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FINTECH SEP 30, 2009
SunGard gains beefs up ETF retirement plan system

Software and IT services giant SunGard Data Systems Inc. has partnered with four third-party administrators including: APA Benefits Inc., CMC Interactive LLC, Ingham Retirement Group, and KTRADE to provide<a href=&quot;http://sungard.com/financialsystems/productofferings/wmexchgtradfundssolution.aspx&quot; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;> SunGard's Exchange Traded Funds solution</a> launched in July in conjunction with iShares.

RIA NEWS SEP 29, 2009
$900M Merrill Lynch team strikes out on its own

A prominent wirehouse rep and his Hawaii-based team &#8212; <a href= http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090929/FREE/909299980&amp;ht=choy>who rather suddenly left</a> Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc. in September &#8212; have formed a new advisory firm.

RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 29, 2009
Advisers leaving clients in the dark about Roth conversions, poll shows

The majority of investors who work with advisers are not aware that income limits associated with the conversion of a traditional IRA to a Roth IRA will be lifted in January, according to a survey conducted by Fidelity Investments.

RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2009
Orders for durable goods drop an unexpected 2.4%

RIA NEWS SEP 25, 2009
Nobel winner Stiglitz warns of continuing risks in financial system

The United States faces greater systemic risk today than it did a year ago, according to economist Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate and professor at Columbia University's graduate business school.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2009
Mutual funds post big numbers as investors bet on rebound

As the third quarter ends, the performance of many mutual funds confirms that investors have regained their taste for risk amid more signs of an economic recovery.

RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2009
Treasury says U.S. economic recovery just beginning

The nation's economic recovery has just begun and &quot;we still have work to do,&quot; a senior Treasury official told Congress on Thursday, the strongest signal yet that the administration is prepared to extend its $700 billion bank bailout fund.

RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2009
New jobless claims fall unexpectedly to 530,000; continuing claims also drop

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 24, 2009
Legislators quiz regulators on deterring abuse in life settlements securitization

Regulators and legislators clashed with members of the life settlements industry at a congressional hearing today that focused on the risks and merits of life settlements securitization.

WIREHOUSES SEP 24, 2009
Ex-Pru broker gets 2 months for fraudulent trading

A former broker at Prudential Securities Inc. charged with fraudulently trading mutual funds for millions of dollars in commissions has been sentenced to two months in a halfway house.