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Bank of America Merrill Lynch Rolls Out 'Merrill Edge' Discount Trading
By Janet LevauxMerrill Edge aims to help Merrill Lynch clients who want to make some of their own trades and attract younger, up-and-coming investors to the brokerage firm.
June 21, 2010
Standard & Poor's, Financial Research Corp. Join Forces on MarketScope Advisor Web SiteS&P and FRC have signed a content distribution pact that will bring FRC's asset-management news and product research to a broader audience of financial advisors on S&P's MarketScope Advisor online platform.
June 21, 2010
BofA-Merrill Lynch Rolls Out 'Merrill Edge' Discount-Trading PlatformMerrill Edge aims to help Merrill Lynch clients who want to make some of their own trades and attract younger, up-and-coming investors to the brokerage firm.
June 21, 2010
Real World BluesLast week offered some good news and some bad news for the proponents of a fiduciary duty for all financial advisors. First, the good news:...
June 18, 2010
House and Senate Clash Over 401(k) Fee DisclosureThe Senate Finance Committee has removed a requirement that all 401(k) fees be disclosed to workers and employers from jobs legislation it is considering, putting the Senate at loggerheads with the House of Representatives.
June 18, 2010
Skip Schweiss, President of TD Ameritrade Trust Co.: The Weekend InterviewTD Ameritrade Trust Co. President Skip Schweiss has specific insight on what it will take to get more RIAs over their fiduciary fears and into the corporate retirement plan arena.
June 17, 2010
First Allied Taps Ex-LPL Financial VPWith 1,030 advisors, First Allied hires Matt McGinness to help boost results for its fee-based platform.
June 17, 2010
H.R. 4173: Senate Conferees Mull Fiduciary Standard IssueSenate financial services bill negotiators say they will respond Friday to a House offer on the fiduciary standard issue.