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  Ex-KPMG Partner Accused of Trading Insider Tips for ‘Bags of Cash and a Rolex’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  April 12, 2013

  The SEC on Thursday charged the former partner in charge of KPMG’s Pacific Southwest audit practice and his friend with insider trading.

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  SEC Charges Hedge Fund Manager, BD CEO Belesis With Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 22, 2013

  The SEC on Friday charged a Houston-based hedge fund manager and his firm with defrauding investors and steering bloated fees to Thomas Belesis, CEO of John Thomas Financial.

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  Horsemeat Burgers? Scandal Exposes Europe's Supply Chain Weakness

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2013

  The horsemeat scandal highlights weaknesses in Europe’s supply chain—and potential investor nightmares.

• More Car Trouble

  By Alexei Bayer  |  February 22, 2013

  The Big Three automakers have had an impressive recovery, but optimism about the U.S. auto industry may be overdone. The problem lies with the structure of the global auto industry.

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  India Still Has Plenty Of Growth Opportunity Left

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 13, 2013

  Growth in India’s vast economy may have slowed over the past year, but with other economies feeling much more of a squeeze than a pinch, there’s still plenty of room for investment in a country with a booming entertainment industry, new rules on retail investment, and a government anxious to...

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Shareholder Suit Against UBS Reinstated

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 10, 2013

  In recent enforcement news, an appeals court reinstated a suit against UBS subsidiaries by two Puerto Rico-based pension funds over a $757 million bond purchase.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Insider Trading Ring Busted; Raymond James Hit

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 7, 2012

  Among recent actions taken by the SEC and FINRA were the breakup of an insider trading ring; Raymond James getting fined and censured; and proceedings over securities law violations by the Big Four accounting firms' China affiliates.

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  Action Plan: Strategic Planning With Schwab Advisor Services

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  September 25, 2012

  On a hot, sticky August afternoon in northern Virginia, three Washington-area advisors created their own cool heat inside as they discussed what they learned about themselves and their firms from participating in Schwab Advisor Services’ “Insights to Action” program.

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  Top Portfolio Products: FBR Funds Closer to Merger With Hennessy

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

  Jefferson National and CAPTRUST offer five new strategies and more new developments.

• It's All About the Green

  By Robert F. Keane  |  December 1, 2008

  The world is going green, but one of the biggest obstacles is the conventional wisdom that individual actions don't matter. Of course, as anyone who's...