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INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Merrill plans $10 billion ARS buyback

The nation's largest brokerage firm will buy securities held by 30,000 clients.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
SEC settles with Citigroup over ARS

The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced a “preliminary settlement” with Citigroup.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Turnaround seen in consumer confidence

Falling oil prices and a recovering stock market have halted the precipitous drop in consumer confidence prevalent throughout 2008, according to new data.

FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Prudential agrees to settle with SEC

Prudential Financial yesterday agreed to settle allegations from the SEC that it used reinsurance contracts to overstate its income by more than $200 million.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 07, 2008
Marsh & McLennan profits plunge 63%

Marsh & McLennan Cos. of New York reported that its second quarter profit fell 63%to $65 million, or 13 cents per share.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Massachusetts pension board fires five managers

The Massachusetts pension board fired five managers, including Legg Mason Capital Management.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
CLA awards finalists unveiled

Twelve finalists for the second annual Community Leadership Awards have been named.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Euro central bank leaves rates unchanged

The European Central Bank — the central bank for the Eurozone currency area — today decided to leave its three key benchmark interest rates unchanged.

FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Industry group to address credit risk

In response to the credit crisis, a group of financial industry executives unveiled a plan today to improve risk management.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 06, 2008
Gabelli to raise $200M for buyouts

Mario Gabelli plans to raise $200 million to buy a financial services, media or telecommunications company.

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.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 06, 2008
Freddie, Ambac, others report earnings

Freddie Mac of McLean, Va., today reported a second-quarter loss of $821 million, a decline of $1.63 per diluted share.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2008
Advisers using separately managed accounts to tame bear

Tax loss harvesting and defensive portfolios have been the way to go for financial advisers who rely on separately managed accounts — particularly during rocky equity markets.

INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 04, 2008
Advisers see opportunity in private loans, mortgages

As fallout from the mortgage crisis leads to tighter restrictions on lending, some financial advisers are finding opportunities to fill a void for their clients by entering the lending business.