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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 29, 2007
NASAA questions SRO-regulation harmonization

State regulators are questioning whether some of the “harmonization” of rules of the regulatory operations of NASD and the New York Stock Exchange will harm investor protection

NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2007
Advisers often skirt compliance rules, survey finds

NEW YORK — Sick and tired of complying with an increasingly complex regulatory framework, many financial advisers knowingly sidestep their firms’ compliance policies and sometimes show little regard for rules and regulations, according to a new survey of advisers and other financial services professionals.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 25, 2007
One-third of managers to beef up outsourcing

One-third of investment management firms will increase their use of outsourcing over the next two years.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 25, 2007
‘CAT’ bond fund brings in the scratch

Pioneer Investments today has launched the Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2007
Nasdaq to purchase OMX

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has agreed to buy Nordic markets owner OMX AB for $3.7 billion, after failing on an earlier bid to purchase the London Stock Exchange.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 25, 2007
Fed tightens lending standards

The Federal Reserve Board will consider new regulations to tighten mortgage-lending standards, said Fed chairman Ben Bernanke in a letter released Friday.

NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 24, 2007
Merrill slashes sick days

Merrill Lynch & Co. has trimmed employees’ sick days from 40 to 10, according to an internal memo.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2007
JPMorgan hedge manager rockets to 1st place

JPMorgan Asset Management is now the world’s largest hedge fund managers, according to Alpha Magazine’s 2007 list of “The Hedge Fund 100.”

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2007
Eaton Vance IPO erodes 2Q profits

Eaton Vance Corp. reported a 42% fall in profits for the<br>second quarter today.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2007
Gotham founds cancer research prize

Two hedge fund managers have joined forces with scientists to launch a $1 million prize for cancer research.