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Bank Systems & Technology November 17, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Another Mass Layoff at Citi: 52,000 Jobs New York-based Citi revealed that it had lost $308 billion in assets in the twelve months since Sept. 2007.
Registered Rep. November 14, 2008	Update: 6,200 Merrill FAs Sign BofA Retention At Deadline Merrill says that only about half of the firm's nearly 17,000 advisors were eligible in the first place, and that they are responsible for about 75 percent of the firm's production.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Bank Execs Forgo Bonuses, but Does It Matter? Goldman Sachs announces that seven of its top executives, including CEO Lloyd Blankfein, will forgo bonuses this year. Expect others to follow.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Morgan Housel	The Axe Falls at Citigroup The megabank announced it would slash 53,000 jobs -- on top of October's announcement of 22,000 pink slips -- for a combined 20% reduction from its peak head count.
Bank Systems & Technology November 13, 2008 Drawbaugh & Younglai	U.S. Lawmakers Challenge Big Banks on Bailout Funds U.S. senators asked the nation's biggest banks to explain how they are using the billions of taxpayer dollars provided to them under a massive government bailout program. The answers were mixed.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2008 Christina Mucciolo	Bank Run It might be time to reconsider the stereotype of the bank broker.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Schwab Gets the Job Done Schwab's October 2008 volume was 56% ahead of last October. In addition, the discount broker attracted 91,000 new accounts.
BusinessWeek November 13, 2008 Mara Der Hovanesian	Subprime: Borne of Sleaze, Bribery, and Lies The sexual favors, whistleblower intimidation, and routine fraud behind the fiasco that has triggered the global financial crisis.
BusinessWeek November 13, 2008 Mara Der Hovanesian	Who Crossed the Line on the Street? The hunt for lawbreakers tied to toxic mortgages is under way.
Bank Systems & Technology November 12, 2008	Bush to Urge Fixing, Not Dumping Financial System President Bush, on the eve of hosting a summit on the global financial crisis, plans to call for fixing the problems rather than dismantling the existing system, the White House said Wednesday.
Registered Rep. November 12, 2008 John Churchill	UBS Executive Indicted, Faces Up To Five-Years Jail Time The U.S. Government's investigation of cross-border business by UBS has resulted in an indictment of Raoul Weil, Chairman and CEO of UBS Global Wealth Management and Business Banking.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Rich Duprey	Wall Street's Land of Make Believe Amex is the latest financial company to try to stretch the line between reality and fantasy.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 Rich Smith	Bankers and Bureaucrats Say Goldman Is Bunk Bad banking news abounds these days, with no end in sight. Here's the latest on Goldman Sachs and Wachovia.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2008 David Lee Smith	GE Gobbles Bailout Cash To fix its ailing finance arm, GE sidles up to the public trough.
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2008 Oleg Shchedrov	Russian Firms Back Govt 'Dictatorship' Over Banks Russia's head of trade and industry chamber backs Kremlin's move to shore up financial system.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Will Goldman Get a Do-Over? The firm needs long-term deposits to anchor its balance sheet. The trouble is, there are no obvious partners out there.
Bank Systems & Technology November 11, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	TARP May Need Tech Vendors: Kashkari Intimates A technology system may automatically decide which of thousands of banks applying for direct government funding from the bailout fund get it.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Alex Dumortier	Fannie, Freddie: "Keep the House!" Are taxpayers subsidizing deadbeat homeowners?
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Morgan Housel	American Express Isn't Taking Any Chances American Express has become the latest victim of a credit market thrown completely upside down in the past few months.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2008 Rich Duprey	Payday Industry in Danger of Default Restrictions continue to mount on specialty financial services firms such as Cash America.
Bank Systems & Technology November 6, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	2008 Data Breaches: 30 Million and Counting Roughly 30 million consumers have had sensitive personal data stolen in the 552 reported data breaches so far in 2008.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2008	Bank Of America To Sign Protocol, Herd Still Weighing Options Bank of America intends to sign the so-called "broker protocol," an agreement signed by most of the brokerage firms and RIAs stipulating what client information is acceptable for a departing financial advisor to take without getting sued by the former employer. But when?
