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  New Hire Roundup: Layton to Run Neuberger Berman Wealth Group; New SIFMA Board Member

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  This week in new hires, Neuberger Berman announced that Brian Layton would head its Boston wealth management group; Paul Gamble was promoted at Financial Engines; and SIFMA announced that Kim Tillotson Fleming was named to its board.

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  J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse to Pay Combined $400 Million Settlement for RMBS Violations

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 16, 2012

  The SEC alleges that J.P. Morgan misstated information about the delinquency status of mortgage loans that provided collateral for an RMBS offering in which it was the underwriter, while Credit Suisse similarly failed to accurately disclose its practice of retaining cash for itself from the settlement of claims against mortgage...

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  Time to Consider Alternatives to Money-Market Funds

  By Brian Schreiner  |  September 25, 2012

  They’ve been go-to funds for decades, but in recent years just about everything in the investment world has changed and money funds are no exception.

• Recruiting Activity Gathering Steam As FAs Embrace Wide Range of Options

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  Many brokers continued to move between the wirehouses in the late summer and early fall.

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  The Top Wealth Managers 2012 Profiles: No. 1—Treasury Partners/HighTower

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 17, 2012

  At No. 1 on the list of Top Wealth Managers: Treasury Partners/HighTower, an independent firm within a firm.

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  Lehman’s Lessons: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2012

  The natural human tendency is to think that markets are about money, but a look back at the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers should serve as a reminder that markets are fundamentally about morality.

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  Merrill to Pay Brazilian Heiress $3.6M

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2012

  The case involves losses tied to unauthorized trading by a member of the Nasser family, a prominent banking family in Brazil.

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  The Top Wealth Managers 2012 Profiles: No. 4—Circle Wealth Management LLC

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 12, 2012

  At No. 4 on the list of Top Wealth Managers: Circle Wealth Management, a group that searched for a new model, then created it.

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  The Top Wealth Managers 2012 Profiles: No. 6—Gresham Partners LLC

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 10, 2012

  At No. 6 on the list of Top Wealth Managers: Gresham Partners, a long-haul organization.

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  Morgan Stanley Loses Two Teams, Ex-NFL Player to Barclays, Ameriprise

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  September 5, 2012

  The New York group includes ex-Jets receiver Wayne Chrebet, while the New Haven team moves with close to $1 million in production.