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'Operation broken trust': Feds hit hundreds with $8.3B in fraud charges
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 09, 2010
'Operation broken trust': Feds hit hundreds with $8.3B in fraud charges

A nationwide law enforcement crackdown targeting financial fraud has led to cases against 343 criminal defendants involving $8.3 billion in estimated losses, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 06, 2010
Convicted Ponzi scammer wants OK to sue his attorney

An Omaha businessman convicted of bilking elderly investors out of millions of dollars wants the Nebraska Supreme Court to reinstate his lawsuit against his business attorney.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS NOV 26, 2010
Retailers see green on Black Friday

Bargain shoppers, braving rain or frigid weather, crowded the nation's stores in the wee hours of the night to get their hands on deals from TVs to toys on Black Friday.

Carlos Slim, now worth $54B, becomes the world's wealthiest
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 23, 2010
Carlos Slim, now worth $54B, becomes the world's wealthiest

Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.

NEWS RIAS NOV 10, 2010
Sale of Sanders Morris Harris unit clears way for deal with Fletcher

Wealth management company Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc. said Monday that it closed on the sale of its primary capital markets division to Madison Williams Capital LLC.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 02, 2010
John Elway's ex-adviser cops to $71M investment scam

Mueller pleads guilty to ripping off the Hall of Fame quarterback, 64 other clients; 'he's accepting responsibility'

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 28, 2010
A year later, Jewish charities still hurting from Madoff blow

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH OCT 26, 2010
Envestnet shares close higher after IPO prices low

Envestnet Inc., a Chicago company that provides Web-based services for financial advisers, expects to raise more than $31 million in net proceeds this week in an initial public offering.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 22, 2010
Asset manager won't be 'bullied' by Cuomo

Steve Rattner in fighting mood, as onetime boss of Quadrangle Group tangles with N.Y. AG

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 21, 2010
Finra fines Goldman for failing to disclose broker probe

Industry regulators have fined Goldman Sachs $650,000 for failing to disclose that two of its brokers, including the executive accused of leading the mortgage securities deal that brought civil fraud charges against the firm, were under investigation by the government.