Focus Financial Partners is extending its 11-year relationship with private equity investors, raising new questions about the likelihood of the RIA-rollup going public anytime soon.

In perhaps the ultimate example of irony, the Occupy Wall Street movement now has its own stock index. Created by Minyanville Media Inc. columnist Michael Comeau, the tidy collection of eight stocks is designed to represent the kinds of corporate villains that have sent so many protesters into the streets.

Record levels of stock issuance by public companies over the past several weeks could come back to haunt the market and hurt investors, at least in the near term.

Although it is far from over, the worst financial crisis in generations is already reshaping the financial services industry.

The SEC unanimously approved putting five variations of potential uptick rules to limit short selling out for public comment for the next 60 days.

The knee-jerk reaction by regulators to restrict short selling in the midst of the stock market’s September nose dive might have done more harm than good, according to academic studies conducted in December.