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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2008
Israel pleads guilty to jumping bail

Samuel Israel III, founder of Bayou Group LLC, pled guilty to charges related to his attempts to jump bail and flee.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 06, 2008
Securities America acquires Brecek & Young

Ameriprise Financial Inc. has made a splash in the roiling M&A acquisitions market for independent broker-dealers.

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 05, 2008
Intentionally flawed trust offers tax savings

Consider a sale of assets to an intentionally defective grantor trust for the benefit of multiple younger generations.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2008
Eaton to redeem auction rate securities

A number of Eaton Vance's closed-end funds will redeem approximately $176 million in ARPS.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2008
Société Générale, Swiss Re, Northern Rock

Net income at the Société Générale slipped to $1 billion from $2.36 billion in the 2007 second quarter.

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2008
Study: Invesco AIM tops in 401(k) resources

Following Invesco AIM were American Funds Group, Fidelity Investments and OppenheimerFunds Inc.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2008
Ex-Merrill exec’s hedge fund nipped in bud

Dow Kim, former head of trading and investment banking, has shelved plans to launch a hedge fund, says Bloomberg.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2008
Inflation ballooned in June

Personal spending increased 0.8% in June, marking the steepest one-month gain since a 1% increase in February 1981.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 04, 2008
Advisers cheer Finra pilot on arbitration panels

Many advisers who have been involved in arbitration cases are welcoming a move to give investors the option of having all-public arbitration panels.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 04, 2008
Young planners sitting pretty, Tibergien says

With operational costs growing and financial advisers in short supply, the demand for talent has put the value of young financial planners at a premium, according to industry guru Mark Tibergien.