Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 08/08/2009



Artificial intelligence software pioneer Cognitive Match raises Series A investment
Cognitive Match , a pioneer in applying artificial intelligence technologies to increase online response rates, announced that it has raised Series A investment from Dawn Capital...

Grayson County Judge Speaks Out
Grayson County Judge Drue Bynum has been under a lot of fire lately for his motions to privatize and relocate the county jail...

J.D. Powers ranks Edward Jones highest in inv
For the fourth year out of the past five, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Full Service Investor Satisfaction Study, announced local financial advisors Jeff Cade, Ryan Lassiter, and Stephen Gerrald...

Wallaby watches on TV as Aussies jump into early lead
A baby wallaby is following his nation's team from the comfort of a Leeds family's sofa as the battle for the Ashes rages...

Forex Trading Strategies Released by InvestTechFX
InvestTechFX's analyst explained that there are as many ways to approach currency trades as there are traders themselves, however there are a few prevailing strategies that have gained significant popularity.InvestTechFX the leading 1 PIP Forex Corp supporting scalping accounts reported that there is a growing number of traders who are relying on ...

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¦..

Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction according to J.D. Power and Associates
Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction according to J.D. Power and Associates Santa Paula News Published: July 31, 2009 For the fourth year out of the past five, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Full Service ...

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¦..

The world's top foreign-policy twitterers
NYU economics professor and aid skeptic. Takes pride in being the 8th-most-famous person from Bowling Green, OH...

AdvisorCheck Announces Online Contest of Best and Worst Stories For a Chance to Win a 42' TV
'We are looking for anecdotal stories from consumers who followed the advice of their financial advisor and were able to send their kid to Harvard,' said Bryan Binkholder, national spokesperson for AdvisorCheck...

Adirondack Book House Talks Leadership
A Date: September 4, 2009 Time: 7:00 PM Pacific Listen Live: A ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Adirondack Book House reviews books and provides authors an outlet to dicuss their work...

Letters of Compassion
On August 20, 2009, Conversations with American Heroes at the Watering Hole will feature an interview of Lisa Spahr the author of WWII Radio Heroes: Letters of Compassion...

Market Wire - Rocher Deboule Announces Addition to the Board
August 5, 2009 -- Rocher Deboule Minerals Corp. (TSX VENTURE: RD)(PINK SHEETS: RDBHF) ("Rocher Deboule" or the "Company") has appointed Dr. Anthony E. Santelli II to...

Market Wire - African Copper Plc: Press Release
August 5, 2009 -- African Copper plc (AIM: ACU)(BOTSWANA:AFRICAN COPPER) announces that the Company will publish its half year Management Discussion and Analysis on...

Business Wire - 9 Former Merrill Lynch Employees Form New Financial Services Firm
August 6, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966bb780) Former Merrill Lynch Financial Advisors and Support Staff Set Out to Deliver High Level of Client ...

Pacific Nations: Threat Posed By Climate Change
Saturday, 8 August 2009, 3:05 pm Press Release: United Nations New York, Aug 6 2009 11:10AM With rising sea levels threatening to inundate Pacific Island nations, United Nations officials have issued a call for urgent action to be taken to ensure that human security and development gains are not reversed...

Business Wire - First State Announces Retention of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods as Financial Advisor
August 5, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966bdc90) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- First State Bancorporation (âÂEURÂœFirst StateâÂEURÂ) (NASDAQ: FSNM) announced ...

Business Wire - Sterne Agee’s Municipal Advisory Business Grows in Texas and Throughout the Southeast
August 6, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ecaf60) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Sterne AgeeâÂEURÂ(TM)s financial advisory business continues to grow with its appointment...

Setting the Record Straight on Chicago Parking Meter Privatization
I've written extensively on this blog on the $1.15 billion lease of Chicago's parking meter system, and my new column offers a perspective on the issue that seems to be missing from the bulk of the media reporting...

Business Wire - Research and Markets: MENA Telecoms Market: Regional Overview 2009 - Essential Information For Operators, Their Vendors, Financial Backers And Advisors
August 5, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966ac200) DUBLIN -- Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/e6cf1e/mena_telecoms_mark ) has...

Leadership and Lit Media Reviews
A Date: August 9, 2009 Time: 2:30 PM Pacific Listen Live: A ABOUT THE PROGRAM Lit Media Reviews a oeis the spot to be heard.a A Hosted by Colleen Lue, the program reviews literature, bloggers and podcasting events...

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

Business Wire - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Expands Unlimited FDIC Insurance Program
August 6, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966ac330) NEW YORK -- Morgan Stanley Smith Barney announced today that clients may access unlimited Federal Deposit...

MTS Medication Technologies, Inc. Agrees to Be Acquired in Going.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - MTS Medication Technologies, Inc. , an international provider of medication adherence packaging systems, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired for $5.75 per share in cash by an affiliate of Excellere Partners, LLC, a Denver, Colorado based private equity firm...

Business Wire - Helix Wind, Corp. Engages Dominick & Dominick LLC as Its Financial Advisor and Investment Banker
August 6, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ed3e20) SAN DIEGO -- Helix Wind Corp. (OTCBB:HLXW) announced today that it has engaged Dominick & Dominick LLC...

Business Wire - 4Kids Entertainment Retains Montgomery & Co. to Assist in Evaluating Strategic Alternatives
August 5, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ec0210) NEW YORK -- 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE), the global childrenâÂEURÂ(TM)s entertainment and...

A man to lead your team
It's never too late to start planning, but it's a lot easier if you start early...

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¦..

Simon: Co-operative Bank's got Talent
Manchester, UK -- In what is a 'first' for a financial services organisation, The Co-operative Bank has decided to thank its customers for the recent Which? Award for being Best Financial Services Provider by singing them a 'thank you' song.The song, named 'Thank You' was written by Richard Coulson especially for The Co-operative Bank and was sung ...

Weekly Downgrade Wrap-Up
Per usual, we have a week's worth of ratings actions on LBO-backed companies from ratings agencies Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investor Services...

Investors Group fined
Investors Group Financial Services Inc. has to shell out $40,000 as part of a settlement agreement with the Nova Scotia Securities Commission for failing to adequately supervise a salesman and other staff at its Dartmouth office...

Business Wire - Terra Industries Comments on CF Industries’ Latest Proposal
August 5, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966b7e50) SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) today confirmed receipt of a letter from CF Industries...

Obituaries August 6, 2009
Veronica Margaret Ann O'Connell, age 85, of 2 Bayberry Lane, Sag Harbor for the past thirty years, died this past Saturday evening, August 1 at Southampton Hospital of respiratory failure...

Over-50's TV show reaches edition 5
During this summer, it's gradually building an audience as it broadcasts a fortnightly programme on Information TV on Sky channel 166/Freesat 402, and runs a support website at www.goodbye925.tv - and in the autumn, it is planned to to move to a weekly format...



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