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The administration is expected to unveil this month a reform package that charts a course for the housing finance system. But it remains unclear how detailed the administration plans to be.

BlackRock’s Bob Doll announced some pretty bullish predictions for the year ahead. But what are the potential upside and downside risks for 2011?

Rosenthal had been chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and head of corporate strategy of Morgan Stanley with responsibility for overseeing the integration of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since January 2010.

Three years after the last recession began, gathering retail deposits is a game where every bank’s a winner. Even the ones that don’t want to be.

The Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator jumped 2.2 points to 46.1 in December, after holding steady at 43.9 in October and November. In December 2009, the indicator stood at 38.7.

The U.S. economy will muddle through 2011 even as domestic stocks rake in double-digit percentage returns for the third straight year, said Robert C. Doll, the chief equity strategist for fundamental equities at BlackRock, in a breakfast briefing in New York Tuesday.

Fairholme Funds has launched the Fairholme Allocation Fund, which will seek long-term returns from capital appreciation and income by investing in equities, fixed income, cash and cash equivalent securities.

ProShares on Tuesday launched two volatility exchange-traded funds, the ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures and the ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures funds.

As 401(k) balances rebounded in 2010, the executives running defined contribution plans named retirement readiness one of their top priorities, according to the “10th Annual 401(k) Benchmarking Survey,” conducted by Deloitte and the International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS).

FINRA effectively backed up claims that Securities America breached its fiduciary duty and violated industry rules.

A FINRA arbitration panel has ordered UBS to cough up $2.8 million to settle a dispute with a former in-house recruiter.

Consumers prefer to be educated rather than be marketed at in online ads about personal finance.

For more yield, consider actively managed funds with broad discretion and floating rate funds

LPL advisor Ben Marks is making a name for himself—and distancing himself from Wall Street—by building his clients portfolios of homegrown stocks.

The CM Commodity Index Fund takes on contango with staggered maturities.

Investors are now pulling money out of bond funds at fastest rate in two years, and U.S. stock funds see their first positive net weekly inflows since April.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch in 2010 reclaimed its title as the top underwriter of municipal debt, thanks mainly to its dominance in the competitive market.

Only half as many muni advisory firms are registered with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board compared to those registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, even though advisory firms are now required to sign up with both regulators under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Despite the government’s insider trading case against expert consultants and hedge funds, flows to hedge funds should be strong in 2011, predicts Agecroft Partners, basing its findings on interviews with 300 hedge funds and 1,500 institutional investors.

Dave Colby, chief economist at the Credit Union National Association, said the economy is teetering, as consumers continue to deleverage. He projected 2% to 3% credit union loan growth in 2011.