Financial Advisors | Financial Services News for 10/19/2009



Gov. Quinn names public finance advisor
John Sinsheimer was named the new State Director of Capital Markets today by Gov...

Singapore to tighten rules for hedge funds
Singapore: Singapore is preparing to tighten regulations for hedge funds and other alternative fund managers, potentially making it more difficult and expensive for smaller newcomers to set up operations, sources said...

Dumfries Town Council faces pay cut
The Dumfries Town Council has decided on its new tax rate and how much it will borrow through a short-term loan - both of which are lower than previously thought necessary...

Business Wire - Harry Cendrowski Named Chair of Madonna University Foundation Board
October 16, 2009 -- HASH(0x1dc40e0) Financial Operations Executive Takes the Helm of ÃÂEURÂLeading the WayÃÂEURÂ Fundraising Drive ...

IFIC's 36 point-of-sale recommendations for mutual funds; why are they still just talking about this?
It's ironic that as the Financial Post went to press with a weekend package focused on exchange-traded funds, the Investment Funds Institute of Canada released 36 industry recommendations to the Canadian Securities Administrators on implementing Point of Sale Disclosure for Mutual Funds...

Britain, US insist global climate deal can be done
The United States and Britain insisted they had not given up on securing a deal to tackle climate change at a crunch summit in December after a meeting of major polluting countries in London...

Buy This Investment If You Want to Lose.
Active and passive investment management strategies have been locked in epic battle for decades now...

'My Dream' touches hearts of Israelis audiences
"My dream," a performance given by disabled Chinese performers at the Tel Aviv Opera House late Saturday night, tugs at the heartstrings of local audiences...

Business Wire - Guggenheim Partners Announces the Acquisition of Investment Adviser to Claymore-Advised Funds
October 15, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966bd720) LISLE, Ill. -- Guggenheim Partners, LLC (ÃÂEURÂGuggenheim PartnersÃÂEURÂ), a global diversified ...

Fewer consumers will have access to professional financial advice
Legitimate business activity will be prevented and advisors and planners will be unable to communicate effectively with potential clients if the proposed Electronic Commerce Protection Act proceeds as drafted, according to Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada...

Telecomworldwire - Vanguard Security Solutions chosen by The Talbots
October 15, 2009 -- TELECOMWORLDWIRE-15 October 2009-Vanguard Security Solutions chosen by The Talbots(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS http://www.m2.com Enterprise...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for CMCSK, ILMN, CDNS, ISIL, COCO and CENX
October 16, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independentcompany and sector research together, utilizing top financialadvisors and investment tactics to...

Reardon: Want To Become An Entrepreneur? Get A Business Plan Now
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation released a study in June entitled "The Coming Entrepreneurship Boom" that credits entrepreneurship as a major force that will bring the current troubled economy back to health...

Staff at City's National Channel Fear Mass Redundancies
More than one thousand employees of St. Petersburg's federal TV station, Channel Five, have signed an open letter to President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warning them that the staff of the city's main television channel are facing redundancies...

Business Wire - Glass, Lewis & Co. Recommends Adaptec Stockholders Vote to Elect ALL Adaptec Board Nominees at Annual Meeting of Stockholders
October 16, 2009 -- HASH(0x1f07390) MILPITAS, Calif. -- Adaptec, Inc. (Nasdaq:ADPT), the global leader in I/O innovation, today reported that Glass,...

Governor Pat Quinn Names Public Finance Advisor
" October 19, 2009. Governor Pat Quinn today named John Sinsheimer as the State Director of Capital Markets...

Best way to invest 5K ??
Hi Guys and Girls, i was just after a little feedback, i am looking as the title suggests to invest $5,000. I know its not huge money or anything,but i am after some ideas on how to invest this for prob 9 - 12 months or so, prob longer...

Experts seek new options to fund health services
As traditional sources of financial aid dry up, new approaches to fundraising are needed to generate money to tackle HIV and Aids...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for D, KR, DT, LH, DAL and MRVL
October 16, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independentcompany and sector research together, utilizing top financialadvisors and investment tactics to...

How RIM dispute was resolved
Two new Research In Motion Ltd. lawyers, three long days of negotiations, a lot of concessions and "lousy sandwiches." That's what it took to end the BlackBerry maker's bitter legal dispute with NTP Inc...

Market Wire - One World Ventures, Inc. Receives Unsolicited Indication of Interest for 1World Card
October 16, 2009 -- One World Ventures, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: OWVI)today announced that it has received an unsolicited non-binding indicationof interest with respect to...

Managing: See no evils
These are the lessons from one insider who went to hell and back. Every entrepreneur knows that problems are just opportunities in disguise...

Pat Cangelosi: Consummate Professional, Dearest of Friends
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.-- --Pat Cangelosi, Vice President, Mergers and Acquisition Advisor, at The March Group, passed away on Thursday, October 8, 2009...

Market Wire - BenchmarkJournal.com Free Analyst Review for AMR, COG, DF, AGN, DHI and IO
October 16, 2009 -- Benchmark Journal brings independent company andsector research together, utilizing top financial advisors and investmenttactics to provide you...

Business Wire - Porter Bancorp Acquires Options to Purchase 15.8% of the Common Shares of Citizens First Corporation
October 15, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966bc540) Engages J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC as Financial Advisor LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Porter Bancorp,...

Clinton says Iran's nuclear pursuit is "futile"
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and reiterated Washington's commitment to protect close ally Israel from any threat posed by Tehran...

Business Wire - Rethinking and Rebuilding Retirement: The Principal to Address Advisors
October 15, 2009 -- HASH(0x2a966ad850) Daniel Houston to keynote Retirement Income Symposium DES MOINES, Iowa -- As the dust settles...

Liability Exposures in Providing Accounting Services to ContractorsLoading.
CPA Journal October 2009 SECTION: MANAGEMENT: ACCOUNTANTS' LIABILITY; Pg. 58 Vol...

Under the Buttonwood Tree
I attended the Economist Magazine's First Annual Buttonwood Conference on Friday, which offered a perspective on the future of the financial services sector...

Cancer Survivor Sues Investment Advisor
A teenaged cancer survivor trusted a financial advisor with money to cover his treatment and future college expenses...



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