Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/24/2009



Traditional Rivalries Muted as Congress Deliberates Federal Insurance Regulation
The prospect of federal regulatory intervention has reignited traditional tensions, but the March 17 hearing of the Senate Banking Committee inaugurated a lengthy process wherein forces beyond the insurance industry will determine its regulatory fate...

1st Discount Brokerage Selects Scivantage MaxitTM to Deliver.
Scivantage, a leading provider of Web-based, front- and middle-office technology solutions to the financial services industry announced today that 1st Discount Brokerage , a national independent brokerage firm, has selected Scivantage Maxit, to provide automated cost basis reporting and tax management tools to their network of Independent Financial ...

Market Wire - 2009 Winners Announced for The M&A Advisor's Turnaround Awards Gala
March 19, 2009 -- The M&A Advisor announced the winners of the2009 Turnaround Awards on Monday, March 16 at the 3rd Annual TurnaroundAwards Gala at the Colony...

Traditional Rivalries Muted as Congress Deliberates Federal Insurance Regulation
A certain build-up preceded the Senate Banking Committee's March 17 hearing dedicated to "Perspectives on Modernizing Insurance Regulation." The heated rhetoric issued before the hearing by the various insurance trade organizations, combined with a certain sense of foreboding about the mood of the government, suggested a kind of climax was in the ...

Business Wire - TIB Financial Corp. Announces First Quarter Stock Dividend
March 18, 2009 -- NAPLES, Fla. -- TIB Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:TIBB), parent company of TIB Bank, The Bank of Venice and Naples Capital Advisors, leading...

Princess 'A Team' identities revealed
A CRACK team formed to try and save the ailing Princess Theatre in Burnham from the axe has this week lifted the mystery surrounding its members' identities...

Business Wire - Navajo Enhances Executive Team with Addition of Senior Vice President, Finance
March 17, 2009 -- ATLANTA -- Navajo Wind Energy Corp. (the ÃÂEURÂCompanyÃÂEURÂ and formerly Caliber Energy Inc.) (PINK SHEETS: CLBN), announced...

Beacon Equity Issues Technical Trade Alerts on Newsworthy Market Movers: SU, WAG, TIF, BBY, HPQ, MGM
Investors can view all of the daily trade alerts for free by visiting BeaconEquity.com . Today's Trade Alerts include: Suncor Energy Inc...

Is It Time to Buy Banks?
Since 2002, Motley Fool Stock Advisor has outperformed the S&P 500 by 34 percentage points ...

SEC's Schapiro, Goldman Sachs CEO Blankfein to Speak at Council of.
Mary L. Schapiro, the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and Lloyd C. Blankfein, Chairman & CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., are among a bevy of high-profile financial experts who will speak at the spring meeting of the Council of Institutional Investors...

Retired U.S. Air Force General Charles F. Wald, Former Deputy.
In his new role, Wald will serve as a senior advisor, consulting to Deloitte's A&D industry, government and commercial clients...

Business Wire - Cendrowski Corporate Advisors Team Authors “Never Pass Your Password”
March 17, 2009 -- Book Chapter on Computer Fraud Alerts Employers to Risk of Data Theft CHICAGO -- Cendrowski Corporate Advisors (CCA,...

Florida man sentenced for defrauding Fulton County Sheriff's Department
A former investment advisor with MetLife Financial Services who defrauded the Fulton County Sheriff's Department in 2003 was sentenced Nov. 15 to prison and was ordered to pay $2.4 million in restitution EUR..

NovaGold Resources Inc.: NovaGold Provides Update on New Galore Creek Project Advisors
EUR financial advisor to assist the Company in securing financing for its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project in northwestern British Columbia EUR..

Business Wire - McLean Wealth Advisors Launches New Advisor Support Platform Using FundQuest’s Technology Services
March 18, 2009 -- MCLEAN, Va. & BOSTON -- McLean Wealth Advisors has launched a new fee-based platform for their investment services business....

