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The new CEO of Atlanta's second largest, locally headquartered bank said his appointment signals a strategic shift in the midst of the worst financial industry crisis in decades.
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The Texas banking merger and acquisition market that slowed to a crawl in 2008 has virtually come to halt.
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The founder and driving force behind the Atlanta?s second largest, locally headquartered bank has been replaced as chairman and CEO of the $2 billion institution and its holding company, in a move effective late Thursday.
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The Texas Department of Banking on Thursday closed Dallas-based Millennium State Bank of Texas, the first bank failure in Texas this year and the first in the Dallas area in more than a decade.
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The parent company of AuburnBank, Auburn National Bancorp. Inc., is being added to a national stock index in the ?small cap? category.
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A lawsuit against Regions Financial Corp. filed by shareholders will be heard in a Jefferson County courthouse ? not federal.
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Beacon Power Corp. said today it expects to receive a $43 million loan guarantee through the U.S. Department of Energy to build a 20-megawatt flywheel plant in Stephentown, Rensselaer County, N.Y.
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Johns Hopkins University, Colliers Pinkard and the Greater Baltimore Committee are some of the more high-profile companies listed as creditors in Rockville developer Opus East LLC?s bankuptcy filing. (NOC)
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Consumers who filed complaints with the Missouri Department of Insurance received $5.9 million from insurance companies during the first half of 2009.
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Developers of 22 affordable housing projects in D.C. are seeking a slice of $33.7 million the city will receive in federal stimulus money from the Treasury Department.
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Razorsight Corp. has secured a $3 million venture loan from MMV Financial Inc.
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Hillman Group has resumed paying monthly cash distributions on its American Stock Exchange-listed trust preferred securities (AMEX: HLM-P) and will also pay six months of distributions that had been deferred since January.
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Gastar Exploration Ltd. has agreed to sell its Australian interests to Santos QNT Pty Ltd. and Santos International Holdings Pty Ltd. for $240 million. (GST)
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Denny Hecker has $766.8 million in liabilities and $18.5 million in assets, according to court documents filed Wednesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
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Avantair Inc. received about $1.4 million from a private placement of its stock.
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A Palm Beach Gardens firm bought a 1-acre site being leased to Fifth Third Bank in Altamonte Springs for $2.6 million.
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First Financial Bancorp said it and Irwin Union Bank and Trust Co. have signed branch purchase and loan acquisition agreements. (FFBC) (IFC)
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VSR Financial Services Inc. has named Christopher Radford as CEO. Radford succeeds J. Michael Stanfield, who now is chief investment officer, a new position at the firm.
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Commercial lender CapitalSource Inc. has restated portions of its consolidated financial statements for 2006, 2007 and 2008 to retroactively comply with various accounting rules, according to a securities filing released Thursday. (CSE)
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FCStone Group Inc. said Thursday that it will merge with International Assets Holding Corp. through a stock swap.
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Mobile payments provider Bling Nation Ltd. said Thursday it raised $8 million in a first round of funding.
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Bank of America Corp. and Wells Fargo & Co. says they will accept warrants issued by California?s state government through July 10. (BAC) (WFC)
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At least one Waterford Village Bank shareholder has concerns about the bank?s proposed acquisition by a New York City-based investor.
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Michael B. Keating, Foley Hoag Partner and Chair of the Litigation Department, has been elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the Boston Foundation, succeeding the Rev. Dr. Ray Hammond.
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If you believe your financial institution will stand behind California-issued IOUs, don?t bank on it for long.
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Laida E. Garcia is the new president and chief executive officer of Florida Central Credit Union in Tampa.
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The Las Olas Riverfront mall in Fort Lauderdale is set to fall into the hands of a private equity firm after a public auction date was scheduled.
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Stanford Financial Group?s chief financial officer, James Davis, will plead guilty to three criminal counts for his part in an alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme, according to news reports.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank has awarded $5.4 million in affordable housing grants in five states.
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CUNA Mutual Group of Madison said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its IRA Services division to Ascensus Inc., a retirement services firm based in Dresher, Pa.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged the former chief accounting officer of Beazer Homes USA Inc. with conducting a multiyear fraudulent earnings-management scheme and misleading auditors and accountants to hide it. (BZH)
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Regions Financial Corp. provided $15.3 billion in small business, community development and mortgage lending for low- to moderate-income borrowers in 2008, the bank said Wednesday.
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Abraxas Petroleum Corp. and Abraxas Energy Partners LP have executed a definitive merger agreement.
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Eddie Bauer?s major creditors have won a concession from a bankruptcy judge that could lead to breaking up the distressed retailer?s assets instead of selling the entire lot to a private equity firm that wants to run the company as a going concern.
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Cleantech venture investment rebounded in the second quarter of this year, following two previous consecutive quarters of significant decline. The average round size also increased, and observers say the numbers show initial signs of recovery for the sector.
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Advanta Corp, the small business credit card lender that recently shut down its accounts for future use, has entered into two agreements with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., including one involving alleged ?unsafe or unsound? practices that requires it to refund up to $35 million to customers.
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The Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club, which at its peak boasted more than 700 members, will now be owned by a bank.
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Uto Essien faces a possible 36-year prison sentence for his role as the ringleader in a multimillion-dollar mortgage fraud scheme.
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Unisys Corp. has replaced one private debt exchange offer with another. (UIS)
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Gov. Linda Lingle has released her list of 65 bills she plans to veto.
