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RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2009
13 TARP recipients owe $220M-plus in back taxes

Thirteen recipients of bailout funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program owe more than $220 million in unpaid federal taxes.

RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2009
Survey: Asset growth came from consolidation

Financial advisers said that clients increasingly consolidated their assets during the market decline, according to a survey released today by Fidelity Investments.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 19, 2009
Madoff bled hedge funds too

A full 20% of the hedging shops that blew up last year were feeder funds for Bernie’s Ponzi scheme that thought they were overseeing $16 billion. They weren’t.

RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2009
Bank brokerage sales fell 10% in 4Q

The BISA-Singer Bank Brokerage Index dropped 10% in the fourth quarter, the Bank Insurance and Securities Association announced yesterday.

RIA NEWS MAR 19, 2009
EU says new stimulus 'a deadly idea'

European Union leaders on Thursday insisted they were spending enough to dig out of the recession, with the EU presidency saying an additional stimulus package "is a deadly idea."

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 18, 2009
Lawmakers seek taxes on pay for TARP receivers

Companies receiving taxpayer funds under the Troubled Asset Relief Program would be subject to major taxes on executive bonuses under a proposal unveiled Tuesday.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2009
$8,000 cash refund for some home buyers

<b>Situation:</b> Under the new tax act, a hefty cash refund is available to so-called &#8220;first-time&#8221; home buyers.

RIA NEWS MAR 18, 2009
U.S. consumer prices rose 0.4% in February

U.S. consumer prices rose in February by the largest amount in seven months as gasoline prices surged again and clothing costs jumped the most in nearly two decades.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2009
Bail out construction, not banks: Survey

Most Americans and Europeans would rather see the construction companies bailed out than the banks or car manufacturers, according to a recent survey conducted by the Financial Times of London and Harris Poll.

FIXED INCOME MAR 18, 2009
Fed to buy up to $300B long-term Treasury bonds

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will spend up to $300 billion over the next six months to buy long-term government bonds, a new step aimed at lifting the U.S. out of recession by lowering rates on mortgages and other consumer debt.