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  Firm Accused of Bilking NFL, NBA Players

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  FINRA said Thursday that it had levied a temporary cease-and-desist order against Success Trade Securities and its CEO for fraud involving 58 investors, many of them current or former NFL and NBA players.

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  El-Erian on Cyprus: ‘Europe Lit Two Sticks of Dynamite’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  March 18, 2013

  Bond chief says the island's plan to tax bank deposits risks social unrest.

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  Switzerland and FATCA: Broader Effects

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 14, 2013

  While it would change some of Switzerland's business practices, the country’s acceptance of international standards would be to its advantage

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  FINRA Slaps Ameriprise for Rep’s Wire Transfer Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 4, 2013

  FINRA said Ameriprise and its clearing firm missed several red flags, including transfers to accounts in the broker's name.

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: $300M Resort Scam Leads to Rum-Soaked Investment

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 31, 2013

  Among other enforcement actions this week, the SEC charged five former real estate executives in a $300 million Ponzi scheme involving phony investments in resorts. The spoils went toward boats, planes and a rum distillery.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Allianz, TheStreet Charged

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against Allianz for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act that resulted in penalties of more than $12.3 million; against a Connecticut-based advisor for telling clients it was investing in the same collateralized debt obligations it recommended for them; against...

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  The Dangers of Too Much Liquidity

  By Michael Finke  |  December 20, 2012

  Which is better, a lump sum or an annuity?

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  SEC Enforcement Roundup: Hedge Fund Manager Fined $44 Million in China Scheme

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 13, 2012

  Among recent enforcement actions taken by the SEC were charges against a Miami-based entrepreneur for defrauding investors.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Fund Execs First to Face Charges of Overvaluing Assets

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  Three top executives of KCAP Financial Inc., a New York-based publicly traded fund being regulated as a business development company, have been charged by the SEC with overstating the fund’s assets during the financial crisis. a complaint against the president and owner of a Polish-born brokerage firm for targeting the Polish...

• Charles Biderman, Jeremy Siegel and Others on Today’s Market: Ground Floor or Precipice?

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 1, 2012

  One fund exec who's held 80 meetings with advisors since April says they all ask the same thing: How do I get my clients out of cash and bonds?