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone Unravels It's been a short, strange, and embarrassing existence as a public company for The Blackstone Group.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2008 Morgan Housel	Wells Fargo Doubles Down Wells Fargo raises $11 billion in fresh equity by issuing common stock, down from the $20 billion it planned on raising to help usher in its pending of acquisition of Wachovia.
BusinessWeek November 6, 2008 Peter Coy	Is the Federal Home Loan Banking System at Risk? It's lent billions to smaller banks like IndyMac. And if it fails, taxpayers are on the hook.
BusinessWeek November 6, 2008 Burt Helm	Battling Banking's Confidence Crisis PR departments at Bank of America and other survivors are working overtime to soothe nervous depositors -- and explain higher rates and fees.
BusinessWeek November 6, 2008 Jason Bush	Suspect Lawsuits Target Russian Financial Firms Mysterious lawsuits targeting prominent Russian financial institutions could become the latest worry for foreign investors in Russia.
Bank Systems & Technology November 4, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Privier's New ATM Service Requires No Card, Account The new service will allow the unbanked to transfer cash using envelope-free ATMs.
Wall Street & Technology October 28, 2008 Melanie Rodier	UMAs Continue to Grow in Turbulent Financial Markets Amid the worst market turmoil in a generation, high-net-worth investors are increasingly entrusting their long-term wealth to unified management accounts. Fueled by the accounts' asset diversity and rebalancing agility.
Wall Street & Technology October 28, 2008 Greg MacSweeney	Deconstructing "Too Big to Fail" With increased regulation an almost foregone conclusion, the financial services industry will have to work to regain trust and credibility.
Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2008 Penny Crosman	Wall Street Firms Using CEP to Measure and Manage Risk New complex event processing applications promise to help firms get a better handle on their risk exposure, but can CEP erase Wall Street's risk management woes?
Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2008 Larry Tabb	The Dawn of a New Investment Banking Model Rising from the ashes of the bulge-bracket investment banking model, a new breed of partner-driven merchant-investment bank is on the horizon.
Wall Street & Technology October 24, 2008 Penny Crosman	Fidelity Blurs the Line Between Desktop and Mobile Apps Fidelity's latest improvements to its mobile applications for customers include intuitive navigation controls and short cuts for investors who are using only one hand.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Alex Dumortier	JPMorgan: 1, Taxpayers: -$2.7 Billion The bad news, for U.S. taxpayers at least, is that the value of Bear's portfolio has fallen since March. The Federal Reserve recently announced that it (or you the taxpayer, effectively) has a $2.7 billion paper loss on its commitment.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Christopher Barker	BIP Is No Mere Blip Brookfield Asset Management spinoff Brookfield Infrastructure Partners is looking to win the race for stable income and capital appreciation by investing for the long haul.
The Motley Fool November 6, 2008 Morgan Housel	Throwdown: Bank of America vs. JPMorgan Let's compare these two megabanks to see which is the stronger company.
Registered Rep. November 4, 2008	Top Merrill FAs Playing Hardball With Retention Package They have taken the first step towards getting changes made by collectively hiring a lawyer, who "ripped the retention contract to shreds."
Bank Systems & Technology November 3, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Big Moves by Visa, Citi MMV in Mobile Banking Space Both companies announce the rollout of initiatives designed to enhance the banking functionalities of people's mobile phones.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Alex Dumortier	The Market Is Wrong on UBS UBS appears to have turned the corner in restoring investor confidence, but do fundamentals back this up?
The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Rich Smith	Mooning Over Morningstar Although decent, Morningstar's third quarter disappointed investors mightily.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2008 Morgan Housel	Still Going Strong at MasterCard Shares of credit card runner-up MasterCard surged after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter earnings fueled by stellar growth.
Advisor Today November 2008 Maggie Leyes	Foundations of Success Four top advisors give you nuggets of wisdom you can use to grow your practice.
