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YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 20, 2010
House passes sweeping financial reform

A year after Wall Street failures plunged the nation into recession, the House on Friday passed the most ambitious restructuring of financial regulation since the New Deal.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 20, 2010
Kuwait books $1.1B profit in surprise Citi sale

Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund said Sunday it booked a profit of $1.1 billion by selling the stake it took in Citigroup Inc. less than two years ago when the banking giant was strapped for cash.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 19, 2010
With an eye on U.S. expansion, RBC makes key exec appointment

RBC Capital Markets, the investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, announced Tuesday the appointment of Blair Fleming as head of U.S. investment banking.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 18, 2010
World stocks down on JAL bankruptcy, corporate earnings

World stock markets fell Tuesday as Japan Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection and investors awaited a raft of fourth-quarter U.S. corporate earnings with a degree of unease following a fairly mixed start to the results season.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JAN 13, 2010
China sees great leap in exports, factory output

China's exports are making a comeback after a jarring slump threw millions out of work, a sign of improving global demand.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 12, 2010
Oppenheimer settles 529 suit with Oregon for $20M

OppenheimerFunds Inc. said Thursday it will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit the state of Oregon filed over the company's management of its 529 college savings program.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JAN 11, 2010
Cincinnati Financial founder Schiff dies

Cincinnati Financial Corp. said Monday that Robert C. Schiff, a company founder who retired from the property and casualty insurer's board in 2004, has died. He was 86.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JAN 11, 2010
Citigroup, Abu Dhabi fund in dust-up over convertible stock

Abu Dhabi's main sovereign wealth fund, which is alleging fraud over its $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup Inc., vowed to fight for its "legal rights."

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JAN 11, 2010
Prosecutors flag L.A. man in alleged Nascar Ponzi scheme

A Los Angeles man has pleaded not guilty to running a Ponzi scheme that cheated about 50 investors in a NASCAR merchandise wholesale business out of at least $10 million.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 11, 2010
Next hot job? Compliance officer at financial firm

People who knew how to make a quick buck held some of the fastest-growing jobs two years ago. Now, the growth industry is in helping financial firms figure out how to follow the rules.