Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 08/30/2009



Business Wire - Charles Schwab Outlines Fundamentals for Investment Advisor Independence
August 27, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966b1d60) SAN FRANCISCO -- A persistent undercurrent of uncertainty at the full-service wirehouse brokerage firms has...

Business Wire - Scout Investment Advisors Hires Benjamin Wiesenfeld as Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Legal Counsel
August 27, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966aef70) KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Scout Investment Advisors, Inc., a subsidiary of UMB Financial Corporation, announces the...

China Sky One Admits Under-Reported Revenue
China Sky One Medical admitted that its financial reports filed with the State Administration for Industry and Commerce under-reported the income of China Sky One's China-based subsidiaries...

Lee to end 60-year relation with boxing commission
Bobby Lee said he intends to resign from the Hawai'i State Boxing Commission shortly and end a 60-year association with the group charged with regulating the sport here...

English healthcare being misrepresented
I have been getting some angry phone calls of late from my friends in England. They are extremely upset about the American misrepresentations of their National Health Service , which they have been reading and hearing about in their news media...

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 EURŠ..

Robert B. Willumstad '05 (Hon.), Former Chairman of the Board of AIG, .
Robert B. Willumstad '05 , Former Chairman of the Board of AIG, to Speak at Adelphi University on September 24, 2009 Garden City, NY, August 30, 2009 -- -- Robert B. Willumstad '05 , former chairman of the board of American International Group, Inc...

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

Trading Day: Tuesday's markets
Canadian stock markets slumped Tuesday, giving back two-thirds of Monday's big gain, as crude oil prices retreated and metal producers announced mine closures and layoffs...

Business Wire - Fitch Rates Hinsdale, Illinois's GOs 'AAA'; Outlook Negative
August 27, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966aedd0) NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AAA' rating to the Village of Hinsdale, Illinois's approximately...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for JDSU, CIEN, ILMN, KLAC, UMPQ and ESLR
August 27, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

What's going on for seniors
Grandparent Connections: A free afternoon tea to celebrate the gift of grandparenting, Sunday, Aug...

Business Wire - Blackbaud Expands Commitment to Community Foundations
August 27, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966aeb70) Announces new customers, event participation, partner program expansion, and customer success ...

Phoenix Unveils First-To-Die Life Insurance Policy
Hartford insurer The Phoenix Cos. has unveiled a new first-to-die universal life insurance policy partly geared toward business owners...

Dallas-based Blockbuster sells off Xtra-vision, its Irish equivalent
Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. has sold Xtra-vision, its 186-store entertainment retailer in Ireland, to Birchhall Investments for U.S. proceeds of up to $45 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for RHT, BRCD, PWRD, CMCSA, SAPE and RMBS
August 28, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

NovaGold Resources Inc.: NovaGold Provides Update on New Galore Creek Project Advisors
EURŠ financial advisor to assist the Company in securing financing for its Galore Creek copper-gold-silver project in northwestern British Columbia EURŠ..

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for PVH, COH, AMT, CRM, CIM and APC
August 28, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

New On-Line Equipment Lease Calculator Now Available
With financial institutions clamping down on business loans, more and more companies are considering equipment leasing as a favorable option to get the business equipment they need without the big up-front cash expense...

ProStockMonitor.com Reports Strong Market Movers: AIG, CitiGroup Inc, .
ProStockMonitor's Investment Stock Report alerts all investors, large or small to micro-cap and small-cap companies poised for movement in the market...

Personnel moves
MANUFACTURING * Westinghouse Electric Co. appointed William C. Burns president of subsidiary company PaR Nuclear...

Business Wire - Janus Announces Changes to Distribution Structure
August 28, 2009 -- HASH(0x1ec11c0) Dominic Martellaro to Leave Firm in February 2010; Janus to Streamline Distribution under Robin Beery and Dan...

Market Wire - Crystal River Announces Formation of Special Committee to Review Strategic Alternatives, Resignation of Chief Executive Officer and Commencement of Negotiations to Restructure Indebtedness
August 28, 2009 -- Crystal River Capital, Inc. (OTCBB: CYRV), a specialty finance REIT, today announced that its Board of Directors has formed a Special Committee...

Warren Stephens sees - headwinds' for stock market
Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens told CNBC that he sees "headwinds" in the second half of 2009 for the financial markets...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for ACN, CHL, L, AGN, BA and AMX
August 28, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

2009 40 Under Forty: Joel Chery
Career highlights: I am a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch. I studied biology at WPI because my mother wanted me to be a doctor...

School year starts with new sports fees, other changes
Families may pay more for their children to attend Whatcom County public schools this year as schools put the financial burden of some programs on those who participate in them...

Halifax May Close Hundreds Of Counters
Halifax bank is considering plans to close more than 300 of its counters - resulting in the possible loss of hundreds of jobs...

Pastor leaves Joliet church
Thirty-three years ago, former Peace Corps volunteer David Kaller of Joliet completed his studies at Garret Evangelical Seminary in Evanston and proceeded to serve several Illinois churches...

Lessons for university endowment funds
"The real story in my opinion is that the financial crisis forced universities across the world to take a very careful look at their endowment policies and investment strategies," says Pierre Ouillet, vice-president of finance at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver...

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 EURŠ..

Shovel Ready But Short Term
A few months back, as the economy was tanking and politicians here and in Washington,D.C. were looking to take action, a great deal of emphasis was placed on government spending for "shovel-ready" projects...

Intriguing, urgent stories promising cash? Run away
But my children's college education would be guaranteed, along with hundreds of their friends...

Whistleblower claims Halifax 'planning to close hundreds of branches and counters'
Hundreds of Halifax staff that provide counter services are in limbo, after a senior management whistleblower claimed its owners were planning to close small branches and 300 counters across the country...



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