Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 03/26/2010



Brinker Sells On The Border
Brinker International has entered into a purchase agreement with OTB Acquisition LLC, an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital, to sell its On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina brand...

Levin: Reclaiming Spectrum For Broadband Puts FCC On 'Right Side' Of History
Top FCC broadband advisor Blair Levin said Friday that he believed the national broadband plan's proposal to reclaim spectrum from broadcasters--and other incumbent users--put it on "the right side of history" and was one of the parts of the plan he was most proud of.In an interview with C-SPAN's Communicators series, Levin declined to comment ...

Business Wire - Schwab Earns Highest Customer Loyalty Ranking Among Brokerage & Investment Firms in Satmetrix Net Promoter's 2010 Industry Report
March 25, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f31fc0) Firm Ranked First for Third Consecutive Year in Consumer Brokerage and Investor Sector SAN...

Brinker International to Sell On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina
Company to sell its casual-dining Mexican restaurant brand to an affiliate of Golden Gate Capital...

Business Wire - Scout International Fund Receives 2010 Lipper Fund Award
March 25, 2010 -- The Scout International Fund (UMBWX) has been honored with a 2010 Lipper Fund Award for its three-year performance. KANSAS CITY, Mo. --...

Daily News; Warwick, Qld. - Making the right choice
March 26, 2010 -- RETIREINVEST Advice Group has a proud history, and since 1979, it has continued to look after thousands of clients as one of Australia's...

Rs 16,500 cr to be infused into 13 banks in 2010-11
The government has identified 13 public sector banks for capital infusion of Rs 16,500 crore during the next financial year...

Tax Tip: 5 tips to avoid tax time stress
Filing your tax return doesn't have to be stressful. The IRS has put together five stress-relieving tips to help you...

Army sergeant accused of bilking fellow soldiers
Prosecutors have charged an Army staff sergeant at Fort Carson with bilking hundreds of thousands of dollars from fellow soldiers with whom he served in Iraq ...

Minnesota Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Classics Awards Honor Top Public Relations Achia
The awards banquet, emceed by KARE-11 weekend anchor reporter Rena Sarigianopoulos, was attended by more than 250 communications professionals from area agencies, corporations, non-profit organizations and independent practitioners...

West Briton, The; Truro (UK) - Milestone for free service
March 25, 2010 -- A FREE service based in Truro has celebrated helping its 200th entrepreneur to turn business ideas into successful companies....

Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. Announces Sale of Canadian Spectrum for $80 Million
Craig Wireless Systems Ltd. today announced that its operating subsidiaries in Canada have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Company's Canadian spectrum assets to Inukshuk Wireless Partnership , a partnership of affiliates of Rogers Communications and Bell Canada...

Business Wire - Allan Yarkin Named to Barron’s “Top 1000 Financial Advisors”
March 24, 2010 -- Allan Yarkin, Wealth Management for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney named Barron's 2010 list of America's Top 1000 Financial Advisors. NEW...

Fidelity Helps RIAs and Broker-Dealers with New Cost-Basis Reporting Rules
New requirements from the Internal Revenue Service on cost basis reporting could present both challenges and opportunities for advisors and broker-dealers, according to a white paper from Fidelity Institutional Wealth Services...

RSU offers early enrollment day for new students Saturday
High school seniors and transfer students interested in attending Rogers State University in the fall will have the opportunity to enroll early at Early Enrollment Day, to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, March 27, on the RSU campuses in Claremore and Bartlesville...

The Fiduciary Standard: Help or Hindrance?
Even though Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd, introduced his financial regulatory reform bill earlier this month without a key provision on the fiduciary standard, some industry observers who support a more stringent standard are cautiously optimistic that tighter reforms will be implemented...

This Week's 5 Dumbest Stock Moves
Stupidity is contagious. It gets us all from time to time. Even respectable companies can catch it...

More than 180 local IRS offices open Saturday to help taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service has announced that IRS offices will be open nationwide on Saturday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., local time, to help taxpayers...

Business Wire - Wedbush Securities Announces New Scottsdale, AZ Sales Office Manager
March 24, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966ad030) LOS ANGELES -- Wedbush Securities, the largest full-service financial firm and investment bank on the West...

Houlihan Lokey Boosts Chemicals Practice and Hires Chris Cerimele to Lead the Charge
Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank, announced today that Christopher D. Cerimele has joined the firm's Industrials Group as a Director and Head of the Chemicals Practice...

Are You Paying Your Pro the Wrong Way?
When hiring a financial planner, it pays to screen carefully. It's important to understand exactly how each candidate is paid, so that you can make an informed market decision...

Market Wire - RAS & Associates Hires Key Leadership Team Member to Add New Capabilities
March 24, 2010 -- Janice Sambol recently joined RAS & Associates, Strategy and Management Consulting Firm, further solidifying the professional services firm as a...

U.S. Newswire - Time Is Running Out for the US Dollar
March 24, 2010 -- NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeffrey Nichols, Senior Economic Advisor to Rosland Capital, had the following commentary based on today's...

Market Wire - iTeknik Holding Corporation Engages Investment Banking Firm to Assist in Analyzing Strategic Business Alternatives
March 24, 2010 -- iTeknik Holding Corporation (PINKSHEETS: ITKH), a leader and innovator in the telecommunications industry, announced that its Board of Directors...

L.A.'s Top Financial Advisor Arrested For DUI
The top budget analyst for the City of Los Angeles was arrested on suspicion of DUI while driving home from a charity event for District Attorney Steve Cooley...

Earth Day proclaimed as official celebration of The Woodlands
" The Woodlands Township Board of Directors has proclaimed Earth Day, scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2010, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., as the official Earth Day celebration for The Woodlands, and that April 2010 is Earth Month in The Woodlands...

TIAA-CREF Growth & Income Fund Earns 2010 Lipper Fund Award
CREF today announced that its Growth & Income Fund, Institutional Class , was awarded a 2010 Lipper Fund Award for five-year Consistent Return in Lipper's large-cap core category...

Army Staff Sgt. charged with fraud, theft, forgery
The 4th Judicial District Attorneya TMs Office on Thursday filed charges against U.S. Army SSgt.Delroy Henry for securities fraud, theft and forgery...

When couples move in together, clutter can ensue
When a couple decides to move into the same living space , they must decide what personal items will remain in the newly-combined household...

Business Wire - Public Officials and Energy Professionals to Explore Future of the Grid at NYISO Symposium
March 25, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966aa620) Panels to Focus on Broader Regional Markets, the Carbon Constrained Economy and Enhanced Interregional...



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