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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 11, 2007
Firms look to profit from end of broker-dealer rule

NEW YORK — Companies that provide training and manufacture software aimed at investment advisers expect to cash in on the recent demise of the broker-dealer exemption rule.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 11, 2007
Vanguard bonus increase may hit 11-year high

BOSTON — Thanks to a banner year on Wall Street, the 2006 bonus increase for employees at The Vanguard Group Inc. could be the biggest in more than a decade.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 11, 2007
New exchange traded note tracks covered calls

PHILADELPHIA — In a further sign of how exchange traded products are chasing more exotic strategies, Barclays Bank PLC of London has unveiled an exchange traded note that provides investors with exposure to a covered-call-writing strategy.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2007
ETF giant launches 401(k) plan invasion

PHILADELPHIA — With help from Barclays Global Investors, a California 401(k) record keeper has created a new platform intended to break the mutual fund stranglehold on the 401(k) market.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 08, 2007
A.G. Edwards reps await retention package

Wachovia Corp. is putting the finishing touches on its retention package for brokers with A.G. Edwards.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 08, 2007
TD challenged again by hedge funds

Two hedge funds have sent a second letter to TD Ameritrade, challenging the company’s refusal to merge.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 08, 2007
AIG's Wilmington settles with OTS

One of AIG's subprime units settled with the Office of Thrift Supervision over inappropriate loans to some borrowers and excessive fees.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 07, 2007
Hedge fund index rises in May

The Hedge Fund Research composite index increased 2.43% in May and is up 7.19% on the year.

NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 07, 2007
Citigroup settles with NASD for $15.2M

Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay $15.2 million to settle claims with NASD that its brokers misled employees of BellSouth Corp.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JUN 07, 2007
Galvin targets unregistered B-D

A Massachusetts man and his company have been charged with operating as an unregistered broker-dealer and soliciting investors for companies he represented.