Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 06/19/2010



Carrigan: BP may be cheap, but investors should beware
Back in late May I got a call from a local portfolio manager, Bob, asking for a technical opinion on BP PLC whose share price had torpedoed in reaction to the company's Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill...

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Russell, RepuTex to Collaborate on Environmental Index Products
Russell Investments and RepuTex, a research and advisory firm providing risk analytics for global carbon markets, have signed an agreement to launch a new global series of environmental benchmark indexes, screened for companies that are managing financial risk in a carbon-constrained environment...

Market Wire - Yvette E. Landau Joins Monarch Board of Directors
June 18, 2010 -- Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (Monarch) (NASDAQ: MCRI) announced today that its board of directors elected Yvette E. Landau to serve as...

Times of India, The - DTC fine print may be taxing [India Business]
June 17, 2010 -- MUMBAI: The government's decision not to tax withdrawals from pension funds, provident funds and life insurance schemes may have brought cheer...

Business Wire - Hatteras Funds Opening New York Office
June 16, 2010 -- Hatteras Funds Opening New York Office RALEIGH, N.C. & NEW YORK -- Hatteras Funds, a leading provider of unique alternative...

Some stocks Require patience
Q: Some of your recommended stocks have lost a lot of their value over the past few years...

SteelPath to Present at the 13th Annual NYSSA Energy Equipment, Services & MLPs Industry Conference
SteelPath Capital Management today announced that it will present at the New York Society of Security Analystsa 13th Annual Energy Equipment, Services & MLPs Industry Conference to be held Wednesday, June 23 at the NYSSA Conference Facilities in New York...

ESSENTIALS: People on the move, honors, new businesses
FINANCE First Commercial Bank announced the promotion of Cleon Curtiss to assistant vice president at the downtown Colorado Springs branch at 115 N. Tejon St...

Meeting between Flint Powers Catholic grads Jim Morrissey and.
Jim Morrissey , a 1981 Flint Powers Catholic grad, retired from the NFL in 1993...

Microfinance Organization Pro Mujer Wins Morgan Stanley Social Enterprise Strategy Challenge
Morgan Stanley on June 16 announced microfinance organization Pro Mujer as the winner of the second annual Morgan Stanley Social Enterprise Strategy Challenge...

Osyka Corporation Adds New Members to Its Board
Osyka Corporation , a Houston-based energy company specializing in exploration, production, development, and acquisition of oil and gas properties, today announced the addition of three new members to its board of directors...

Market Wire - Oil Sands Sector Fund Declares Quarterly Distribution
June 18, 2010 -- Oil Sands Sector Fund (the "Fund") (TSX: OSF.UN) is pleased to announce a quarterly cash distribution of $0.125 per unit. The...

Advisors Named in Mediacom Communications Going-Private Proposal
MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION today announced that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors has retained Barclays Capital Inc...

Business Wire - Brewer Financial Services Expands Advisor Network, Adding $100 Million in AUM
June 16, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f45ab0)

Brewer Now Represented in 27 Offices Nationwide CHICAGO...


Phillip Yin Joins Bloomberg Television as Anchor and Reporter
Bloomberg L.P. announced today that Phillip Yin has joined the BLOOMBERG TELEVISIONA network as an anchor and reporter...

Business Wire - Alexandra (Alex) Mores Forms Advisory Financial Group
June 16, 2010 -- Experienced industry professionals form Advisory Financial Group led by Alex Mores. Launched with an impressive list of loyal clients and former...

2Liberals build case against NBN
A Liberal-dominated Senate select committee on the National Broadband Network has echoed existing calls from the Opposition to scrap the Federal Government's $43 billion project in its final report...

Russell Global Index set for 45 IPOs
Russell Investments is set to add 45 initial public offerings to the Russell Global Index on June 25 as part of the firma s annual index reconstitution process...

Pension plan needs vary between individuals
It is interesting that 60% of respondents to the recent Nanaimo Daily News poll did not want to pay more into the Canada Pension Plan...

A primer on diversification
Most of us know that diversification is an essential part of a sound investing strategy although we may not always know how to go about it...

Market Wire - Perceptron to Present at June 25 Sidoti Micro Cap Conference in New York City
June 18, 2010 -- Perceptron, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRCP), a leading provider of non-contact measurement and inspection solutions for industrial and commercial...

Market Wire - New Island Recieves Unsolicited Takeover Bid From Anaconda Mining and Engages Financial and Legal Advisors
June 16, 2010 -- New Island Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: NIS) ("New Island") reports that on June 11, 2010, Anaconda Mining Inc....

IRS issues regulations on 10% tax on tanning services effective July 1
The Internal Revenue Service today issued regulations outlining the administration of a 10-percent excise tax on indoor tanning services that goes into effect on July 1. The regulations were published today in the Federal Register...

Houlihan Lokeya s Global Hiring Push Continues with Additions to Healthcare Team
Houlihan Lokey, an international investment bank, announced that two veteran investment bankers have joined the firma s Healthcare Group: John Soden, a Managing Director in the San Francisco office, and Craig Cook, a Director in the London office...

China to increase flexibility of exchange rate
The People's Bank of China said in a June 19 statement that due to a gradual recovery in the global economy and "enhanced economic stability" in China, it will increase flexibility of the yuan exchange rate...

Alaska Allows Pre-Validation of Wills
Alaska recently joined the few states that allow pre-mortem probate of wills. Those in fear of a will contest can now prove their will in probate before their death, rather than allowing the process to occur after their death...

Business Wire - Advisors Named in Mediacom Communications Going-Private Proposal
June 17, 2010 -- Advisors Named in Mediacom Communications Going-Private Proposal MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. -- MEDIACOM COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (Nasdaq:...

M/C Venture Partners Announces Sale of Fusepoint, Inc. to Savvis Has Closed
M/C Venture Partners today announced the closing of the sale of the firma s portfolio company, Fusepoint, Inc., a privately held managed hosting and collocation services company, to Savvis, Inc...

Xinhua News Agency - CEIS - IMF advisor calls for Europe-China cooperation in reforming int'l
June 16, 2010 -- IMF advisor calls for Europe-China cooperation in reforming int'l market PARIS, June 16 (Xinhua) -- The special adviser to IMF...



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