Financial Futures
Washington Post columnist Martha Hamilton and financial advisor Diahann W. Lassus were online to answer questions about how to make smart decisions while preparing for retirement EUR..

Tax exemption culture must end: Shaukat Tareen
ISLAMABAD: Finance Advisor, Shaukat Tareen has said that the federal budget would be put up for discussions in both the Houses, while the funds in the current fiscal year would be provided in accordance with the pledges...

PR Newswire - True Temper Sports, Inc. Announces Record 2008 Sales, Hires Advisor to Review Strategic Financial Opportunities, and Commences Discussions With Its Senior Lenders
March 17, 2009 -- MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, True Temper Sports, Inc. ("True Temper" or the "Company"), the leading manufacturer of golf shafts...

Money Report
Why it's hard to fight brokers Angry over your plummeting portfolio? Looking to get your money back? You can go to arbitration, but the deck will be stacked against you...

Market Wire - Fund.com ETF Affiliate, AdvisorShares, Announces Strategic Relationship and ETF Plans With HS Dent
March 18, 2009 -- Fund.com Inc. (OTCBB: FNDM), an onlinefinancial content provider, announced today that ETF-Developer,AdvisorShares Investments, has finalized and...

PR Newswire - Kenneth A. Goldman to Join Greenhill as a Senior Advisor
March 17, 2009 -- NEW YORK, March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Greenhill & Co., Inc. , a leading independent investment bank, announced today that Kenneth A....

NovaGold Provides Update on New Galore Creek Project Advisors
EUR financial advisor to assist the Company in securing financing for its Galore EUR..

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Wayne Lang, an advisor and principal with Beacon Wealth Management, discusses dividend-paying stocks and the use of fund manufacturer's tools in discussions with clients and prospects...

US takes steps to deport accused Nazi to Germany - AP
A A A" The U.S. government has contacted Germany to get travel documents needed to complete the deportation of an accused Nazi guard...

CAB in demand as recession hits families
The devastating effect of the recession on local families was revealed this week, as a stark increase was reported in the numbers seeking help...

Greg Butterfield Appointed Newest Member of Move Networks' Board of Directors
Move Networks, a leading provider of Internet television services, has appointed former president of Symantec's Altiris Business Unit Greg Butterfield as an independent director...

Fannie Mae Redemption
Fannie Mae has a federal charter and operates in America's secondary mortgage market to enhance the liquidity of the mortgage market by providing funds to mortgage bankers and other lenders so that they may lend to home buyers...

On The Line: Making Do
The economy continues to dominates news headlines. Ten million homeowners are having trouble making their mortgage payments...

Business Wire - MMC Declares Quarterly Dividend
March 18, 2009 -- NEW YORK -- The Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) today declared a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share on...

Uefa look to limit squad sizes new
Uefa is mulling plans to ask European leagues to limit clubs to a squad size of 25 players in a bid to curb soccer's massive wage bills, a senior official said today...

Business Wire - Oragenics, Inc. Announces Management Changes
March 19, 2009 -- ALACHUA, Fla. -- Oragenics, Inc. (OTCBB:ORNI) (NYSE Alternext Paris:ALONI) today announced that Stanley B. Stein resigned as President,...

Vacant house fire spreads to two homes, former heads of the Westhaven .
Toledo fire crews battled a three-house fire overnight. We are told a fire broke out at a vacant house at 239 Sumner, just off Eastern...

Defence makes closing arguments in Cunningham trial
The jury in the trial of a Cork financial advisor accused of money laundering has been told that the prosecution failed to prove that the money found in his basement came from the Northern Bank robbery...

PharmAthene Announces $5.5 Million Public Equity Offering
PharmAthene, Inc. , a biodefense company developing medical countermeasures against biological and chemical threats, announced today that certain institutional investors have agreed to purchase approximately $5.5 million of its common stock and warrants in a registered public offering...



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