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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
CLA awards finalists unveiled

Twelve finalists for the second annual Community Leadership Awards have been named.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Turnaround seen in consumer confidence

Falling oil prices and a recovering stock market have halted the precipitous drop in consumer confidence prevalent throughout 2008, according to new data.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 07, 2008
Merrill plans $10 billion ARS buyback

The nation's largest brokerage firm will buy securities held by 30,000 clients.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2008
Pallotta planning to leave Tudor Investments

Jim Pallotta, a fund manager at Tudor Investment Corp., will start his own investment firm in 2009.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 07, 2008
Marsh & McLennan profits plunge 63%

Marsh & McLennan Cos. of New York reported that its second quarter profit fell 63%to $65 million, or 13 cents per share.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2008
Israel pleads guilty to jumping bail

Samuel Israel III, founder of Bayou Group LLC, pled guilty to charges related to his attempts to jump bail and flee.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 06, 2008
Gabelli to raise $200M for buyouts

Mario Gabelli plans to raise $200 million to buy a financial services, media or telecommunications company.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 06, 2008
Securities America acquires Brecek & Young

Ameriprise Financial Inc. has made a splash in the roiling M&A acquisitions market for independent broker-dealers.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 05, 2008
Société Générale, Swiss Re, Northern Rock

Net income at the Société Générale slipped to $1 billion from $2.36 billion in the 2007 second quarter.

RETIREMENT TAX AUG 05, 2008
Intentionally flawed trust offers tax savings

Consider a sale of assets to an intentionally defective grantor trust for the benefit of multiple younger generations.