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ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2010
Prominent rabbi tried to blackmail Conn. hedge fund, court finds

A prominent Brooklyn rabbi has been convicted in a scheme to extort a Connecticut-based hedge fund into paying millions of dollars to two schools.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2010
Ex-cop used investors' cash to build dream vacation home: Prosecutors

A former Bend police captain and his wife who have been under investigation by the FBI and IRS over their real estate dealings in Oregon and Indiana have been indicted on fraud charges.

BNY Mellon buys $3B wealth manager
RIA NEWS JUL 27, 2010
BNY Mellon buys $3B wealth manager

BNY Mellon on Friday said it reached a deal to buy I(3) Advisors of Toronto, an independent company with more than C$3.5 billion ($3.4 billion) in assets under advisement.

FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2010
Morgan Keegan to square off against regulators

Morgan Keegan & Co. has been granted an administration hearing on allegations that its brokerage firm cost investors, including retirees, more than $2 billion in losses through fraudulent and reckless business practices.

RIA NEWS JUL 23, 2010
Broker admits cheating NJ district out of $2.6M

An insurance broker has admitted stealing $2.6 million that a New Jersey school district unknowingly paid for a nonexistent health care program.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 16, 2010
'Mannywood' out, John Hancock in at Dodger Stadium

Star slugger's sign in left field replaced by ad for insurer

RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2010
Stocks mixed as investors push up health-care stocks

The landmark health-care bill passed by the House on Sunday appears to be a shot in the arm for health-care stocks

RIA NEWS JUL 14, 2010
Stocks fall on regulatory concerns

Stocks are falling in early trading as investors remain skittish in advance of the president's State of the Union address and the conclusion of the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate setting meeting.

A five-star investing tip: Don't bet all on ratings
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 02, 2010
A five-star investing tip: Don't bet all on ratings

Take it from the experts at Morningstar: Don't blindly follow the stars in their rating system.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION JUN 29, 2010
Obama's 'Glass-Steagall lite' surprises even staunch supporters

The Obama administration's stepped up demand for tougher restrictions and new taxes on big banks is complicating Senate efforts to write a bipartisan financial regulation overhaul, even drawing a sharp rebuke from a top presidential ally in the Senate.