Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 06/30/2010



Mizuho: Cooperation Agreement on Energy Conservation and.
June 30, 2010 -- On June 29, 2010, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. and Mizuho Corporate Bank , Ltd...

New Meningitis A Vaccine Brings Hope To 430m Africans
Main Category: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Also Included In: Neurology / Neuroscience Pediatrics / Children's Health A cheap new vaccine against Meningitis A recently approved by the World Health Organization is being described as a "game changer" that will bring hope to the 430 million people at risk of the disease in the so-called ...

8 ways the Great Recession has changed Americans
More than half of Americans in the work force have lost a job, taken a pay cut, or faced cutbacks in paid hours on the job as a result of the recession that began in 2007...

Debt.Shmebt
Norm Mindel, financial advisor with Forum Financial, on why now is the time to a fresh look at balancing your portfolio for retirement...

How to invest with confidence
After two weeks of intense negotiations by a joint Capitol Hill conference committee, Washington lawmakers finally reached agreement on the single largest financial reform package since the 1930's New Deal...

Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph - Gateway to faster solutions for debt
June 29, 2010 -- VOLUNTEERS are being sought to help Sunthorpe's Citizens Advice Bureau cope with a growing number of people seeking financial help....

U.S. Newswire - S&P Equity Discusses Economic and Equity Outlook on Webinar
June 29, 2010 -- NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The recovery from the economic recession is likely to be slow and uneven, and an even deeper and longer...

Market Wire - HedgeOp Introduces Registration Services for Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
June 28, 2010 -- HedgeOp Compliance, LLC , the leading provider of specialized compliance software and consulting services for alternative asset managers,...

U.S. Newswire - Nationwide Survey Finds: Despite Market's Recent Volatility,
June 29, 2010 -- NEW YORK, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- 8 in 10 advised investors say professional advice worth more than it costs 87% say...

Market Wire - Equastone Real Estate Investment Advisors: Equastone Names Kirk Cypel as Chief Executive
June 30, 2010 -- Equastone announced that Kirk Cypel has been appointed to the position of chief executive officer. In this role, he will be responsible for...

Alcatel-Lucent not to acquire stake in LG-Nortel from Nortel Networks
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson has acquired a 50% stake plus one share in LG-Nortel Co., Ltd., a Korea-based provider of communication products, from Nortel Networks Corporation for $242 million on a cash and debt free basis...

Fraudster can't repay victims: Lawyer
A lawyer for an unlicensed Kemptville financial planner who fleeced 30 investors of $3 million argued Wednesday he shouldn't go to jail and can't repay his victims...

Business Wire - TD Ameritrade and Vanguard Add The Thesis Flexible Fund to Their Mutual Fund Platforms
June 29, 2010 -- HASH(0x1f24c80)

The Flexible Fund Offers All Investors Access to An Alternative Strategy Mutual...


Jonathan Chevreau: Here comes the HST
On July 1, government will introduce a tax on retirement products. Here comes the HST . Even as Ottawa seeks ways to help under-saving Canadians put away more for retirement, the shortfall will only be exacerbated when the harmonized sales tax comes into effect next week in Ontario and British Columbia...

Menahga School Building Committee to change focus
The Menahga School Districta s Building Advisory Committee met on Thursday, June 24, and determined that they need to focus on communication to voters in the district information about the most recent proposed building project for the school...

NACM's Credit Managers' Index Economic Report for June 2010
Columbia, MD June 30, 2010 -- The slowdown in the economy over the past several weeks has been chronicled in a variety of ways: retail sales fell, the housing market sank to levels not seen in close to two years, the financial markets stumbled in reaction to one global threat after another and the Credit Managers' Index is slumping dramatically as ...

Business Wire - Investors Capital Holdings Posts Net Profit for FY 2010
June 29, 2010 -- HASH(0x2a966a4db0)

Prudent expense management and focus on quality advisors results in ...


9 tips on the 10 percent tax on tanning services
Starting July 1, 2010, many businesses offering tanning services must collect a 10 percent excise tax on the tanning services they provide...

Your fixed-income investing questions answered
A Pressman stacks some of the new Canada Premium Bonds as they come off the presses at the Canada Bank Note Company in Ottawa...

Carr, Riggs & Ingram Merges in Cooper Graci
Southern regional accounting firm Carr, Riggs & Ingram has combined with Cooper Graci & Co., expanding the Enterprise, Ala.-based firm's footprint to Austin, Texas...

Starbucks' free Wi-Fi goes live July 1
As promised earlier this month, giant coffee chain Starbucks will be offering free Wi-Fi in its U.S. and Canadian operated stores as a way to bring in customers bearing notebooks, netbooks, mobile devices, smartphones, and WiFi-enabled gaming units...

Pennsylvania Bio Announces Appointment of Gregory Byrnes as Vice President, Membership Services
Pennsylvania Bio , the statewide association representing Pennsylvaniaa s bioscience industry, is pleased to announce the appointment of Gregory Byrnes, a nationally-recognized leader in the field of economic development, as vice president, membership services...

Business Wire - HFF Securities Serves as Financial Advisor in Sale of $1.35 Billion iStar CTL Portfolio
June 29, 2010 -- HFF Securities serves as financial advisor in sale of $1.35 billion iStar CTL Portfolio;HFF arranges $750 million senior acquisition financing. ...

Hot, high-tech travel gadgets
Money? Check. Identification? Yep. Clean clothes? Uh huh. The necessities of travel haven't changed much over the years, but a number of high-tech toys can help make your upcoming trips more fun, productive and hassle-free. A good camera and/or camcorder is a given, sure, but also consider one or more of these following gadgets, ranging in price ...

Business Wire - Dex One Added to Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indices
June 29, 2010 -- Dex One Corporation (NYSE: DEXO) announced it has joined the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indices. CARY, N.C. --...

Plymouth Evening Herald, The - Teacher and pupil win finance awards
June 28, 2010 -- PLYMOUTH College has been given two runner-up awards at the RBS Personal Finance Education Awards for Schools 2010. The independent...

Declare your own financial independence day
By Edward Jones Matthew North Financial Advisor The Fourth of July is almost upon us...

West Penn Working To Save Remaining 10,000 Jobs
Share + Jun 30, 2010 5:21 pm US/Eastern BLOOMFIELD On Tuesday, officials with the West Penn Allegheny Health System announced that they're cutting 1,500 jobs...

Tax return mistakes
When you file your tax return without taking the full benefit of your deductions, the federal government will not send the form back to you informing you of your mistake...

Grading the mutual fund industry
Morningstar Canada has unveiled stewardship grades for mutual-fund companies. Photograph by: Fotolia, Fotolia Jonathan Chevreau launches a series on trends in the financial-services industry to provide a safer environment for retail investors...



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