Advisor Today November 2008 Maggie Leyes	The Two-Hour Expert Building rapport with your clients is critical to cementing relationships -- and may take you less time than you think.
Bank Systems & Technology October 31, 2008	JPMorgan Halts Foreclosures, Modifies Mortgages The nation's largest bank and one of its biggest mortgage lenders temporarily halted foreclosures and offered to renegotiate a swathe of mortgages.
Registered Rep. October 31, 2008 French & Churchill	If Bank of America Signs Protocol, It's Business As Usual. If Not, Maybe Not But Merrill Lynch advisors may not know whether BofA will sign it before they have to sign their own retention agreements.
CFO November 1, 2008 Alix Stuart	Going, Going, Gone Lehman's bankruptcy could be the tip of an iceberg of big-company Chapter 11 filings.
CFO November 1, 2008 Avital Louria Hahn	Boutique Mystique The implosion of Wall Street's large investment banks may well be a boon for smaller ones.
Bank Systems & Technology October 31, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Commercial Business May be Silver Lining for Banks in Credit Crunch Banks better ramp up business on the wholesale side if they wish to make a buck in the current economic environment.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Glen Fest	Fiserv Teams With M-Com; Whither Firethorn? M-Com, an established New Zealand mobile banking and payments player, is quickly becoming a force in the U.S., most recently chosen as Fiserv's partner to build out the new Fiserv Mobile Money platform.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Glen Fest	Workout Analytics Taken to Loan Level Several technology providers in the past year have rolled out various workout analytics systems to help banks keep homeowners in houses and out of collections.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Accounting Change to International Standard Looms Large for IT The SEC's plan for the eventual retirement of GAAP accounting in favor of International Financial Reporting Standards will necessitate changes to hundreds of banking IT systems.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Rebecca Sausner	Getting Smarter, Getting More Social At the innovative Finovate conference in New York, each of 24 presenters is given seven minutes on stage for a demo -- call it speed-dating for online financial services technology vendors.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Glen Fest	Bill-Pay Adoption Remains Elusive In the uphill struggle to gain both customers and revenue for banks' online bill-pay features, vendors continue to tweak their offerings with enhanced services.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Rebecca Sausner	New Methods to Bust Transaction-Level Fraud A 40 percent increase in the amount of ATM and debit fraud detected could probably pay for the technology investment behind it pretty quickly, given that debit fraud in the U.S. is a $1 billion -- and growing -- problem, with few solutions.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Maria Trombly	Mobile Insecurity: Reality or Just hype? The increasing functionality and numbers of mobile banking platforms creates the potential for mobile banking security issues, but industry watchers have widely divergent opinions about how serious the threat really is.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Glen Fest	Getting Sightseers to Stick Around For the hundreds of millions of visitors who navigate directly to major bank Web sites, the industry has struggled to devise a capture strategy that brings in a significant number of conversions.
Bank Technology News November 2008 Maria Trombly	Learning to Track Counterparty Risk The dramatic fashion in which Bear Stearns and others have gone down in flames brings to the fore issues like counterparty risk management that had previously been undercounted, or not scored at all.
Bank Technology News November 2008	Crisis Woes Mean Less Focus on Innovation. Bad Timing. A trend that started last year continues in 2008 and, with the 2009 economic environment expected to be far worse, many financial companies will make sizable cuts in technology, and IT priorities will be shuffled or put on hold.
Bank Technology News November 2008 James S. Greene	Capitalizing on Consumer Commerce Even in today's volatile economic climate, banks have the greatest opportunity to build relationships and connect with consumers.
Bank Technology News November 2008 David Foote	IT Jobs Not in Jeopardy - for This Quarter With capital markets in tatters and investment banks disappearing, rampant consumer pessimism, and the national unemployment rate already at a five-year high, you might think that the financial sector's IT departments are in dire straits. Think again.
Bank Systems & Technology October 30, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Credit Crisis Reshapes Banking Landscape Clearly no one will remain unaffected by the credit crisis. How banks fare, and how their technology budgets will be shaped, depend partly on the new competitive landscape.
