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SEC Targets UBS Banker in Case of Insider Trading
By Janet LevauxAlso, the U.S. Attorney's office in New York filed criminal charges against Igor Poteroba, a healthcare banker in the Swiss bank's New York office, and his friend, Aleksey Koval.
March 18, 2010
FINRA Expels B/D in Dallas; Case of $480-Mn Ponzi SchemeProvident Asset Management made 23 private placements, which were sold to customers through more than 50 retail broker-dealers nationwide, raising over $480 million through about 7,700 individual investments made by thousands of investors.
March 18, 2010
1st Global Engages Economics Nobel LaureateMarkowitz will serve as consultant and advisor.
March 18, 2010
Six Choice Pieces of Fiduciary MisinformationThere is a great deal of chatter surrounding the fiduciary movement that is just plain incorrect--as in, not fact--whether from ignorance or deliberate obfuscation.
March 17, 2010
Time for a Transition (VII): RIA Starter KitA look at the major issues worth considering, before an advisor makes a move to independent RIA status.
March 15, 2010
Fidelity Rolls Out New Service Model for Affiliated Advisors and B/D RepsCentralized client service organization aimed at independent advisors, B/Ds, family offices, and traders
March 15, 2010
Dodd Releases Draft of Financial ReformsSenate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Connecticut) released a draft of financial reforms on March 15 that is extensively re-worded and watered down from his robust November 10 Discussion Draft.
March 11, 2010
Kohl Proposes Board to Have SEC Regulate Planners and Brokers; Dodd Ends Reform Legislation TalksKohl's amendment to Dodd's reform bill would lump advisors, brokers under one regulatory umbrella