Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 09/25/2009

iShares Publishes Industry's First Online Resource Guide of Firms.
It is a valuable resource for financial advisors in identifying third-party managers who offer model portfolios that have a significant ETF allocation...

Europe's family-run firms face tough times
Family businesses account for three quarters of European enterprises, but big-box superstores are crowding out small producers and companies are failing because the next generation is not always willing to take up the reins...

Business Wire - JNBA Financial Advisors Named Finalist in 2009 Minnesota Family Business Awards
September 23, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966b71a0) MINNEAPOLIS -- JNBA Financial Advisors has been named a finalist in the 2009 Minnesota Family Business...

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 Mutual Fund Store Introduces - Retirement Paycheck ' Service
The Mutual Fund Store , a nationwide system of Registered Investment Adviser firms founded by Adam Bold, today introduced its Retirement Paycheck service, an innovative asset management process designed for retirees and others in the distributive stage of their investment life-cycle. "Our straightforward approach to helping investors manage their ...

Five things to know about bartering
But given the economic downturn, many people are reverting to this ancient form of commerce...

Worth Investment Group Executes Selling Agreement With QA3 Financial Corporation
It offers collaborative financial planning and association management services for professional organizations that serve the healthcare, construction, not-for-profit organizations, community banks, and law companies...

Dumfries nearly out of cash
The town of Dumfries is just about broke. Its monthly expenses are greater than the revenue it is taking in...

Look for asset classes that can benefit from continued strong growth in Asia
Commodities are poised to perform well as an economic recovery gets underway, market forecasters said on Thursday...

The new G20 - " how will it work?
The G20 meeting in London, chaired by Gordon Brown, is seen as the moment in which leaders recognised the need for it to become a permanent forum after it had previously met sporadically at finance minister level...

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Applications are now available for the Business Skills Suite of programs recently launched under the federal-provincial Growing Forward partnership...

Manulife Financial closes transaction to acquire AIC Canadian retail investment funds
With the close of the transaction today, Manulife Mutual Funds, a Division of Elliott and Page Limited, will become the manager of AIC funds in Canada and Portland Investment Counsel will continue as a fund sub-advisor for certain AIC funds...

Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania: Group Led by Edward Shin to Acquire Royal Asian Bank
Edward Shin, President and CEO of Royal Asian Bank, and James J. McSwiggan, President and COO of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc...

Market Wire - The M&A Advisor Announces Recipients of the Fourth Annual U.S. Middle-Market Financing Awards
September 23, 2009 -- The M&A Advisor today announced the recipientsof the fourth annual U.S. Middle-Market Financing Awards. Award recipientswere selected from three...

Barclays Global Investors Announces Three New Ishares Russell.
The funds seek to provide targeted access to the largest companies within the large cap equity asset class...

Sponsors sought for annual Merrill Lynch Granda Gala
Sponsors and auction donors are still needed for the eighth annual Merrill Lynch Grand Gala Friday at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Center, 2040 Airport Drive, Ashwaubenon...

Client-advisor relationship has become a key area of focus for.
As the client-advisor relationship comes under scrutiny among regulators around the world, advisors are set to face higher disclosure standards, regulatory authorities said on Thursday...

WallStSense.com Fundamental & Technical Coverage of NFLX, CTAS, NVAX, RMBS, ENDP and NVLS
Our analysts have issued free ratings reports on the following six companies: Netflix Inc...

Market Wire - HighTower Announces Enhancements to Leadership Team
September 23, 2009 -- HighTower Advisors, the nation's onlyadvisor-owned financial services firm serving high net worth clients, ispleased to announce several key...

Market Wire - How Confident are you About Retirement? Find out With the National Bank Retirement Index
September 23, 2009 -- The National Bank Retirement Index, a new retirement diagnostic tool exclusive to National Bank Financial Group (TSX: NA), is now available. Its...

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¦..

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for ADP, DIS, CBG, FRT, BP and HW
September 23, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

Granny-approved GICs and hyper-risky frontier markets
Close You asked. We're building it. Rob Carrick Last updated on Friday, Sep. 25, 2009 09:08AM EDT W elcome to this edition of the Globe and Mail Personal Finance Reader...

FAF Advisors, Inc., Declares October Distributions for Closed-End Funds
FAF Advisors today declares October distributions for the following funds. The distributions will be allocated on a per-share basis on the common stock...

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Terry Ritchie, a Certified Financial Planner and partner with Transition Financial Advisors Group Inc., based in Calgary and Phoenix, Ariz., discusses the major issues faced when your Canadian client rents or sells U.S property...

Market Wire - Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc. Appoints Peter Bohan Chief Executive Officer and Craig Brown Chief Financial Officer
September 23, 2009 -- Waste2Energy Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: WTEZE), aworldwide waste-to-energy company, has appointed Peter Bohan, age 58, tothe post of Chief Executive...

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¦..

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for NGD, CVA, ARTG, SUSQ, SSRI and SWHC
September 23, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

Deloitte: Expect ETFs to Grow in Popularity
Deloitte Research recently released a study examining the rapid rise of the ETF industry, its future prospects, and, of course, the relationship between ETFs and actively-managed mutual funds going forward...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for OFC, FTI, CAG, GAP, DUK and CNQ
September 23, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

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

Daily Journal of Commerce (Portland, OR) - Commentary: Don't let a negative financial outlook drag you down
September 23, 2009 -- We are all affected by what happens in the world. What is most important is how we respond. Some studies of behavioral economics reveal anomalies....

'I have never been under house arrest'
For the better part of this week, persistent speculation that AIC boss and chairman of NCB Michael Lee Chin had been placed under house arrest has gone through both the Canadian and local business communities like a lightning rod...

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