Registered Rep. October 30, 2008 Churchill & French	Merrill Lynch Says Broker Protocol Still Intact, Clarification Forthcoming Merrill Lynch financial advisors put off by non-compete language in the retention package they received last week -- who must now decide whether to sign it -- are getting assurances from Merrill that it's not as bad as they think.
Registered Rep. October 30, 2008	Merrill's Retention Package: Just For White Guys? Stowell & Friedman, a Chicago-based law firm, files a suit against Merrill Lynch claiming African-American and female brokers at the firm have been largely excluded from its retention-bonus plan.
Bank Systems & Technology October 29, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Banks Look to Multimedia Technology to Grow Branches Banks are striving to change the branch's image by reworking the channel to appeal to a wider array of customers.
Bank Technology News October 2008	Life After The Fall: The Keepers Of The Vision Carry On, And So Does Progress In The Industry Technology, notably risk modeling and analytics, is not what caused the credit crisis; the painful truth is that an absence of judgment did. And it will be technology that lands the industry on its feet again.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Spitler et al.	Meeting The Energy Crisis in Deposits To overcome a looming long-term scarcity in retail deposits, fresh innovations will be needed in product development, retail distribution and deposit pricing.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Charles Keenan	The Fine Art of Cross-Selling Cross-selling can deliver results for banks -- if centered appropriately on the customer's needs.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Karen Epper Hoffman	The Retail Touch in Banking Following the pioneering work of Commerce Bancorp and Umpqua Holdings Corp., more banks are taking their cues from the best practices of successful non-bank retailers in how they deliver products and services.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Lauri Giesen	Online Welcome for New Customers Onboarding online banking customers requires follow-up e-mails, calls and direct mail -- but not the pushy kind.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Karen Epper Hoffman	Money Without Borders To compete with well-entrenched money transfer organizations in the international remittance business, banks are leveraging price and new technologies.
Banking Strategies Nov/Dec 2008 Howard Lax	Fun, Fun, Fun in a Customer Experience Way Banks should invest in customer experiences that build and reinforce customer loyalty rather than happier experiences.
Bank Systems & Technology October 29, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	With Mergers Complete, Banks Turn to Integration Planning The three U.S banks that acquired major institutions in the latest unfolding of the credit crisis said through spokespeople that it's too early to comment on their technical integration plans.
Registered Rep. October 28, 2008 Halah Touryalai	AIG B/Ds Looking for a New Home. Any Takers? Now that its parent has announced plans to sell off portions of itself, the AIG Advisor Group is looking for a new home.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Jane Worthington	Ways to Stop Fraud Firms can take effective steps to lessen the risk of fraud. Begin with thorough background checks before hiring.
Registered Rep. October 28, 2008	Merrill Retention Package Angers FAs With "TRO" Language Merrill Lynch financial advisors are worried about one paragraph in the retention contract they received last Friday, October 24 -- very worried. And it has to do with the so-called broker protocol agreement.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Clark Abrahams	Reverse Reengineering of Risk As the recent mortgage crisis has exposed, the science of risk scoring needs some tweaking.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Sisk	In Pursuit of Sustainable Capitalism The case for greater regulatory CDS oversight appears to be finding traction.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Sisk	Too Big to Fail? Institutions can be too big to fail. Not only that, the failure of even small institutions can have unforeseen and damaging ripple effects in markets.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Joseph Rosta	Contained Depression By the middle of October, despite overwhelming obstacles, the global financial system had avoided disintegration. But averting a global financial meltdown is not the same thing as averting a steep recession.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	Building Goodwill In The Big Easy New Orleans-based First Bank and Trust strikes a new marketing deal that focuses on the New Orleans Saints' head coach, Sean Payton.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	At Your Service: Retained Loans Catch On The issuance, re-selling and servicing of mortgages has become such a tangled mess that some consumers are beginning to seek out banks that will retain the servicing of the mortgages they originate and maintain direct relationships.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	Main Street Wants Bigger Small Business Bite Community banks are steadily loosening the stranglehold that the nation's big banks have on the small business market.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	Scratch And Win Customers Senior leadership at Fifth Third Bank addressed the problem of getting people into their branches. What they hit upon to grab the attention of the public is to give away money -- a quarter-of-a-million dollars worth.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	Rules for Low-Limit Credit Cards. More Harm than Good? Issuers of low-limit credit cards warn that Congress's push to amend the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights could result in less access to credit.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Anthony Malakian	BofA Makes Dash in the World Of Premium Cards Bank of America's acquisition of top-tier brokerage Merrill Lynch gives the Charlotte NC-based behemoth "a special edge" in the high-net-worth card industry segment where it once lagged.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Michael Dumiak	Barclays Plc's Newfound Sway In the New World Barclays is open for business in America with 10,000 new employees taken from Lehman Brothers and observers are mulling how the new-look Barclays will be positioned in the U.S.