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Omni Housing Development LLC in Albany, N.Y., is one of the companies that will benefit from an infusion of federal stimulus money into a tax credit program that subsidizes construction of affordable housing.
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Five Guys is looking to raise $15 million in private equity, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Even with the end of a nine-month drought in initial public offerings, the second quarter was one of the worst for venture capital-backed liquidity since the doldrums of early 2003, according to a report Dow Jones VentureSource released Wednesday.
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Houstonians who have suffered personal and business property damage as a result of the severe storm in late April have until July 14 to apply for a Small Business Administration federal disaster loan.
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Sales of venture-backed businesses brought in 60 percent less in the second quarter compared with a year earlier. (CSCO)
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AeroGrow International Inc. has completed a $7.6 million recapitalization, the company said late Tuesday. (AERO)
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Scotiabank, the third-largest bank in Canada, made its first entry onto U.S. soil with an international banking agency office in Miami.
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Rumors that litigation powerhouse Howrey LLP was in talks to absorb intellectual property litigation boutique Day Casebeer Madrid and Batchelder LLP were confirmed Wednesday morning.
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Even with the end of a nine-month drought in initial public offerings, the second quarter was one of the worst for venture capital-backed liquidity since the doldrums of early 2003, according to a report released Wednesday by Dow Jones VentureSource. (CSCO)
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Harleysville National Corp., parent company of Harleysville National Bank, said Wednesday that it failed to meet the June 30 deadline imposed by federal bank regulators to improve capital ratios. (HNBC)
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Drug developer CombinatoRx Inc. said Wednesday it has agreed to merge with Canada?s Neuromed Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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NB&T Financial Group Inc. has agreed to acquire Franklin-based Community National Corp. for $7 million. (NBTF)
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The Carlyle Group has raised $1.04 billion for an Asian capital growth fund, the private equity firm said Tuesday.
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Pacific Continental Bancorp will set aside $19.2 million to reserve against problems with bad loans, which will likely result in a second quarter loss of $9 million, the financial institution announced on Tuesday. (PCBK)
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A Pittsburgh financial institution deemed ?critically undercapitalized? last month by the Office of Thrift Supervision said Tuesday it is submitting a capitalization plan to federal regulators with the help of foundation support.
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Two San Francisco community development financial institutions have been awarded $4 million in Recovery Act funding.
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CompuCredit Corp. reported Tuesday it finished its largest corporate overhaul since going public in 1999.
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The U.S. attorney?s office in Charlotte has charged a former BB&T Corp. executive vice president with bank fraud. (BBT)
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A day after he announced he was stepping down as chairman of Putnam Investments, Charles ?Ed? Haldeman Jr. is now considered the leading candidate to take over as CEO of beleagured mortgage giant Freddie Mac, according to a Wall Street Journal report Wednesday.
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WESST received a $15,000 grant from The Daniels Fund, which it will use to expand a program that helps students learn good savings habits early.
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A Kirksville man has pleaded guilty to defrauding 26 investors out of more than $844,000 in a Ponzi scheme.
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Employers Direct Insurance Co., an Agoura Hills-based workers? compensation insurer that sells directly to policyholders without using brokers, said Tuesday it will stop writing new and renewed policies in California as of Aug. 1. It also plans to slash its staff by about 18 percent. (Y)
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Fitch Ratings Inc. reaffirmed its ?BBB+? rating for shares of First Horizon National Corp. with a negative outlook for future performance. (FHN)
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Chase bank has approved 138,000 trial mortgage modifications since the federal government implemented the Making Home Affordable program on April 6. (JPM)
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Two independent proxy advisory firms, Glass Lewis & Co. and Egan-Jones Proxy Services, have recommended that CPI stockholders vote for CPI?s slate of six candidates, while another firm, PROXY Governance, recommends that CPI stockholders vote for four of CPI?s six nominees. (CPY)
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T. Rowe Price Group said Tuesday it has launched a large-cap core mutual fund that will invest in the stocks of a select group of the largest U.S. companies. (TROW)
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U.S. Rep. Michael Turner, R-Centerville, has introduced a constitutional amendment that would bar the federal government from owning stock in companies, his office announced this week.
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Castle Biosciences Inc. has joined with St. Joseph?s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix to provide the nation?s first genomics-based test for patients suffering from glioblastoma multiforme ? the most deadly form of primary brain cancer.
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The SEC has filed an enforcement action that alleges a Poughkeepsie, N.Y.-based firm lured unsuspecting senior citizens in South Florida into buying ?highly unsuitable variable annuities.?
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Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh?s fourth largest financial institution according to deposits, said Tuesday it has moved consumer and installment loan servicing from its Downtown Pittsburgh headquarters to its Canton, Ohio-based subsidiary, Security Savings Mortgage Corp.
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Kentucky Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. has received an ?A-plus? financial strength rating from insurance rating and information agency, A.M. Best Co.
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The state pension system will no longer invest $86.2 million in nine companies that do business in Iran or Sudan, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today.
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Century Payments, which does payment processing, has hired Christian Fadel as its CFO.
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The buyer of 10 acres owned by The McClatchy Co. in Florida is delaying the closing date for the $190 million purchase by six more months. (MNI)
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Wall Street tripped Tuesday to end the second quarter with losses at both major exchanges, The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished trading at 8,447.00, down 82.38 points or 0.97 percent, still holding onto a handful of Monday?s gains. Nasdaq closed at 1,835.04, down 9.02 points or 0.49 percent. Both were better of than at the close of the first quarter when the Dow was at 7,608.92 and Nasdaq at 1,529.59. (KMT) (PPG) (AA) (AYE) (ATI) (AEO) (BK) (CBG) (CNX) (DKS) (FII) (FNFG) (HNZ) (KOP) (PNC) (X) (WAB) (WCC)
