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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 03, 2007
Acquisitions drive Morningstar revenues

Morningstar Inc. a provider of independent investment research, today reported consolidated revenues of $95.4 million in the first quarter, a 36% increase from revenues of $70.1 million in the first quarter of 2006.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 03, 2007
Lehman appoints first head based in London

New York-based Lehman Brothers has appointed Roger Nagioff as global head of fixed income, based in London, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 03, 2007
Wachovia to bow retirement income account

Wachovia Securities LLC is launching a pilot version of a retirement income management account, Robert Vorlop, director of investment products, told attendees of the Money Management Institute's annual meeting in Washington.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 02, 2007
Dubai takes stake in HSBC

For the second time in as many months, a Mideastern investor has acquired what it called a “substantial” stake in British bank HSBC Holdings PLC, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 02, 2007
JPMorgan records shown on YouTube

JPMorgan Chase & Co is reviewing security protocols after a video posted online showed someone displaying documents found in trash cans containing customers' personal information, according to CNN.Money.com.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 02, 2007
Clients loyal to their advisers

Wealthy investors are less likely to be loyal to a brokerage firm than they are to an adviser with whom they have developed a strong relationship, according to a national study of 4,000 affluent Americans released today by Cambridge, Mass.-based market research firm Cogent Research LLC.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 02, 2007
Managers outsource research to India

Following the lead of investment banks, money managers are turning to India to hire research analysts at a cheaper price.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 02, 2007
Fast bucks proving elusive in real estate

For property owners, there is bad news and good news. The percentage of vacancies rose to 6.1% in the first quarter, a two year high, but the average monthly rent nationwide rose to $991 — a record, said Sam Chandan, chief economists for Reis Inc. in New York.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 02, 2007
Allianz reports jump in earnings

Allianz SE noted that first quarter profits grew a hefty 80%, but results were enhanced from the sale of shareholdings in Germany. Net income crested at 3.2 billion euros ($4.35 billion) from 1.78 billion euros in the same period a year ago, reported Bloomberg.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2007
GSAM announces fund-of-funds

Goldman Sachs Asset Management has introductioned two new fund-of-funds, the Goldman Sachs Income Strategies Portfolio (GXIAX) and the Goldman Sachs Satellite Strategies Portfolio (GXSAX), both of which will be managed by its by GSAM's Quantitative Strategies Group.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2007
Fidelity unveils three enhanced index funds

Fidelity Investments today announced the offering of three new enhanced index funds: Fidelity Large Cap Value Enhanced Index Fund, Fidelity Large Cap Core Enhanced Index Fund and Fidelity Large Cap Growth Enhanced Index Fund.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2007
Merrill to buy back $6 billion in shares

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. will buy back as much as $6 billion in shares of common stock over time, in an effort to return capital building up on its balance sheet to investors, the company announced today.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 01, 2007
Morgan Stanley CFO to retire

Morgan Stanley has announced that David H. Sidwell, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will retire from the company at the end of the year.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2007
Citigroup launches global ad campaign

Citigroup Inc. is looking to connect with its clients in a new ad campaign.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 30, 2007
Morgan emerging market debt fund bows

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has launched the Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund Inc., the first U.S. registered closed-end fund to invest principally in emerging markets sovereign debt denominated in the local currency of the issuer.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2007
RBC Capital to buy public finance firm

RBC Capital Markets has announced that it agreed to acquire Seasongood & Mayer LLC, a Cincinnati-based public finance firm and underwriter of municipal debt.

By Bloomberg
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2007
Demonstrators target Fidelity over Sudan

Thousands of protesters – some bearing signs asking “Is your Fidelity 401(k) funding genocide?” -- gathered in Boston’s Government Center Sunday to protest Fidelity’s investment ties to Sudan.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2007
BofA threatens legal action against ABN

Bank of America Corp. has threatened to take legal action against ABN Amro Holding NV should it make any attempt to block its plans to buy LaSalle Bank Corp., ABN's Chicago-based subsidiary, according to the Financial Times.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 30, 2007
Universal life’s market share reaches 40%

Universal life insurance captured a 40% share of the overall life insurance market for the first time last year and is expected to continue its strong showing, industry experts say.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 30, 2007
Target date funds off target, critics say

Increasingly popular target date funds may be missing the mark because they are too narrowly constructed and make incorrect assumptions about participant behavior, according to industry insiders and new research.

By Bloomberg