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A heavyweight panel including former bank regulator Sheila Bair cautioned Wednesday that the Federal Reserve must take a clear and steady direction out of its "experimental" monetary policies so as not to further harm the economy.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co. have been fined $1 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) it was announced today.

Bloomberg -- U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White said she would push to adopt proposed automated-trading rules after system caused a three- hour halt on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

The top U.S. derivatives regulator is poised to announce a range of potential methods for overseeing automated and high-frequency trading, according to four people with knowledge of the matter.

SEC Chairman Mary Jo White said she would push to adopt proposed automated-trading rules after system caused a three- hour halt on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Hundreds of SEC lawyers and examiners face new obstacles to cashing in on their agency experience under an expanded ethics rule to take effect in January.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC have been fined $1 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) it was announced today.

Further excitement in the saga of Detroit’s bankruptcy: Public-sector unions are challenging the city’s estimates of its pension underfunding.

RIAs have a new top cop in Washington.

RIAs have a new top cop in Washington.

Bloomberg -- Con artists are taking advantage of the legalization of medical marijuana to lure investors into buying stock in weed-related companies, regulators said.

Con artists are taking advantage of the legalization of medical marijuana to lure investors into buying stock in weed-related companies, regulators said.

Bloomberg -- President Barack Obama met with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and other financial regulators to urge quicker progress on implementing the Dodd-Frank law.

Two of the most influential organizations in the world of independent planners, the CFP Board and NAPFA, do not agree on the definition of one of the most hot-button terms in the profession: fee-only.

Financial institutions that must register with the IRS to meet their FATCA obligations can now begin the process by creating an account and providing required information.

LPL wants its advisors to know that it has heard their complaints and is doing something about them.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board finds for the second year in a row that accounting firms and broker-dealers share a too-cozy relationship that prevents thorough, quality audits.

The administration's budget seeks 6 major changes related to IRAs and 401(k)s.

BLOOMBERG -- The U.S. government urged General Motors Co. (GM) to improve pensions of some Delphi Automotive Plc (DLPH) union retirees while cutting those of salaried workers to help ensure a speedy emergence from a GM bankruptcy, the watchdog of the Troubled Asset Relief Program said.

These are stressful times for the mutual fund industry. An obvious statement, but one authored by a colleague ten years ago. Even more interesting is that the trends cited then are the same concerns that we hear from clients today. So what has changed?