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Bank of America's Krawcheck Embraces Fiduciary Standard
By Kate McBride"It is bad business to fight the inevitable, particularly when the inevitable is better for clients."
April 27, 2010
Utilities Poised for Upside, Report Says, Despite Concerns on Dividend TaxesTax rates on dividends could rise, but utility stocks have generally priced in such a change.
April 27, 2010
Goldman Trader Tourre Denies SEC Fraud Charges in Congressional TestimonyA Goldman Sachs vice president, Fabrice Tourre, who was named in the SEC's civil suit against Goldman, told a Senate Subcommittee on Tuesday, April 27, that he denies the SEC's allegations.
April 26, 2010
Financial Planning Coalition Reports Success and a Champion in the SenateDespite lack of fiduciary standard in Dodd bill, group will continue to battle
April 26, 2010
Schwab to Link to J.P. Morgan's Fixed-Income SecuritiesCharles Schwab clients will now have access to J.P. Morgan's fixed-income securities, including new-issue and secondary municipal bonds, corporate debt securities and non-convertible preferred securities.
April 26, 2010
IRA Assets Now Surpass 401(k)s, Report ShowsIRA assets now trump their 401(k) counterparts due in part to rollovers from job separations, according to a new report from Cogent Research.
April 26, 2010
Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; Would Have 1,900 FAs, $100 Bn AUM after MergerDeal should give Stifel more private-equity products and Silicon-Valley clients, as well as about $1.6 billion in yearly sales.
April 26, 2010
Stifel to Buy Thomas Weisel; New Firm Would Have 1,900 Advisors, $100 B in AUMStifel Financial and Thomas Weisel Partners Group said Monday, April 26, that they have entered into a roughly $300 million merger agreement.