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Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Luxenberg & French |
A Pile of Reasons Regulators and broker/dealer management have gone overboard with mutual fund disclosure. Take the case of the B-share class of mutual funds.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Will Leitch |
Indie Research (A Non-Event So Far) When the Wall Street research scandal drew to its close last July, many reps wondered how it would change their lives. In addition to coughing up millions of dollars in fines, the firms agreed to new rules on how sell-side research would be conducted and presented to clients.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Kristen French |
The New New Thing at AEFA Since launching its unique three-tier career-track system in 2000, the company has regularly tweaked payouts, fees, incentives and training and affiliation options. Now, the recently announced spinoff from American Express may force it to rethink itself once again.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 John Churchill |
Wealth + Apathy = Opportunity The good news for high-net-worth hunters: A large subset of affluent clients --- self-directed investors --- tend to be nonplussed by their current advisory relationship.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 |
Blotter Punk'd: The NYSE and the states of New Jersey and Connecticut fined Merrill Lynch... Promises, Promises: The SEC has filed "an emergency civil action"... Scam artists: Former heads of First Capital Services...  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 |
Ratting on Regulators Don't like the way that SEC investigator treated you while rifling through your files? Well, now you can report him.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 |
By the Numbers CEO Pay Score Card: Merrill Lynch, Stanley O'Neal - $32 million... Goldman Sachs, Henry Paulson - $29.8 million... etc.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 |
Comings & Goings UBS has brought in two top-producing advisors... Bank of America's global wealth and investment management division has named executives... etc.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Will Leitch |
Elder Abuse, Advisor Style The NASD says it will propose "significant" regulatory changes to the way variable annuities are sold, claiming elderly clients are being "scared" into investing in products against their best interests.  |
Registered Rep. April 1, 2005 Will Leitch |
Boomers Reject Their Parents Merrill Lynch is taking a radical new look at how retirement and baby boomers are perceived --- and it could change the way their advisors structure their retirement businesses.  |
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