Advisor Business

House Republicans Fire Back At What They See As An Out-Of-Control SEC

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If the SEC needs $1.5 billion to pursue an expanded mandate, Mary Schapiro's Congressional opponents are now suggesting that maybe that mandate simply needs to stop expanding.

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Independents Characterize UBS Libor Probe As Yet Another Black Eye For The Wirehouses

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News that UBS is in trouble again -- this time for allegedly manipulating interest rates -- was all the rage among independent-minded advisors yesterday and will undoubtedly raise new questions about the big banks' ethics.

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75% Of Advisors Expect Double-Digit Revenue Growth This Year, But Where Will The Clients Come From?

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According to a much-touted survey from Russell Investments, 75% of all the advisors out there expect to bump up their revenue this year by 10% or more, but there are questions about how everyone can do that at once.

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Wells Fargo May Yet Find A Blockbuster Acquisition Target In UBS

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Rumor has it acquisition-hungry Wells Fargo is resurrecting the merger talks with UBS that Wachovia started two years ago.

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UBS, Citi Balk At Madoff Trustee's Attempts To Expose "Innocent Bystanders"

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The stink of anything Madoff-related has gotten at least two of the banks that set up "feeder funds" for him to challenge a court order to protect their employees from reprisals.

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