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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 28, 2007
NEXT may face cease-and-desist order

The SEC alleges that the firm violated Regulation S-P while it recruited registered representatives.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 28, 2007
London & Capital debut alternative strategies

London & Capital Investment Advisors Inc. of Miami, the U.S.-based unit of London & Capital PLC, today announced its plan to launch a range of alternative absolute return investment strategies.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 28, 2007
Penson tagged with $15M arbitration claim

The claim centers on investments in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations, or CMOs.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Housing sales continue to slip

Purchases of existing homes in the Unites States slipped 0.2% in July, the fifth consecutive monthly decline, according to the National Association of Realtors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
S.A.C. Capital’s portfolio drops in value

S.A.C. Capital Advisors, the world's most expensive hedge fund manager, joined the majority of hedge funds that lost money in the first two weeks of August, posting a 6% drop in its multi-strategy fund, according to an investor.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 27, 2007
New York Life unit recruits treasurer

New York Life Insurance Co. has named Steven Lash as senior vice president of the corporate finance department and Richard Witterschein as the company’s new first vice president and treasurer of the department.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Hedge funds losing their luster

Major losses at prominent hedge funds are causing pension fund managers to second guess hedge fund investments.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2007
Judge rules in Bear Stearns’ favor

A federal judge refused to allow investors to seize the assets of two hedge funds of Bear Stearns' for 10 days, but indicated he is considering lifting the funds' U.S. bankruptcy protections.

NEWS OPINION AUG 27, 2007
Morningstar rating systems questioned

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 27, 2007
Indie firms seek guidance on client information

Regulators continue to leave independent- contractor broker-dealers in the lurch over the tricky issue of how brokers can use clients’ private information when moving accounts to a new firm.