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NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 14, 2007
Raymond James recruits recruiters

Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is adding major clout to its recruiting effort, bringing on board half a dozen recruiters, including two top executives from rival independent-contractor firms, investmentnews.com reported Friday.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 14, 2007
Longevity plagues financial planning

“Four score and seven years” may soon be more recognizable as the typical baby boomer life span than the start of a famous speech.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 14, 2007
Los Angeles entices wealth managers

Like Southern California itself, the Los Angeles wealth management market is vibrant, sprawling, lucrative, growing and fragmented.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 14, 2007
To appeal or not to appeal

With the deadline bearing down to initiate legal action to block a federal court’s decision on the legality of fee-based brokerage accounts, the brokerage industry is looking for guidance on how to proceed.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 11, 2007
Lincoln offers annuity rider on DC plans

Lincoln Employer Markets announced today that the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company now offers an annuity rider on its defined contribution plans.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 11, 2007
First Trust Advisors launch ETFs on NYSE

After launching 17 exchange traded funds on the American Stock Exchange yesterday, First Trust Advisors LP today moved over to the New York Stock Exchange to list three more funds.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 10, 2007
Mutual funds withstand hedge fund seige

Despite the continued – if slowing – growth of hedge funds, mutual funds will continue to dominate money management for the foreseeable future, said market observers at the ICI annual conference today.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 10, 2007
Sanders Morris Harris posts earnings drop

Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc. posted a small drop in first-quarter earnings on an after-tax decline of $1.6 million in the income from its merchant portfolio and its ownership interest in limited partnerships net of minority interests.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAY 10, 2007
Defunct hedge fund fined $716,000

Toppled hedge fund Amaranth Advisors LLC, has been censured by the Securities and Exchange Commission and has agreed to pay $716,000 to settle charges of violating securities rules, the SEC said.

INVESTING ETFS MAY 10, 2007
AMEX debuts ETFs by First Trust

The American Stock Exchange began trading 17 exchange traded funds managed by First Trust Advisors LP this morning.