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Portland home prices declined a record amount in April, according to the latest data from the Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller Index.
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eDiets.com said Monday it received a a $500,000 private placement, or stock sale, from members of management and its board of directors. (DIET)
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Southern Community Financial Corp., the parent company of Winston-Salem?s Southern Community Bank & Trust, said that it expects to boost its provision for loan losses in the current quarter to about $6 million because uncollectible loans are on the increase.
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A Tampa-based investment group has won a $4.2 million foreclosure judgment against the owner of the Village at West Miami Condominium.
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Genworth Financial Inc. announced Monday that its mortgage insurance subsidiary, Genworth MI Canada Inc., had priced its initial public offering in Canada of 44.7 million common shares at $19 (Canadian) per share. Genworth also granted underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to 6.7 million additional common shares at a price of $19 (Canadian) per share. (GNW)
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Sunset Bank of Waukesha said it has been approved for $5.6 million in capital under the U.S. Treasury?s Capital Purchase Program, which is part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).
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Biopure Corp., a developer of blood-replacement technologies, has received ? and will not challenge ? a delisting notice from The Nasdaq Stock Market for falling below the exchange?s minimum equity-value requirement.
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As part of a $13 million mobile payments deal, Visa Inc. will take a minority stake in Monitise plc. (V)
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Ten Pennsylvania banks and credit unions will offer low- or no-interest loans or lines of credit to state employees whose paychecks could be delayed by a state budget impasse.
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Leis Medical Inc. is among a slew of companies receiving state aid to create jobs in Montgomery County, officials announced Monday.
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The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. said Tuesday it has made a strategic minority investment in International Derivatives Clearing Group, an independently-operated NASDAQ OMX subsidiary. (BK)
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An investment fund that has an 8.9-percent stake in cement-maker Texas Industries Inc. has sent a letter to the company, informing the company's board that it wants to nominate three new directors to cut down on what it considers inadequate management at the board level.
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Joe Robert, founder, chairman and CEO of J.E. Robert Cos., is relinquishing his CEO role to Barden Gale, the company announced Monday.
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Tully?s Coffee has added CEO to the title of company President Carl Pennington and reported net income of $314,000 from continuing operations for the year that ended March 29, compared with a net loss of $16.3 million in the previous fiscal year 2008.
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Associated Banc-Corp said it expects to record a higher-than-anticipated provision for loan losses of between $145 million and $160 million for the second quarter, which may result in a loss in the quarter. (ASBC)
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Coral Gables-based Mercantil Commercebank received a $65 million capital injection from its parent company, the bank announced Monday.
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The California?s state Treasurer?s office on Monday refuted an analyst?s recommendation last week that investors dump California municipal bonds and that the state is likely to default. (BRK) (BRK)
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Will McIntosh has resigned as dean of the University of Cincinnati College of Business effective July 1, the university confirmed.
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State officials issued a warning about two Tacoma businesses that say they?re raising money for the homeless, saying Jobs for the Homeless and American Homeless and Disadvantaged Workers aren?t properly registered as charities.
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Venture capitalists invested $16 million in New Mexico companies during the first quarter of 2009.
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The only way Guaranty Bank will survive is with assistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and significant capital from private investors, the bank reported in a regulatory filing Monday. (TIN)
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NeurogesX Inc. has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000 and small-cap Russell 2000 indices.
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H&R Block Inc. reported higher profit for the fourth quarter and all of fiscal 2009 despite lower revenue for both periods compared with the prior year. (HRB)
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Fifty-two local businesswomen have been named finalists for the 2009 Tampa Bay Business Journal BusinessWoman of the Year awards.
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Philadelphia?s city pension fund has less than half of the funds it needs to meet obligations to past and current workers, a low not seen since 1996, according to a study released by The Pew Charitable Trusts? Philadelphia Research Initiative on Monday.
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Community Southern Bank announced a public offering of up to 1.2 million shares of common stock priced at $8.50 per share.
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Regions Financial Corp. has named a new leader for its credit cards and payments division.
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Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation Monday that reforms the state?s linked-deposit program and the interest rate the state collects on general time deposits at community banks.
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The only way Guaranty Bank will survive is with assistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and significant capital from private investors, the bank said in a regulatory filing Monday. (TIN)
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ChemGenex Pharmaceuticals will remove its stock listing from the Nasdaq Capital Market.
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New York financier Bernard Madoff was sentenced Monday to 150 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Denny Chin, the maximum sentence sought by prosecutors.
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Bernard Madoff will spend the rest of his life in prison and that has his victims celebrating.
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Houston billionaire R. Allen Stanford was to remain in jail Monday night pending a decision by a federal judge on whether he should be allowed to post bond.
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On the same day Bernard Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for his involvement in a multimillion dollar Ponzi scheme that left thousands financially devastated, Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a bill that gives Florida?s top law enforcement officer new tools in the battle against securities fraud.
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Town & Country Bank has entered into an agreement with bank regulators to strengthen its loan portfolio and its lending practices.
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Gov. Jay Nixon visited the St. Louis Minority Business Council on Monday to sign legislation that reforms Missouri?s linked-deposit program and the interest rate the state collects on general time deposits at community banks.
