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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2007
CME books record revenues, profits

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. today reported a 32% hike in total revenues and a 42% increase in net income.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 25, 2007
AMG beats Street expectations

Asset management firm Affiliated Managers Group Inc. said today that asset inflows and better performance from its funds lifted first-quarter profit by 4%.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 25, 2007
Waddell & Reed sees 16.7% profit boost

Mutual fund company Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. today reported that its first-quarter net income rose 16.7% and that assets under management reached $50 billion for the first time.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 25, 2007
Aflac first-quarter profits grow 10.9%

Aflac Inc.’s net income increased 10.9% in the first quarter, despite lagging sales in Japan, the Columbus, Ga.-based insurance company reported.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 25, 2007
RBS trumps Barclays' bid for ABN Amro

A group of banks led by the Royal Bank of Scotland today offered over $98 billion for ABN Amro, trumping the $90 billion offer by London-based Barclays PLC announced earlier in the week, according to published reports.

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 25, 2007
Morgan's wealth group settles bias suit

Morgan Stanley’s Global Wealth Management Group has announced it will pay at least $46 million to settle a class action filed by eight current and former female financial advisers and registered trainees.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 25, 2007
Merrill to acquire stake in Japan bank

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. today announced that it will buy a nearly $3 billion stake in Resona Holdings Inc., Japan's fourth-largest bank, according to published reports.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 25, 2007
Keep Merrill rule's safeguards, say groups

Financial service professionals who provide portfolio management, asset allocation and financial advice should be regulated as investment advisers, six organizations said in a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 24, 2007
CBOE profits skyrocket

The Chicago Board Options Exchange Inc. reported a 251% increase in net income during the first quarter on stronger trading volume.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS APR 24, 2007
NPH posts record revenues

National Planning Holdings Inc., the nation’s seventh largest independent-contractor broker-dealer network, today posted record revenues of more than $135 million during the first quarter, an increase of 13.5% from the same time last year.