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NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 30, 2007
OppenheimerFunds’ Wilby to retire

OppenheimerFunds Inc. Wednesday said Bill Wilby will retire from the New York-based company June 30 after 16 years of service.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 30, 2007
N.Y. Life unveils retirement analysis tools

New York Life Retirement Plan Services is taking a page from retailers like Amazon.com Inc. in order to better understand and predict employee retirement planning behavior.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2007
Bear Stearns makes London hires

The Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. today expanded its European investment banking division with a series of new appointments.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 29, 2007
NYLI promotes two in legal dept.

New York Life Insurance Co. has announced promotions in its general counsel department.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2007
UBS M&A chief jumps ship

Jeff Raich, co-global head of mergers and acquisitions, is the latest high-ranking investment banker to leave UBS AG.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 29, 2007
RBS & Co. bids for ABN

A group of banks led by the Royal Bank of Scotland Group has formally launched a $95.6 billion bid for ABN Amro Holding.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2007
NPC’s new CEO aims to fill void in recruiting

Inheriting a depleted recruiting staff, the new head of National Planning Corp. immediately will focus on rebuilding that team. Last Monday, Santa Monica, Calif.-based NPC said that Scott Romine was replacing M. Shawn Dreffein as its CEO.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 29, 2007
Mortgage accelerators raise concerns

SAN FRANCISCO — A mortgage alternative is gaining traction. In recent years, such companies as CMG Financial Services Inc. and Macquarie Mortgages USA Inc. have begun offering mortgage accelerator loan products that allow borrowers to hasten their loan payoff schedule by reducing the amount of interest paid on their loans.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 29, 2007
Big firms to D.C. Circuit: Give us a break, please

IRVINE, Calif. — The major sponsors of fee-based brokerage accounts claim they will need six months to a year to transition clients out of the accounts.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 29, 2007
Advisers bristle at race-based assignments

Many advisers do not want to be assigned clients or territories based on their race, national origin or other personal traits — but they are comfortable with relationships that evolve naturally from those factors.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2007
Ameriprise looks to lure talent from rivals

Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. says that it is finally ready to execute its long-discussed strategy to recruit registered representatives and advisers from rival firms.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 29, 2007
Net sales of 529 plans reach all-time high

The Section 529 college savings plan industry is on a roll. Net sales of 529 plans rose to an all-time high of $5.2 billion during the first quarter of 2007, according to the most recent data available from Boston-based Financial Research Corp.

By Bloomberg
NEWS BROKER DEALERS MAY 29, 2007
Advisers often skirt compliance rules, survey finds

NEW YORK — Sick and tired of complying with an increasingly complex regulatory framework, many financial advisers knowingly sidestep their firms’ compliance policies and sometimes show little regard for rules and regulations, according to a new survey of advisers and other financial services professionals.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 24, 2007
Merrill slashes sick days

Merrill Lynch & Co. has trimmed employees’ sick days from 40 to 10, according to an internal memo.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 23, 2007
Merrill hedge fund boss branches out

Ben Weston, chief of hedge fund development at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., has left the company.

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS MAY 23, 2007
Eaton Vance IPO erodes 2Q profits

Eaton Vance Corp. reported a 42% fall in profits for the<br>second quarter today.

By Bloomberg
NEWS LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAY 23, 2007
Aon CFO to depart

Aon Corporation announced today that chief financial officer David P. Bolger will leave the Chicago-based insurance broker after the appointment of his successor.

By Bloomberg
NEWS ETFS MAY 22, 2007
Euronext profits down, revenues up

Euronext NV today reported a 4.4% profit loss during the first quarter, due to a reclassification of the company&#8217;s stake in LCH.Clearnet.

By Bloomberg
NEWS WIREHOUSES MAY 22, 2007
JPMorgan Chase debuts ADRs

JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. has launched 12 indexes comprising exchange-listed American Depositary Receipts and Global Depositary Receipts.

By Bloomberg
NEWS ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2007
Merrill buys big stake in GSO hedge fund

Merrill Lynch &amp; Co. Inc. is purchasing a 20% minority stake in a hedge fund with $8 billion in assets under management.

By Bloomberg