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Missouri officials have located more than 200 unlicensed breeders and rescued nearly 1,900 dogs since February as part of a statewide crackdown on puppy mills.
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First Niagara Financial Group Inc. said Monday that it has paid the federal government $2.7 million to buy back 953,000 shares of common stock that were sold to the government as part of the U.S. Treasury Department?s Capital Purchase Program.
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Lydian Private Bank shored up its financial base by raising $15 million through a private offering, the bank announced Monday.
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Boca Raton-based Sun American Bancorp has asked federal regulators for a loan waiver and warned that its financial condition could be adversely affected if immediate repayment is demanded on a $7.5 million loan. (SAMB)
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Bank of America Corp. has formed a payment-processing venture with First Data Corp. (BAC)
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State regulators have closed down a Pine City-based bank.
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ParAccel Inc. said Monday it raised $22 million in a third round of funding.
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Two banks with Albany, N.Y. area operations have taken the final steps to end their participation with the U.S. Treasury?s TARP program.
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Sapiens International Corp. has landed a $1.1 million contract to provide its reinsurance administration software to a global financial services group.
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Farallon Capital Management has raised $328.6 million by selling its stake in an Indonesian bank, according to a Wall Street Journal report that quotes a person familiar with the transaction.
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Looking only at the improvements in the bottom lines of many South Florida banks in the first quarter, it might seem like local banking turned the corner. Yet, the deterioration of loan quality and the lowering of their reserves show a scenario of continuing strain on their finances. (BBX)
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The Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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When Dean Bass jumped back into the banking game 12 months ago with the acquisition of a small rural Texas bank, he figured it would take about a year to make some aggressive moves in Houston.
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The latest financial services giant to enter the Houston market has locked up one of the city?s most visible intersections for its first local banking center and is preparing to expand further in the Dallas area.
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Problems, problems everywhere.
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Recovery bonds available The U.S. Treasury Department has allocated $25 billion in Recovery Act Bonds, which can be used for economic development projects in distressed areas. About $410 million is slated for South Florida.
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It took nearly six decades for Associated Credit Union to rack up $100 million in total assets.
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For consumer borrowing, it?s the morning after.
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Now is not an easy time for most businesses in the U.S. We all know that firsthand. But it?s especially true for small businesses.
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When Ben Collins grew frustrated with his credit card company in the spring, the North Carolina contractor switched to a lender with more favorable terms.
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A lot has changed in the past year for alternative lenders that businesses turn to when they can?t get traditional bank financing.
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When Gastonia, N.C.?s Carolina Commerce Bank agreed in early June to merge with Carolina Trust Bank in Lincolnton, the deal barely merited mention in Charlotte?s banking circles. After all, the two banks, both with less than $200 million in assets, are small potatoes in the North Carolina banking hub.
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For Debbie Michala, getting laid off from SunTrust Banks Inc. was a blessing in disguise. (STI)
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NORTHEAST FLORIDA ? Most bankers have either turned down or tiptoed cautiously into a new small-business relief loan program despite heavy demand pouring in from struggling businesses.
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Investors of bank stocks in the last nine months have had to have the constitution of roller coaster fanatics.
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A surge in merger-and-acquisition activity among Massachusetts community banks is likely on the way.
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First Columbia?s investments have always gone beyond commercial real estate, but now the Latham developer wants to grow that part of its business even more.
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Actinver Securities, a subsidiary of Mexican financial giant Grupo Actinver, recently opened an office in San Antonio.
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Locally based brokerage business Magi Real Estate Services is carving out some collaborative space in one of its office properties ? as a means of serving some of the Alamo City?s smaller tenants.
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Bay State credit unions collectively lost $81.3 million in the first quarter as they set aside more money for bad loans and paid their share to replenish the industry?s troubled deposit insurance fund.
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Federal rescue programs have left the government a major stockholder in North Carolina banks large and small. And if the U.S. Treasury decides to cash out one portion of those holdings anytime soon, both it and the ultimate owners ? ?We the People? ? would find themselves out of the money.
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Tri-State corporations and minority-owned firms spent $457 million with local minority-owned businesses in 2008, surpassing the $400 million goal set by the Minority Business Accelerator at the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
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Jim Neustel is a longtime client of The Loan Fund. Ned Godshall became a client this year.
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The number of Twin Cities banks with a significant number of troubled loans in their construction and commercial real estate portfolios has more than doubled in the past year.
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The Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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PONTE VEDRA BEACH ? An Orlando-based bank recently opened an office in Ponte Vedra Beach as part of a statewide expansion plan in a recession.
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The sale of American Beverage Corp. has hit a snag.
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CHAPEL HILL ? Two Chapel Hill businessmen, each with a series of successful companies on his resume, have combined to form a holding company to invest in community banks.
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A federal proposal to create a Consumer Financial Protection Agency to guard against damaging consumer credit products has caused local bankers to cringe.
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Boston?s wealth management industry is in crisis.
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Even in the best of times, a good financial adviser does far more than just help allocate funds and give advice on investment directions.
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Plenty of banks have been making secondary stock offerings lately to raise capital. But not all offerings are created equal.
