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  Goldman, Morgan Stanley Settle Mortgage Complaints for $557 Million

  By MARCY GORDON, AP BUSINESS WRITER  |  January 16, 2013

  Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley will pay a combined $557 million to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have been allowed to stay in their homes.

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  BofA’s Giving Record ‘Mediocre,’ Goldman’s Is ‘Miserly’: Charity Watchdog

  By Michael S. Fischer  |  January 11, 2013

  The National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy has issued a highly critical report on the performance of the corporate foundations of Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.

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  Top 7 Biggest Bank Fines

  By Dan Berman, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2013

  AdvisorOne finds that all of the biggest bank penalties have been levied in the last 10 years, with most of them since the financial crisis started in 2008.

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  SEC’s Top Cop, Khuzami, to Leave

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 9, 2013

  The SEC’s top cop, Robert Khuzami, plans to leave the agency later this month after four years as its enforcement director, the SEC announced Wednesday.

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  Major Wirehouses Hit by FINRA for Lobbyist Payments

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  FINRA announced Thursday that it had sanctioned five firms for fees paid to a lobbyist.

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  Will Gold Lose Its Luster in 2013? Commodities Outlook

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Many analysts are generally bullish on commodities for 2013, expecting rises in precious-metals prices, but the World Bank disagrees with the consensus.

• Heavy Impact

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  You knew it would happen.

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  New Hire Roundup: Beale, Kayajanian Join Security Benefit; DOL Picks New ERISA Council Members

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 18, 2012

  This week in new hires, Security Benefit welcomed George Beale and Jeffrey Kayajanian, CapWealth named Phoebe Venable president and COO, and the DOL named five new ERISA Advisory Council members.

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  Top 30 401(k) Plans of 2012

  By Ron Pechtimaldjian, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  Brightscope, which provides retirement plan ratings and investment research, released its fourth annual Top 30 401(k) plans with more than $1 billion in assets.

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  Bank of America Explores Social Impact Bonds, Report Says

  By Michael S. Fischer, AdvisorOne  |  December 4, 2012

  Bank of America may be about to take up a newly popular way to blend business and philanthropy, The Charlotte Observer reports.