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INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 14, 2007
RJ unit gives bonuses to big producers

To rev up its top reps and advisers, Raymond James is giving bonuses to its biggest-producing brokers.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 12, 2007
Fidelity unloads Dow shares

Fidelity Investments has sold nearly all of its shares in Dow Jones & Co., the target of a $5 billion takeover bid by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 12, 2007
NPH chief named to follow Dreffein

James Livingston has been tapped as CEO of National Planning Holdings, replacing Shawn Dreffein.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 11, 2007
Suit alleges misuse of sweep programs

Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Smith Barney and Charles Schwab are being sued for allegedly illegally forcing clients into lower paying deposit accounts, enabling the firms to reap “billions” in extra profits.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 11, 2007
A.G. Edwards reps await retention package

Wachovia Corp. last week put the finishing touches on its retention package for brokers with A.G. Edwards Inc., and the company plans to announce details as early as today or as late as Wednesday.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 11, 2007
Wachovia deal likely to heat competition

Wachovia Corp.’s planned $6.8 billion purchase of A.G. Edwards Inc. could make an already competitive sales game even tougher for U.S. mutual fund firms, some analysts said.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 11, 2007
Settlement pay coming, Smith Barney reps told

IRVINE, Calif. — Smith Barney reps are wondering when they’ll get their payments from the wage-and-hour lawsuit the firm agreed to settle in May 2006 for $98 million.

By Bloomberg
OPINION JUN 11, 2007
Funds still too eager to appease management

Mutual fund companies seem to be willing to challenge corporate management on some governance issues, but there still is a way to go before they will be seen as pulling their weight.

By ewilliams
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 11, 2007
NASD opts to maintain its OSJ definition

IRVINE, Calif. — NASD has dropped a controversial proposal to revamp its branch office definitions.

By Bloomberg
REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE JUN 11, 2007
Firms look to profit from end of broker-dealer rule

NEW YORK — Companies that provide training and manufacture software aimed at investment advisers expect to cash in on the recent demise of the broker-dealer exemption rule.

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 11, 2007
ETF giant launches 401(k) plan invasion

PHILADELPHIA — With help from Barclays Global Investors, a California 401(k) record keeper has created a new platform intended to break the mutual fund stranglehold on the 401(k) market.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 08, 2007
A.G. Edwards reps await retention package

Wachovia Corp. is putting the finishing touches on its retention package for brokers with A.G. Edwards.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 08, 2007
TD challenged again by hedge funds

Two hedge funds have sent a second letter to TD Ameritrade, challenging the company’s refusal to merge.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 07, 2007
Citigroup settles with NASD for $15.2M

Citigroup Inc. agreed to pay $15.2 million to settle claims with NASD that its brokers misled employees of BellSouth Corp.

By Bloomberg
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS JUN 07, 2007
Galvin targets unregistered B-D

A Massachusetts man and his company have been charged with operating as an unregistered broker-dealer and soliciting investors for companies he represented.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 06, 2007
Hedge funds urge TD to merge

Two hedge funds are pressuring TD Ameritrade to sell out to E*TRADE or Schwab, according to press reports.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 06, 2007
Morgan Stanley cuts Discover loose

Morgan Stanley’s board of directors has approved the spin-off of Discover Financial Services.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 05, 2007
Goldman Sachs VP joins Chicago Merc

Scot Warren was appointed managing director for equity indexes at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, according to a statement from the exchange.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 05, 2007
Top Merrill economist quits

Jesper Koll, an economist for Merrill Lynch based in Japan, has resigned from his post, published reports said.

By Bloomberg
WIREHOUSES JUN 05, 2007
Bear and Saudi execs join forces

Bear Stearns has joined with a group of Saudi Arabian executives to provide investment products that comply with Islamic law.

By Bloomberg