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Custody: Why You May Actually Have It
By Thomas D. GiachettiSweeping amendments to the Securities and Exchange Commission's custody rule 206(4)-2 became effective March 12, 2010, and will substantively impact significantly more advisors than imagined...
September 22, 2010
Virtus Launches International Equity FundVirtus Investment Partners, a Hartford, CT-based firm, has launched the Virtus International Equity Fund (Class A: VIEAX), the company announced Monday. The new Virtus fund is sub-advised by Pyrford International of London.
September 21, 2010
Treasury Prices Hartford Warrants, Completes Lincoln OfferingThe U.S. Treasury Department hopes to earn $706 million for taxpayers from a previously announced sale of Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. warrants.
September 17, 2010
Treasury Seeks $213 Million for Lincoln WarrantsThe U.S. Department of the Treasury said today it has priced its planned public offering of warrants in Lincoln National Corp.
September 16, 2010
TARP Panel: AIG Aid a LoserMost observers still expect the government's American International Group Inc. Investment Program to generate "significant losses" for U.S. taxpayers, officials say.
September 16, 2010
'Market Street Advisors' Merriman Sentenced for Ponzi SchemeAdmitted Ponzi-schemer Shawn Merriman was sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison Tuesday for a $20 million fraud whose victims included his own mother. According to...
September 16, 2010
Welcome to AdvisorOne.com: The Soft LaunchWelcome to the soft launch of AdvisorOne.com, a new site that the editors of Investment Advisor, Research, Wealth Manager, Boomer Market Advisor and AdvisorBiz have created for advisors.
September 15, 2010
TD Ameritrade Launches New Unified Managed Account PlatformRIAs will have more portfolio management flexibility and investment choice