Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 04/01/2010



CCCS "Purse Strings" Auction Party Promises Evening of Pampering, Shopping and Networking
Thursday evening, April 22, at The Foundry at Puritan Mill, Consumer Credit Counseling Service hosts its "Purse Strings" event - a catered cocktail reception and silent auction of more than 100 handbags, wallets and accessories from well-known designers, local boutiques and artists...

MasterCard Cardholders double RWC Finals Chances
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 7:16 pm Press Release: Mastercard MasterCard cardholders double their chances to be at the Rugby World Cup 2011 Final www.mastercard.co.nz/rwc2011 Auckland, 30 March, 2010 – MasterCard cardholders who apply for Rugby World Cup 2011 tickets with their MasterCard cards will have double entries into the ballots for the ...

CF Industries gets Canada's nod to take over Terra
US fertiliser maker CF Industries said Wednesday that the Canadian competition regulator has cleared its planned USD-4.7-billion takeover of rival Terra Industries ...

Tax Tip: 8 important facts about the Health Coverage Tax Credit
The Health Coverage Tax Credit pays 80 percent of health insurance premiums for eligible taxpayers and their qualified family members...

B-school students best in Va. during CFA Challenge
A team of four University of Richmond senior business students won the Chartered Financial Analyst Virginia Investment Research Challenge on Feb...

Market Wire - Fortress Financial Group, Inc. -- Secures Additional Loan Funding
March 30, 2010 -- Fortress Financial Group, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: FFGO) confirms that it has received a new "draw down" line of credit in the amount of US$500,000;...

James Robert Johnson
James Robert Johnson, 70, arrived at the gates of Glory on March 30, 2010 following a lengthy battle with cancer...

Astellas Signs Confidentiality Agreement With OSI
Astellas Pharma Inc. confirmed recently that it has entered into a confidentiality agreement with OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Under the agreement, OSI will provide Astellas with access to certain non-public information...

Market Wire - DundeeWealth Selects Oracle(R) CRM On Demand as Core Platform
March 30, 2010 -- Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) News Facts DundeeWealth, a Canadian-owned, independent wealth management companythat oversees $67.9 billion in...

Addvent Funding Wants to Dispell the Myths About Bank of.
There are however, several misconceptions regarding the coverage of BofA's recent announcement of a principal reduction initiative, particularly its relationship to the Home Affordable Modification Program ...

Market Wire - Financial Engines Selects Silver Peak Systems for WAN Optimization
March 30, 2010 -- Silver Peak Systems , the leader in data center class Wide Area Network (WAN) optimization, today announced that Financial Engines, a leading...

DSLCC Registration for Summer, Fall Underway
Registration is underway at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College for summer sessions and the fall semester...

Leadership Triangle Announces March Regional Class on Government Connection
Durham, NC, April 01, 2010 -- -- The board of directors of Leadership Triangle , has announced that the organization's regional class on March 31 will focus on a timely topic: balancing the state's approximately $20 billion budget...

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Small firms must benefit from successor to ProAct
BUSINESS leaders in North Wales want the Welsh Assembly Government to "learn the lessons" of ProAct if it decides to proceed with a follow-on scheme...

UAE nursing profession to undergo revamp
United Arab Emirates: 36 minutes ago Dr Lauren Arnold, advisor to the UAE minister of health and the newly-established UAE Council on Nursing and Midwifery, has said that the nursing profession in the country will undergo major revamping in an effort to raise and standardise the quality of nurses, as well as to attract and retain manpower in the ...

Herald, The; Glasgow (UK) - Financial advisor jailed for fraud
March 30, 2010 -- A PERSONAL finance advisor who embezzled pound(s)25,000 of a vulnerable pensioner's money has been jailed for eight months. Lesley Keown, 38,...

Business Wire - Hardinge Advises Shareholders to Defer Taking Any Action in Response to Romi Tender Offer
March 30, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966aad70) ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ: HDNG) (ÃÂEURÂHardingeÃÂEURÂ) today advised its shareholders ...

Trading day: TSX dips as March goes out like a lamb
Photograph by: Vancouver Sun files, . Canadian stock markets ended the month of March with a tame session Wednesday, as traders took profits and performed window-dressing on portfolios to end the first quarter of 2010...

Con mana s luxury items up for sale
An accounting firm appointed to sort through the affairs of a late financial advisor, who allegedly bilked investors out of more than $40 million, has been given the authority to begin selling his property by a Toronto judge...

Market Wire - Russell Survey: Advisors Increasing Equity Allocations; Clients Regaining Confidence in Equity Exposure Risk
March 30, 2010 -- The results of the first Financial Professional Outlook (FPO), a quarterly survey of U.S. financial advisors by Russell Investments (...

Retirement Advisors of America Comments on Corporate Valuations and Country Level Debt Burdens
This posture was re-established after the firm spent most of 2009 overweighting equities and then moved the portfolios back into a neutral posture in late November 2009...

Ex-Fed Governor Joins Getco As Advisor
Chicago-based electronic trading and market-making firm, Getco , has appointed Randall Kroszner as an advisor, Financial Times reports...

Business Wire - London Pacific & Partners, Inc. Reports Strong FY2009 Results with Positive 2010 Outlook
March 30, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f0ebc0) Brazil Acquisition Expected to Close in Q2 2010 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- LONDON PACIFIC & PARTNERS,...

401(k) Rekon Will Host First Rekon Intelligence Symposium for.
"He approached me at the ASPPA 401 Summit," said Marino, "and said we needed to host a value-add symposium." The first symposium, limited to 70 advisors, is scheduled for May 21, 2010, in Charlotte, North Carolina...

Calvo Funds Announces Mario Blejer to Lead Its Newly Formed Advisory Council
Mario I. Blejer has been selected as Chairman of Calvo Fund's newly created Advisory Council...

Business Wire - Women Employees Sue Bank of America and Merrill Lynch for Alleged Sex Discrimination
March 30, 2010 -- Three female Financial Advisors filed a national class action lawsuit in federal court in New York, charging sex discrimination at Bank of America...

Business Wire - The Principal Enhances Service Platform to Help Advisors Be More Competitive
March 30, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a4770) Allows financial professionals greater flexibility and choice in retirement plan services ...

Business Wire - Derivix Secures Investment from J.P. Morgan and S.A.C. Venture Investments, LLC
March 30, 2010 -- HASH(0x1ec0d50) Investment Follows Year of Continuous Growth and Product Innovation NEW YORK -- Derivix , a...

Business People
Maggie Barashka of Oakbrook Terrace, owner of Maggie Barashka Agency, was designated a Premier Service Agency for 2010...



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