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RIA NEWS SEP 03, 2010
Witch hunt puts one nation's entire brokerage biz on brink

Things are getting ugly in Venezuela, with President Hugo Chavez vowing to crush the country's brokerage industry following a big drop in the value of the bolivar

RIA NEWS SEP 03, 2010
Nouriel Roubini: 'Greece is just the tip of the iceberg'

Nouriel Roubini, the New York University professor who forecast the U.S. recession more than a year before it began, said sovereign debt from the U.S. to Japan and Greece will lead to higher inflation or government defaults.

RIA NEWS SEP 02, 2010
Crude perhaps, but oil futures point to pumped-up economy in 2011

Traders, storage facility owners betting on turnaround in the first half of the year

Guess what Michael Burry is plowing his money into now?
RIA NEWS SEP 02, 2010
Guess what Michael Burry is plowing his money into now?

The ex-hedgie who predicted the mortgage collapse sees green in green acres. High tech, gold looks good to him as well.

RIA NEWS SEP 02, 2010
Surprising private payroll data may ease public's fear of double-dip

Key gauge shows employers plumped up payrolls in August, surprising analysts; recession talk 'probably misplaced'

ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2010
Eaton Vance closes popular macro fund

Assets in Global Macro Absolute Return Fund grew by more than 600% this year

EMERGING MARKETS SEP 01, 2010
BlackRock's emerging-markets ETF outpaced Vanguard's in June

BlackRock Inc.'s iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM) had net inflows of $1.7 billion in June, compared with $787.7 million for Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF Ticker:(VWO).

INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS SEP 01, 2010
Private-placement problems zap 12 indie B-Ds

Selling private placements has turned into a disaster for some independent broker-dealers.

FIXED INCOME AUG 31, 2010
Pimco, TCW vector into unexpected sector

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC and TCW Group Inc. are investing in bonds guaranteed by aircraft as U.S. airlines hold back from adding seats to protect profitability, preserving the value of their planes.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 31, 2010
Forged MetLife 'checks' show retained-asset risks

After her mother died, Jasmine Williams was assured by MetLife Inc. that her $101,819 in life insurance benefits were safe and was sent what the company called a guaranteed money market “checkbook” in 2002.