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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2007
Capital flows fell $163 billion in August

The figure includes the change in banks' dollar-denominated liabilities, which comprised most of the loss.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 16, 2007
Merrill appoints Boston wealth chief

Cory Little will head the private banking and investment unit in Boston's global wealth management group.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES OCT 16, 2007
CFO's job not in peril, says Merrill

Merrill Lynch is stoutly denying that its finance chief, Jeffrey Edwards, will get the boot.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2007
LPL names head of affiliated B-Ds

LPL has plucked Derek Bruton from a custodian that caters to RIAs to oversee its network of affiliated B-Ds.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 16, 2007
'Full recovery' a ways off, says Bernanke

Market uncertainty remains unusually high as a result of subprime-mortgage turmoil, the Fed chief said last night.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 15, 2007
Top-producing rep under scrutiny by Michigan regulator

One of the nation's top-producing independent brokers is under investigation by Michigan securities regulators.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 15, 2007
Schwab to roll out benefits package for advisers

In an effort to get more wirehouse brokers to break away and become independent registered investment advisers, Schwab Institutional plans to roll out today an all-in-one benefits and payroll package designed for the newly independent RIA.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 15, 2007
'Terror-free' investing draws public pension plans

Across the country, states are considering plans to apply "terror-free" investing strategies to their public pensions.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 15, 2007
Three Americans win economic Nobel

They were selected “for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory.”

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS OCT 15, 2007
A.G. Edwards exodus spurs new suit

A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc. has sued more brokers who left the firm in the wake of its recent merger with Wachovia Securities LLC.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2007
Consumers spend despite price boosts

Rising energy costs bumped overall producer prices up 1.1% during, but consumers were happy to open their wallets.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 12, 2007
Richest get even richer

The wealthiest Americans took a record slice of the income pie in 2005, according to an IRS report.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2007
Nebraska insurance director dies

Nebraska insurance director L.Tim Wagner died on Tuesday, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 11, 2007
Michigan rep probed by regulators

One of the nation's top producing registered reps is under investigation by Michigan securities regulators.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2007
Indies growing, but wirehouses have assets

The number of brokers at independent dealers will catch up to the number of wirehouses in three years.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2007
No help for plans from PPA, says study

The PPA has not increased the security of defined-benefit pension plans, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. said.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 10, 2007
Wholesale inventories remain flabby

U.S. wholesalers' inventories increased at a slower-than-expected rate in August, as demand for goods increased.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2007
Vanguard adds pool to charitable program

The Select Multi-Asset Pool is actively managed and invests in a broader range of asset classes than the program’s other pools.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 09, 2007
Pershing and LPL join forces

Pershing will expand its products and services to LPL B-Ds that use Pershing, the firms announced today.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 08, 2007
Advisers, providers remain skeptical on ETF-based annuities

More than two years after the launch of the first variable annuity based on exchange traded funds, VA providers and financial advisers are still ap-proaching the product with caution.

By Bloomberg