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Mainstream Media Jump On Fiduciary Bandwagon
Mar 05, 2010
The mainstream press on the left and the right is lately beating the drum for the fiduciary standard. It’s hard to know whether this kind of media attention will change any minds in Washington, but it could...
New Social Networking Site Targets FAs
Mar 03, 2010
A new website is trying to cash in on the social networking craze and resolve some of the thorny regulatory questions that social networking sites raise for financial advisors.
Uniform Fiduciary Standard Still A Question Mark
Feb 17, 2010
Senator Tim Johnson (R- S.D.), incoming Senate Banking Committee Chair, began floating an amendment last week that would eliminate from Senate regulatory reform legislation the application of a fiduciary standard to...
Merrill Plans Trainee Hiring Spree
Feb 03, 2010
Bank of America plans to add 2,000 new brokers in 2010, mostly trainees. One analyst says Merrill may want these hires to help with BofA’s cross-selling efforts.
Most Brokers Think Uniform Fiduciary Standard Unlikely
Feb 01, 2010
Will the regulatory push for a uniform fiduciary standard die on the vine? Brokers may not be best equipped to predict regulatory outcomes, but most of them do not expect such a standard to be implemented, according...
China ADRs Soar
China ADRs Soar
Feb 01, 2010
The graph below measures the performance of the Shanghai Composite Index against a basket of Chinese ADRs selected by Bespoke Investment from Jan. 2, 2009 through Dec. 31, 2009. The basket of 57 stocks, which includes...
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