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Even as many large banks are contracting, Mutual of Omaha Bank is preparing to expand in Dallas and open its first Houston-area office.
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It?s a rare investment adviser who admits to not performing enough due diligence on the funds where they funnel money. Even Fairfield Greenwich Group, which put $6.9 billion in the care of accused swindler Bernie Madoff, claimed to have done ?robust? due diligence.
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The market could be on the way to recovery, but it still has more to prove.
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How investment advisers interact with their clients has changed in ways that go to the very fundamentals of the business relationship. Given the events of the past few quarters, after-the-fact updates of losses due to bad models, collateral management or rehypothication of assets are no longer satisfactory.
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For any investor who had fuzzy notions of the risks of the stock market, the past 18 months have offered a crash course, in both senses of the word.
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So much for the lazy days of summer. Laura Gamble is back to work.
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No loans have been made in Maryland through a stimulus package-backed program expected to see aggressive demand from companies in financial trouble.
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Venture capital firm ABS Capital Partners, whose investments include language-learning software firm Rosetta Stone Inc., has raised $420 million create a new fund.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the state Legislature are considering selling $1 billion in assets of the quasi-public State Compensation Insurance Fund to help close California?s daunting budget deficit.
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When her Edmonds condo went on the market, Mindy Moore thought she had managed to avoid foreclosure.
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After the Georgia bank he borrowed from failed, Mukesh ?Mike? Patel saw a good opportunity to buy the biggest chunk of the $10 million mortgage on a Red Roof Inn hotel he owns.
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CompuCredit Corp. is attempting its largest corporate overhaul since going public in 1999.
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Wachovia bank branches around Charlotte don?t yet operate under the Wells Fargo & Co. name, but a Wells Fargo veteran is now in town to run them.
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The Private Bank is entering the Kansas market, opening a new branch office in Lighton Tower in Overland Park on June 29.
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Doug Howe juggles his duties as president of Seattle-based real estate development firm Touchstone Corp. with leading the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, now known as NAIOP The Commercial Real Estate Development Association.
Howe is the 2009 chairman of NAIOP?s executive committee. He joined the Herndon, Va.-based trade organization in 1997 and serves on the Industry Trends Task Force and as a governor for the NAIOP Research Foundation and member of the Office Development II National Forum.
NAIOP has 57 chapters in the United States and Canada, with about 18,000 members. Howe recently spoke about the organization?s direction, and his role.
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Small businesses and lenders have applauded recent steps by the Small Business Administration to boost lending, but they say the agency needs to take additional actions to address Main Street?s credit crisis.
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Gated and impeccably landscaped, the Magpie Creek condo development typifies developers? faith during the housing boom that new homes were so hot they would sell anywhere.
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Don?t expect community banks to tally big earnings for the second quarter. On top of battling a deep recession, they?ll end the quarter Tuesday by sending big checks to Washington.
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Steve Stratton protests mildly when asked if he?s been brought in as a turnaround specialist, but he has been in that position before in his 29-year banking career.
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The U.S. Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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A new study by the Kauffman Foundation questions whether the venture capital industry is essential to high-growth entrepreneurship.
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Credit unions nationwide have seen bad loans increase over the past year and have less of a cushion to cover them.
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Alabama?s banking system has gone without a bank failure for 22 years, but that venerable streak may end soon, according to top state banking officials.
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The Obama administration?s proposal to fold the Office of Thrift Supervision into the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency could translate into big changes for two local banks.
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Sunnyvale ? Corefino Inc. had done all the right things.
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TAMPA ? Jack Barrett is betting on branching as the best way to gather bank deposits and boost profitability.
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Local bankers are taking a wait-and-see approach to the Obama administration?s proposal to eliminate the federal Office of Thrift Supervision.
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The Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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WASHINGTON ? The Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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Last December, CoBiz Financial Inc. borrowed $64.5 million from the U.S. Treasury through a program intended to spur bank lending.
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The Small Business Administration approved only 72 America?s Recovery Capital loans in the new emergency bridge loan program?s first week of operation.
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Cases of fraud in the country soar in 2009, but even that isn't the full picture.
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The U.K.'s flagship airline is stumbling through industrial problems as it waits for the premium market to stabilize.
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China's "green dam" project splits PC makers into the compliers and the stallers.
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The latest twist in the Air France saga raises the question once again of a black box that transmits data.
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Hundres of thousands of foreclosed homes are hidden from the market's eye.
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Higher planted acres are weighing on corn prices, which could mean lower input costs for some industries.
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The strong will get stronger, and big tech will thrive, said Karl Mills of Jurika, Mills & Keifer.
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Federal insurer tightens rules to attract more buyers to failed bank auctions.
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Fed officials are more worried that low inflation means near-zero rates low for years.
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Rig counts are better than expected but demand for oil products remains weak, compounding price pressures.
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You've heard this story before: A trader at a bank is knocking the cover off the ball. His success garners political power within the bank. He creates a fiefdom that insulates him from the rest of the firm; his trading group explodes in size. He lives a conspicuous, extravagant lifestyle. His ego alienates the management and intimidates the support staff. Then the trader hits a rough patch. He...

