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  Dallas Fed’s Fisher: How to End Too-Big-to-Fail Now

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  January 18, 2013

  The Dallas Fed’s Fisher denounced the injustice of having to choose between a bailout for the top 0.2% of banks or see the economy lose more than two years of economic output in a new crisis.

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  Four More Years? Fiduciary Proponents Need to Regroup

  By Knut A. Rostad  |  January 10, 2013

  To prevent four more years of fiduciary gridlock in Washington, proponents of the fiduciary standard for all need to regroup. Proposed: four steps to change the discussion.

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  SEC, FINRA Enforcement Roundup: Eli Lilly to Pay $29M to Settle Foreign Bribery Charges

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 3, 2013

  The SEC recently charged Eli Lilly for violations of the FCPA and barred an Arizona-based fund manager from the industry after the fund’s collapse. FINRA ordered Pruco Securities to pay $10.7 million.

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  House Passes Fiscal Cliff Bill, Averting Plunge—for Now

  By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press  |  January 2, 2013

  House passes Senate bill, 257-167, shortly before midnight, sending legislation to President Barack Obama to sign.

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  Advisors Giving Back: Holiday Slideshow, Part III

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  In the final advisor-themed slideshow of 2012, we highlight advisors and their partners who share time and talents with the local, national and global community.

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  Will the DOL Finally Show that Fiduciary Advice Is Better Business?

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Cornerstone of new proposal is expected to be “substantial economic analysis.”

• The Jaws of Defeat

  By Bob Clark, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  Taking time out over the holidays to reflect on the past year has become one of my favorite exercises.

• Wirehouses, Others Actively Attract Reps

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  In the final months of 2012, the wirehouse firms continued to recruit advisors from each other and from other broker-dealers.

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  Three Washington Heavyweights to Drive Advisor Agenda in ’13

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  December 19, 2012

  Three key Washington heavyweights will have a crucial role in advisors’ lives next year: Elisse Walter, the new SEC chairman; Rep. Jeb Hensarling, the incoming House Financial Services chairman; and Phyllis Borzi, at the DOL’s EBSA.

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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.