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Women's C-Suite Equality? At This Rate, It Will Take 100 Years

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For all the talk about their progress in corporate America, women are moving ahead so slowly it will take more than a century for them to reach parity in top positions, according to a new study.

AIG Advisor Group Welcomes Reps, Blasts DOL

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Executives at AIG Advisor Group came out swinging against the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule-making as they opened the firm’s annual advisor conference in San Antonio, Texas.

John Hancock Teams Up With DFA For Six New ETFs

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The financial services giant has rolled out six funds based on indexes from Dimensional Fund Advisors.

Massachusetts RIA Charged In $40 million Fraud

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According to an SEC complaint, the advisor and his firm urged clients and hedge funds to invest in illiquid securities related to a cigarette filter company without disclosing that he had an...

Advisors Can Hide Much Fraud Between Exams, Says Ex-SEC Chair

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Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Harvey Pitt said Tuesday that examining individual investment advisors once every 11 years is meaningless.

Credit Suisse: There's A Growing Threat Of A Major Top In The S&P 500

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Technical analysis isn't looking so hot for U.S. equities at the moment, and Credit Suisse is piling on.

Advisors Worry About Clients Shuffling Portfolios Amid Unrest

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A Natixis survey of financial advisors shows advisors want investors to walk carefully through the current market changes.

U.S. State Securities Regulators Push To Simplify Fee Disclosures

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A new type of disclosure about various fees that investors shell out to maintain brokerage accounts will promote a better understanding of those charges, said U.S. state securities regulators.

Trump, Clinton Lines On Hedge Fund Tax Payments Puzzle Experts

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The debate irks some hedge-fund managers, who say the people who benefit most from carried interest, such as private equity investors, are getting off easy in the political conversation.

Frenzy For Currency-Proof ETFs Fizzles As Dollar Rally Expires

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ETFs that hedge against declines in other currencies were hot while the dollar was rising, but investors have felt the pinch as the greenback’s rally has leveled off.

Just Considering U.S. Government Shutdown Costs Money, Say Experts

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Congressional Republicans' threatened federal government shutdown is already costing U.S. taxpayers money and it has not even happened yet, budget experts said.

Stalemate Over Tax Increases Pushes Pennsylvania Yields To Highs

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Some debt has been downgraded. And investors have pushed yields on the Keystone State’s bonds close to recent highs over top-rated securities.

Fast Flows Amplify Risk of Mutual Funds That Mimic Hedge Funds

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Alternative mutual funds face larger swings in the size of investor redemptions during market turmoil, which could be a problem in the climate of rising interest rates.

Goldman Sachs Slashes S&P 500 Price Target, Sees Negative Return For U.S. Stocks

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Goldman Sachs now expects the S&P 500 to finish in the red in 2015.

Former First Lady To Keynote At Financial Advisor Magazine Conference

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Laura W. Bush, former First Lady of the United States, will be a keynote speaker at the 2nd Annual Invest In Women Conference, sponsored by Financial Advisor and Private Wealth magazines.

Are Americans Clueless About Social Security?

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FPA and AARP teamed up on Social Security research and announced the results at this year’s FPA BE conference in Boston.

Trade Groups Fixin’ For A Legal Fight Over ERISA Rules

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Financial firms are mulling a possible legal challenge to the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial fiduciary rule-making pertaining to IRA accounts and small retirement plans.

Pike Named 2016 President-Elect OF FPA

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The Financial Planning Association also elected three new board members at its annual conference in Boston.

Grooming The Next Generation Of Financial Advisor Leaders

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Fidelity and a consulting firm are creating a leadership training program, with Tim Kochis as one of the teachers.