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He is hardly your average movie investor. He cultivates his privacy, and he heads a $13 billion hedge fund that, unlike those run by Carl Icahn and others, rarely mounts a proxy fight. But while most Hollywood bankers have turned off the money spigot, billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Associates appears to be stepping up its investments. Last year the firm lent money to film investor Ryan...

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Hedge-fund managers are prioritizing risk management like never before. Before the 2008 meltdown, portfolio managers used risk management to satisfy institutional investors' due-diligence requirements. Some managers were less averse to risk than others, but generally speaking risk management wasn't a top-line issue for hedge funds. Now, as investors clamor for more transparency, risk management...

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This report by Sovan Mitra was originally written as an industry white paper and gives an overview of Hedge Funds, with a focus on risk management issues.

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Constructing a data base that is relatively free of bias, this paper by Burton G. Malkiel and Atanu Saha provides adjusted measures of the returns and risk of hedge funds.

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The EDHEC-Risk web site is based on a simple idea but one which provides a structure for all of EDHEC's financial research activities.

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A report by the EDHEC Risk and Asset Management Research Centre has carried out extensive research on asset allocation involving alternative investments in general, and hedge funds in particular

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An interesting article by Richard Wilson over at investopedia.

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Compiled in the MoneyScience Hedge Fund Service Providers Directory.

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The Third Party Marketers Association was formed in 1998 with the aim of cultivating relationships and business opportunities among members and to provide information and education about the industry.

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hedgefundfocus: James Montier, has resigned from French bank Societe Generale to join a hedge fund - http://bit.ly/OIcK

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hedgefundfocus: Michael Jackson had a few scraps with the alternative investments industry. http://www.finalternatives.com/node/8351 - #michaeljackson

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New York, GB - Guidepoint Global is a primary research firm that provides investors and business decision-makers with on-demand access to its worldwide network of industry experts.

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New York, US - Lighthouse Prime Services, a division of Lighthouse Financial Group, specializes in hedge fund brokerage and high velocity trading.

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Location: The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, UK. Date:2010-06-02 00:00:00. Request a Brochure 2-4 June , 2010 The Institute of Physics 76 Portland Place, London, UK This three-day course will be led by an international expert who played a large role in the coding of the LIBOR market model in the QuantLib C++ open-source project. He will examine the practical problems that arise...

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Location: The Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London, UK. Date:2009-11-09 00:00:00. This course introduces and applies the advanced stochastic volatility model of Heston with a focus on the pricing of equity derivatives. The objective of this workshop is to develop a solid understanding of the model and to give participants the mathematical and practical background necessary to apply the...

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Location: Geneva, Switzerland. Date:2009-11-09 00:00:00. Professor Tim Bollerslev The past year has seen some unprecedented changes in day-to-day asset prices within and across most financial markets, clearly highlighting the need for accurate and reliable volatility and correlation measurement, modeling, and forecasting procedures. This course surveys the most prominent volatility and...

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Location: Geneva, Switzerland. Date:2009-09-28 00:00:00. Professor François-Serge Lhabitant The course focuses on fundamental quantitative concepts in equity portfolio management. Participants will gain a clearer and more extensive understanding of how to determine the investment style of both long only and long/short equity portfolios. Participants will also learn how to analyze the...

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Location: University of Lausanne, Switzerland . Date:2009-08-10 00:00:00. Monte Carlo Methods are often the only way to deal with high-dimensional computational problems. Examples are the valuation of complex (interest rate) derivatives, the simulation of assets and asset-liability-management. But the simple Monte Carlo method is often extremely slow. In this course we present new efficient Monte...

