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NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2009
Finra taps NYSE reg head Ketchum as chief

NYSE regulatory chief Richard Ketchum will be named the new chief executive of Finra, the Wall Street Journal reported today.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 19, 2009
Unemployed ranks hit record high of 4.99M

The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose to an all-time high of 4.99 million this month, according to the Department of Labor.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2009
UBS fined $780 million in tax evasion scandal

UBS AG will pay $780 million in fines, interest and restitution to avoid U.S. prosecution on charges that it helped wealthy Americans evade taxes.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 19, 2009
January producer prices rose, ending five-month skid

Producer prices rose faster than expected in January, according to a Department of Labor report released today.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2009
New SEC top enforcer: Khuzami

Former Deutsche Bank general counsel and federal prosecutor Robert Khuzami today was named director of enforcement at the SEC.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 19, 2009
N.Y. insurance super Dinallo cracks down

Insurers doing business in N.Y. that receive breaks on accounting rules in their home states must adhere to N.Y.'s accounting rules when filing annual statements.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 19, 2009
U.S. sues UBS over identities of 52,000 American clients

The U.S. sued UBS AG today in an effort to get the Swiss bank to turn over the names of as many as 52,000 wealthy Americans who allegedly tried to evade taxes.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2009
Putnam hires asset manager for two new funds

Putnam Investments today announced that David Glancy has joined the firm as managing director and portfolio manager of a couple of new planned offerings.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS FEB 19, 2009
Bernanke: Fed has taken steps to improve credit markets

While acknowledging that the economic indicators have been “dismal,” the Fed has taken steps beyond reducing short-term interest rates to improve credit markets, Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2009
Oppenheimer sued over California fund

OppenheimerFunds Inc. of New York is facing a class-action involving its California Municipal Fund, which lost 41.3% last year.