Bank & Financial

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On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Morgan Stanley Smith Barney's $1 Trillion Target Morgan Stanley Smith Barney focuses on growing its Consulting Group division, where it aims to double the assets in the managed account group to more than $1 trillion within the next five years.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Lorie Konish	Pursuing Recovery and Profitability When volatility hit the markets in August following Standard & Poor's downgrade of U.S. debt, it left investors and their financial advisors scrambling. How ready are firms and advisors to apply the lessons learned in those dark days?
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Barbara Rehm	Dodd-Frank: Get Set for 1,500 More Tiny Cuts If there is a silver lining in last month's volatility it may be a renewed sense of urgency among policymakers. So it seems like a good time to ask what single rule, still to come from the regulators, will have the most impact on Dodd-Frank's effectiveness.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011	Five Questions With John Chambers John Chambers, managing director at S&P's credit market services division and chairman of its sovereign ratings group, talks about S&P's downgrading of the credit rating of the U.S.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011	Who's News UBS Wealth Management Americas, Benjamin F. Edwards & Co., Wells Fargo, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch announce personnel news.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Alan J. Foxman	To Share Or Not to Share (Revenue) I'm preparing to merge my small brokerage firm with a registered investment adviser. Do we have to wait for FINRA approval before we can close the transaction?
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Nick Georgis	Taking The Hybrid Road As more advisors transition to independence these days, a growing number of them are choosing to adopt a hybrid business model that lets them conduct both commission-based brokerage business and fee-based advisory business. For many advisors, the hybrid road may offer the best of both worlds.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Bill Willis	Is Now The Time to Head to Wirehouses? The demise of the wirehouse has been greatly exaggerated. For years, pundits have forecast that a torrent of wirehouse advisors will go independent. But, from where I sit, this torrent has turned out to be a trickle.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Mayoras & Mayoras	Amy Winehouse Cuts Her Ex Out Of Her Estate This is a great time for financial advisors to work with their clients and remind them how important it is to update estate planning documents and review the named beneficiaries on insurance policies, investment accounts, IRAs, 401(k)s, and more.
On Wall Street September 1, 2011 Frances A. McMorris	Honor the Past, Live for Today, Plan for the Future While advisors clearly can't predict the future, they can still help their clients plan for what may lie ahead-whether it turns out to be rough times or a truly golden retirement.
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