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REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2009
Mutual fund industry calls for superregulator

The mutual fund industry today called for combining the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission into a one entity.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2009
Fed rolls out consumer credit program

The Department of the Treasury and the Federal Reserve today launched a program designed to increase lending to consumers and small businesses.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2009
Smith Barney ends exclusive Legg fund deal

Smith Barney's exclusive deal with Legg Mason to distribute funds run by Bill Miller has come to an end.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2009
Boston Fed President: Banks must dump toxic assets

Banks need to get rid of toxic assets, Boston Federal Reserve Bank President Eric Rosengren told a group of bankers yesterday in Washington.

RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2009
Raymond James snags outsider to succeed CEO

Raymond James Financial announced that Paul Reilly, executive chairman of Korn/Ferry International, will join the company as president May 1, and after one year will succeed Thomas James as chief executive.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MAR 03, 2009
$138M in ND investments frozen by fraud case

Federal authorities have frozen $138 million in North Dakota's state pension and workers compensation funds, records show.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2009
Citi to lower some mortgage payments

Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday that it will lower mortgage payments for some homeowners for three months as part of a new program to help the unemployed.

RIA NEWS MAR 03, 2009
Economists say Dow drop means more recession

While the historic plunge of the Dow Jones Industrial Average yesterday may not be a sign that the markets have reached the bottom, most economists agree that it signals a prolonged recession.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 03, 2009
T. Rowe promotes two managers to new posts

T. Rowe Price Group Inc. has restructured its equity leadership, elevating two top portfolio managers into new posts overseeing domestic and international equities.

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 03, 2009
Justice Dept. chastises UBS chairman over IRS fraud probe

In the most direct evidence yet tying UBS Chairman Peter Kurer to oversight failures at the Swiss bank, the U.S. Justice Department last month criticized as inadequate an internal investigation that he supervised.