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  • January 6, 2010

Moss Adams snaps up wealth management shop

Moss Adams, in a bid to continue the expansion of its wealth advisory business, has acquired a registered investment advisory firm in San Diego.

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  • January 6, 2010

What’s attractive now: Higher-quality junk bonds

Higher-quality high-yield corporate bonds are getting more attractive on a fundamental basis, according to Sabur Moini, manager of the $695 million Payden High Income Fund.

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  • January 5, 2010

Delaware Management sold; is Columbia next to go?

One big deal is on the books — and another is in the process of being finalized — a sign that merger and acquisition activity continues to accelerate in the money management industry.

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  • January 5, 2010

Lincoln sells Delaware Management to Macquarie, Columbia to Ameriprise next?

One big deal is in the books — and another is in the process of being finalized — a sign that merger and acquisition activity continues accelerate in the money management industry.

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  • January 3, 2010

Ready for this? A non-hedge-fund hedge fund

Regardless of the hedge fund industry's hoopla, a lot of investors are paying too much for the performance they're getting, or hope to get, from alternative strategies.

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  • January 3, 2010

ICI: Transaction tax would take big bite out of fund returns

High on the mutual fund industry's “to do” list is defeating legislation that would impose a $150 billion-per-year tax on securities transactions.

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  • December 22, 2009

State Street settles lawsuit, bulks up legal reserve

State Street Corp. will pay $89.75 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with a group of employee benefit plans invested in certain active fixed-income strategies managed by its SSgA unit, confirmed Arlene Roberts, State Street spokeswoman.

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  • December 18, 2009

British brokerage paying $25M to settle SEC charges

ICAP Securities USA, the U.S. division of a big British brokerage, agreed Friday to pay $25 million to settle federal regulators' charges that it deceived customers by displaying thousands of phony trades in U.S. Treasury securities on its screens.

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  • December 8, 2009

NBA star Carmelo Anthony slams former financial consultant with suit to recoup $2 million

Denver Nuggets basketball star Carmelo Anthony filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento, Calif., this week alleging that his former financial and business adviser transferred more than $2 million from his accounts without his knowledge or consent.

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  • December 6, 2009

Many of the firm’s clients made their fortune in the investment world

While high-net-worth clients often tend to be more sophisticated than the average investor, Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC claims that its clients are even more investment-savvy than the typical wealthy investor.