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Location: Berlin, Germany. Date:2009-07-27 00:00:00. This conference is organized under the auspices of the Bernoulli Society for Mathematical Statistics and Probability and co-sponsored by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. It is the major annual meeting for researchers working in the field of Stochastic Processes and their Applications. The conference covers a wide range of active...

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Location: Lisbon, Portugal. Date:2009-07-14 00:00:00. This practical two-day course covers the pricing, hedging and application of FX exotics for use in trading, risk management, financial engineering and structured products. Presented by Prof. Dr. Uwe Wystup. FURTHER information THE COURSE FX exotics are becoming increasingly commonplace in today's capital markets. The objective of this workshop...

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World Energy Research to finance Blue Energy Canada's first 200 MW commercial tidal power project (PRWeb Jul 4, 2009)

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TopTenRealEstateDeals.com is a new independent website offering Top 10 lists of today's best deals on real estate for sale. Their newest market addition is Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. (PRWeb Jul 4, 2009)

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Pam Stearns to serve as resource on “Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals” (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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TopTenRealEstateDeals.com is a new independent website offering Top 10 lists of today's best deals on luxury real estate for sale. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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deVere & Partners, the largest independent international financial advisory firm announced today the launch of the 12 week deVere Graduate Training and Development Programme, providing graduates with the adequate skills and qualifications that will enable them to build a successful career in finance. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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Citizens' group Ohio Election Justice Campaign (OEJC) invites all citizens denied or hindered in voting in any Ohio election from 2004 onwards to join class action lawsuit to seek truth, justice, and monetary damages. Ohio Election Justice Campaign points to alleged election fraud cover-up between Ohio politicians and local attorneys as prompting citizen class action. Act now as urgent legal deadline expires soon: e-mail Ohio.Voter.Class Action@gmail.com or call OEJC Director Shaffer at 614-266-2391. (PRWeb Jul 3, 2009)

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The Nationwide Building Society has announced a new range of bond rates for savers. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Wealth Masters International (WMI) was presented the Silver Community Award and named as the major contributor to the 3rd Annual Tracy McGrady (TMAC) Basketball Camp that was hosted June 22-26 in Houston, Texas. This has been the second consecutive year that Wealth Masters International has been involved as a sponsor of the TMAC Camp. The basketball camp was an ultimate lifetime experience for beginners and advanced players alike for those between the ages of seven and seventeen. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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The American College, the nation's premier educator of financial services professionals, announced today the appointment of eight senior industry and academic thought leaders to the Advisory Board of the New York Life Center for Retirement Income. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Supporting real-life philanthropy, an author delivers on a promise to donate book profits to those in need. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Surrenda-link Investment Management (Surrenda-link), a leading fund manager and investment advisor specialising in Traded Life Investments, has commenced implementation of SunGard's Ambit Leasing & Asset Based Finance solution. The solution will help Surrenda-link automate its asset management processes from contract origination through to completion. It will also help Surrenda-link improve client reporting and reduce costs related to administrative overheads, and will help support the firm's ongoing expansion in the U.S. life settlement market, where it is already a market leader. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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The new online version of 21st Services' longevity report, called the eCLPR, is a unique financial planning tool and a valuable pre-screen in life settlement cases. It's available at half price - $30 - July 1 through December 31, 2009. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Forex Strategy Secrets just released their new course. Nth Degree. It is a course designed to take forex traders to the next level, substantially increasing their profits. The course was released the end of March and customers are loving it (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Vault Recognizes Boston Tax Firm Caturano and Company as "The Best Firm To Work For" and One of the Top 15 Accounting Firms for Diversity (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Consumers struggling to re-build retirement funds, are concerned with controlling risk. When reviewing risks associated with the market, interest rates and inflation, often overlooked can be the potentially more devastating health risks. In fact, the cost of extended nursing care could wreak serious damage on a retirement fund. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Both companies are expecting a spud date in 6 to 8 weeks, and anticipate great success with Mckenzie Draw #1 at their Yoakum County location which is situated in the third top oil and gas producing county in Texas. (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Xcedex adds industry veterans to their newly formed advisory board (PRWeb Jul 2, 2009)

