en-us Reuters) - U.S. securities regulators may reduce the number of investment advisers who would have to undergo an annual surprise audit under a proposal to ensure that their clients' assets are safe, two sources familiar with the plan said on Tuesday.The Securities and Exchange Commission votes on Wednesday on...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:43:00 -0800 Reuters) - Big, full-service brokerages have lost a significant chunk of business to online firms that told small investors they are better off making their own decisions, Aite Group said in a report.In the wake of a financial crisis that shook up the brokerage industry...]]> Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:05:33 -0800 AMTD BAC SCHW C ETFC MS AMTD,BAC,SCHW,C,ETFC,MS Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:00:49 -0800 Reuters) - As the economy shows signs of stabilizing, major retail brokers are increasingly comfortable with leaving the largest brokerage houses and setting out on their own, according to a company that provides services to the brokers.Retail brokers have been leaving the biggest companies all year, but...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:19 -0800 SCHW SCHW Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 IBM IBM Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:52:06 -0800 Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:00:47 -0800 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:20:50 -0700 CBS CBS Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:19:08 -0700 BCS WDR BCS,WDR Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:21:12 -0700 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:00:38 -0700 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:24:05 -0700 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:46:06 -0700 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:00:21 -0700 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0700 MSFT RJF MSFT,RJF Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:32:19 -0700 SGMO SGMO Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700