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SEC To Allow All Companies To File Secretly For IPOs

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There has been a drop in IPOs in the U.S. the last 15 years, driven by a reduction of small IPOs.

NYSE Arca Loses Listing For 50 BlackRock ETFs

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The move is a coup for rivals Bats and Nasdaq.

DOL Asks About Gutting The BIC, Extending Deadline

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The agency’s request for comment adds more uncertainty to the drawn-out soap opera that is its fiduciary rule.

A 60-40 Portfolio Could Return Less Than A Savings Account

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Research Affiliates' revamped portfolio analysis tool offers dismal expectations for future returns.

U.S. Homes Prices Up And Incomes Down

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Median home sales are rising faster than wages. Knowing where to buy is important.

ESG Investment Strategies Will Disappear (And For Good Reasons)

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Companies with solid ESG practices will just become part of a good income and dividend strategy, says Columbia Threadneedle.

MetLife Board Approves Brighthouse Spinoff, Sets Effective Date

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MetLife came a step closer to spinning off its U.S. retail life insurance and annuity business.

Advisors Must Lead On Protection Of Elderly From Financial Abuse

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The problem of financial abuse of the elderly is growing with the aging population.

Nationwide Offers Concierge Health Services

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Nationwide will offer employee-assistance-type services to variable annuity owners.

A Fiduciary Rule On B-Ds Could Sow Confusion, Says Regulator

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The SEC's investor advocate says a fiduciary duty on B-Ds could cause confusion about the standard of care.

Carl Icahn Backs Off Demand For AIG Breakup, Says Source

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The billionaire investor wants the insurer's new CEO to have an opportunity to boost return on equity.

DiMeo Schneider Buys Orion

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The combination brings DiMeo Schneider assets to $67 billion.

States Could Prompt Smaller Businesses To Adopt Retirement Plans

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Small and midsize businesses want to offer benefits, but face several obstacles.

GOP Signals It Will Keep Obamacare’s Investment Tax On The Rich

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Sen. Bob Corker said GOP leaders might not repeal a tax on investment income in their health care bill.

Where The World's Wealthiest Spend Their Weekends

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If a city has money, it has a Hamptons equivalent.

1031 'Like-Kind' Exchanges Are Under Fire. Again

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Legislators target a provision allowing property sellers to buy into new property without capital gains taxes.

U.S. First-Quarter Growth Revised Up To 1.4% On Consumption

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Consumer spending and trade added more to growth than previously reported.

Advisor Who Bilked NBA's Tim Duncan Gets 4 Years, $7.5 Million In Restitution

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The former basketball player was urged to make loans to a failing sports merchandise company.

Report: Lack Of Health Insurance Is A Killer Problem

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Americans without health insurance suffer higher mortality rates, according to a new medical study.

Quiet Giant T. Rowe Wants You To Know Stock Pickers Still Matter

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The chief executive of T. Rowe Price Group is doubling down on stock picking.