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Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc., a leader in the manufacturing and development of clinical grade allogeneic adult stem cell technology, has discovered a significant breakthrough in the use of human stem cells and stem cell factors for the potential treatment of degenerations of the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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The Spy Place Franchising, LLC continues to garner attention for its unique and exciting franchise system. After launching its franchise system in Las Vegas on April 1st of this year, The Spy Place has already enjoyed being featured on the Jumbotron in New York's Time Square on April 15th, as well as mention in SDM Magazine in June. The Spy Place is now thrilled to announce that on July 14 it will film a segment about its franchise system to be included in a segment on CNBC's Inside Business with Fred Thompson about franchises and the popularity of franchising, as well as the unique The Spy Place franchise opportunity. "We have been thrilled about the level of interest our company has received from both the media and people exploring our franchise opportunity. Having our company featured on the Jumbotron was simply remarkable, and having a segment on Inside Business is really wonderful," said Lorinda Church, President and General Counsel of The Spy Place. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Renaissance Investment Management Can Now Run Automated Daily Reconciliation of Positions and Transactions (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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SimplexDiam Inc. announced today that their auction of the Fortunoff loose diamonds recovered over 73% on cost. 73% recovery on retailer's cost at a wholesale auction is all but unheard of. Simplex reports over 30% better result than best comparable diamond auction. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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MPG Investments, one of the UK's leading property cash buying companies, welcomes FSA regulation of the industry, due to come into force this week. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Capital Fountain launches an online marketplace and professional networking application for investors, lenders, entrepreneurs, and financial professionals. The marketplace integrates five distinct private capital markets -- venture capital, private equity, small businesses for sale, business loans, and real estate capital -- into a unified platform. The integrated structure provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive range of financing options, and investors with a broad spectrum of investment opportunities. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Ms. Edozien joins Actis from her position as the founding CEO of the Equity Vehicle for Health in Africa with a background that includes investment banking, McKinsey, leading Pfizer in West Africa and an MBA from Harvard. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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After a tumultuous year for the Hedge Fund industry in 2008, the industry faces unprecedented challenges, the impact from which will reverberate through 2009 and beyond. These challenges will be met by management companies making changes to business strategies as well as addressing issues on how to structure compensation and attract and retain talent. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Headstart Fund Ltd, Headstart Advisers Ltd, an FSA-regulated hedge fund adviser and Mr Najy Nasser, its Chief Investment Officer, today announce they have settled their dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission - Securities and Exchange Commission v. Headstart Advisers Limited, et al., 08 CV 3484 (S.D.N.Y.) - relating to Headstart's historic involvement in market-timing from which it disengaged in September 2003 prior to re-focusing on its other trading strategies. This will allow Headstart to concentrate on its core business as an investment adviser to offshore hedge funds and expand the business with the launch of new funds. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Reports and studies confirm that financial stress is a concern for many employees and by extension an issue for employers. Whether a company is trying to recruit, retain talent or promote company loyalty, offering financial education as an employee benefit is an excellent opportunity designed to reduce personal anxieties that impact employee performance. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Too many resources for financial education come with a catch - heavy promotion of a specific product or company. InvestorHelp.com is different; a non-profit, non-commercial site filled with in-depth coverage of financial and investing topics. Helpful articles, publications and videos on goal setting, retirement planning, asset allocation and behavioral finance are among the many topics covered in free weekly updates. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Capital Solutions Bancorp financing looks beyond tangible assets. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Synergy Restaurant Consultants Retained for Operations Assessment by historic Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, Texas. Realizing the importance of high staff morale, and high quality ‘fuel’ for all guests, the Executive Staff decided to try a different, more innovative approach to what is really a Hospital Food Court. Because the majority of Operations Assessment (http://synergyconsultants.com/operations_assessment.php) projects Synergy completes involve the commercial restaurant segment, the Parkland team decided that a totally different, ‘outside-the-box’ perspective was needed. Having analyzed more than sixty (60) restaurant companies via their Operations Assessment (http://synergyconsultants.com/operations_assessment.php) protocol, Synergy was the perfect choice. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Today's announcement follows the May 15, 2009 press release of the latest business partnership of Bank of Commerce Holdings (NASDAQ:BOCH), a $765 million financial services holding company and Simonich Corporation dba BWC Mortgage Services. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Icecool.co.uk offers exceptional diamond jewellery as a more attractive alternative to investing in stocks, shares and property. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Softwood lumber markets have continued to weaken and as a result, demand for sawlogs has fallen worldwide and the Global Conifer Sawlog Price in the 1Q/2009 was down 26 percent from a year ago, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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ArborInvestmentPlanner.com launched a free investment blog with portfolio management articles, blogroll, and personal finance and political websites pertinent to investor's financial health. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Juius Genachowski, co-founder of LaunchBox Digital, will officially leave the DC-based investment firm to become Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. (PRWeb Jul 1, 2009)

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Jamaica property and strata corporations lobby government to get proactive laws that will force real estate owners to remain compliant with maintenance fees and insurance premiums; Colin Scott VP of Jamaica-Real Estate.Net comments on this unprecedented law in Jamaica's history could dramatically change the values of real estate in the island. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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Clearing and custody providers RBC Correspondent Services and RBC Advisor Services, divisions of RBC Capital Markets Corporation, will implement SunGard's WealthStation to provide RBC's correspondent firms and registered investment advisors (RIAs) with an integrated wealth management platform that enhances their ability to acquire, service and grow their client relationships. RBC will roll out the SunGard platform, private-labeled "RBC WealthStation," to its correspondent and RIA firms across the U.S. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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National Futures Association (NFA) announced today the launch of its redesigned website, www.nfa.futures.org]. (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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West Palmilla is 17th land syndication project completed by Walton in Arizona growth corridor (PRWeb Jun 30, 2009)

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