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INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 27, 2008
Home prices still heading south

House prices continued to plunge in the first quarter, with new data revealing record declines across the country.

OPINION MAY 26, 2008
SEC cannot do more with less

What a time to be tightening the Securities and Exchange Commission's budget.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2008
Volatile markets teach lessons about investing

Whether they like it or not, advisers have become well-versed in financial manias, panics and bubbles.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 26, 2008
An unlikely financier

You won't find diplomas from Harvard or Wharton on his office walls.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2008
SEC files action against hedger

The SEC has filed an injunctive action against James G. Marquez, a principal of the failed Bayou Fund.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2008
Goldman to sever links to industry group

Goldman Sachs said it would likely sever its links with the Institute of International Finance in a dispute over accounting rules.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2008
Transportation index increases 19%

Despite rising energy costs, the Dow Jones Transportation Average has increased 19% since March, exceeding the 7.5% of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 23, 2008
Eight indicted for kickbacks, fraud

Former employees of Morgan Stanley and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC were indicted on kickbacks and fraud charges.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2008
NYSE Euronext appoints CFO

NYSE Euronext Inc. has selected Michael S. Geltzeiler to become the exchange operator’s chief financial officer and group executive vice president .

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2008
Home prices plunge setting record

Home prices fell by a seasonally adjusted 1.7% in the first quarter, marking the largest quarterly decline on record.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2008
UBS to raise funds via share offering

UBS AGwill raise more than $15.5 billion of capital by issuing sharply discounted shares in an attempt to recover from mortgage-related losses.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2008
Shareholders reject executive-pay vote

Proposals voted on at Citigroup, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley that allow investors to weigh in on pay were not well received.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 22, 2008
Brinker Capital hits asset milestone

Brinker Capital Inc. has surpassed the $10 billion mark in assets under management.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 22, 2008
Florida pension fund sues AIG

A Florida pension fund yesterday filed suit against AIG and four executives of making misleading statements about the company’s finances.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2008
LPL acquisitions on back burner, exec says

Concentrating on its existing 11,100 advisers is LPL's first priority, said executive William Dwyer III.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 21, 2008
Eaton Vance profit more than doubles

The Boston-based money manager posted net income of $53.2 million, or 43 cents per share.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 21, 2008
Ex-AIG chief may face civil charges

A Wells notice was sent to Maurice Greenberg, former chief executive of AIG, last Friday, The Wall Street Journal reported.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAY 20, 2008
SEC investigating Franklin Bank

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Franklin Bank after an internal probe revealed accounting errors tied to residential real estate loans.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2008
Economist: Recession fears unfounded

The economy will probably avoid going into recession, said Marci Rossell, a former chief economist for CNBC Inc. television.

INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 20, 2008
PPI rises less than was expected

The producer price index edged up a weaker-than-expected 0.2% last month, reflecting reduced gasoline prices at the producer level.