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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Connecticut hedge fund Michael Kenwood Group and its principal, Francisco Illarramendi, with misappropriating $53 millino on investors’ funds.

The London Stock Exchange has been working with British security services to investigate cyber attacks against it, that may have led to the postponement of a transfer to a new trading technology platform until February 14, according to a report in the Times of London.

Boston Advisors on Monday launched the Broad Allocation Strategy Fund, based on a separately managed account strategy the investment advisor has run for the past two years.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board plans to seek public comment on a series of new rules and interpretive guidance in the next four to six weeks, most of which stem from its new oversight of muni advisors

BankAtlantic Bancorp Inc. said Monday that PNC Financial Services Group Inc. has agreed to buy 19 of its Florida branches and $350 million in associated deposits.

The Hartford has launched a new marketing campaign,” Two for Tomorrow,” advising Americans to take the 2% reduction in Social Security payroll taxes and use the money to boost their retirement savings.

A federal court has ordered the freezing of assets of a Stamford, Conn., investment adviser and hedge fund manager that has been charged with using $53 million from investors for his own benefit.

The Virginia Attorney General’s Office is considering whether or not to sue The Bank of New York Mellon for allegedly defrauding the state’s public pension fund by overscharging for foreign exchange transactions.

Baird has tapped three new professionals from the Gawelski Group to bring its Milwaukee wealth management group to 69 total.

While middle America struggles to save for retirement, one would expect wealthy people to be in far a better position to save.

So the results are in: The Securities and Exchange Commission announced last week, after six months of study, that brokers should be held to the same fiduciary standard as advisers because investors assume their brokers are acting in their best interests anyway.

BlackRock has hired Nancy Everett as managing director, head of U.S. fiduciary management solutions, a new position. She was previously chief executive officer of Promark Global Advisors, previously known as General Motors Asset Management.

Investors established a new record for withdrawals from municipal bond mutual funds in the week ended Jan. 19 as headline risk continued to chase people from state and local government debt funds.

Investors in tax-exempt debt should be cautious about heeding recent reports about the possibility of widespread bankruptcy and default in the municipal market, and stop running away from solid, safe investments because of distorted opinions in the media. That was the advice from top portfolio managers and traders at DWS Investments. Phil Condon, head of muni portfolio management. and Ashton Goodfield, head of trading, recognized the financial hurdles faced by local governments, but stressed that because of the fundamental changes in the municipal landscape, the muni market should not be considered as "homogenous" as it once was. But for analysts to "sensationalize the stress that municipalities are under" sends the wrong message to investors.

First Republic Bank, a San Francisco private banking and wealth management firm, announced Monday it hired Lucas Newman and Michael Tinney as portfolio managers and managing directors for First Republic Private Wealth Management in Portland, Ore.

"We welcome the clarity that the January SEC Staff Report brings to the retail financial advice industry,” said Mark Casady, LPL’s chairman and CEO. “ In particular, we agree with the report's recommendation for a uniform fiduciary standard, as we believe this is right for investors, financial advisors and the industry.”

Municipal bond mutual fund outflows moderated last week as a nervous market seemed better able to absorb the relentless fund selling.

Climbing the wall of expiring bank guarantees on municipal debt in the coming months may not turn out to be as daunting as anticipated.

That Apple Inc. is targeting mobile payments is a foregone conclusion, but that doesn't mean banks must take a defensive approach.

The White House's removal of Joseph Smith as a nominee to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency does not bode well for an administration facing so many regulatory jobs to fill, observers said Friday.facing