerage of engaging in “an abusive naked short selling scheme’’ involving billions of dollars of sham trades.

Does a U.S. Supreme Court ruling based on the Anna Nicole Smith case prevent a bankruptcy court from resolving hundreds of lawsuits brought by the Madoff firm's trustee?

Rep. Spencer Bachus seen offering legislation that could lead to FINRA becoming the self-regulatory organization overseeing investment advisors.

Morningstar reported on April 13, 2012 that money market funds bled $114 billion in the first quarter, the biggest quarterly outflow since the second quarter of 2010.

MME reports on April 13, 2012: After a long, winding legal road, involving no fewer than six federal court decisions, Ameriprise Financial finally won a suit alleging that it had charged excessively high advisor fees.

Here's an interactive slide show with five tips from ACE Private Risk Services on maintaining adequate coverage into the retirement years.