U.S. Banker November 2008 Holly Sraeel	No Time for Recrimination. The Future Starts Now. The financial stabilization act will address some of the issues facing the world's financial players, but it neglects to address the most basic of issues: How can the industry avoid such failings again?
Registered Rep. October 27, 2008 John Churchill	Separate BofA Retention Package Targets Top Half of BofA force Only 50 percent, or roughly 1,000 of the 2,000 Bank of America Investment Services financial advisors, will see a retention bonus.
U.S. Banker October 2008 John Engen	Got Deposits? The implications of the present shakeout won't be fully understood for years, but it seems clear that the competition for deposits will be more intense in the years ahead.
U.S. Banker October 2008 Joseph Rosta	Proposals Take Aim at Securitization Securitization isn't dead yet, but if the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Federal Reserve get their way the wake isn't too far off.
U.S. Banker October 2008	Schadenfreude at the U.S. Dilemma? Hardly. The CEO of Qatar-based Doha Ban makes a clear statement: when it comes to the global financial markets we are all in it together, and the U.S. is still, and will remain, the driving force for the global economy.
U.S. Banker October 2008 Cristi Kirisits	Building Your Bank Brand In today's competitive marketplace, branding can be the final factor that affects a consumer's decision of where to bank.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Frances A. McMorris	Wall Street's Trillion Dollar Nightmare From bankruptcies to bailouts, the brokerage business changed overnight, but this uncertainty and pain may give way to opportunity. The question is: how soon?
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 David Lubarsky	Ellyn McColgan: Staying Cool in the Crisis After her departure from mutual fund giant Fidelity last summer, Ellyn McColgan reappeared in April as president and chief operating officer of Morgan Stanley's global wealth management group.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Elizabeth Wine	Seeking Unsexy Annuities Annuities have received a bad rap of late for their high fees and confusing contracts. But as other investments tank, clients are once again looking for guaranteed income streams from their portfolios.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Pat Olsen	The Entrepreneurial Spirit An interview with Harry O' Mealia, President and Chief Executive Officer of Legg Mason Investment Counsel.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Helen Kearney	Headhunters Weigh in on Advisor Mobility The wealth management landscape has been reshaped, and advisors are contemplating their future.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Lee Conrad	Ban Lifted but Questions Linger Short selling was banned for just a few days, but advisors wonder if it will happen again.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Bennett Voyles	Ask Not for Whom the Dow Tolls How will advisors and investors behave after the collapse of 2008?
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Judith Schoolman	5 Questions with Mark Zandi The co-founder and chief economist of Moody's Economy.com discusses the recent financial shocks.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Jack Sharry	Seismic Shifts Occurring in Managing Retirement Advisors take note: Investors are less worried about accumulation than preservation and income.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Matthew Leung	Keeping Current Is Critical in Challenging Markets Clients' needs rule the day, so take advantage of existing educational sources, even in disparate areas of your work life.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Carri Degenhardt-Burke	Lessons from the Trenches It's easy to lose focus in today's environment, so the opinions and experience of battle-tested veterans can help.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Alden Cass	Age Before Beauty: Experience Helps in Tough Markets If you are confident and unbending in tough times, your clients will respect you.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Frances A. McMorris	A New Wall Street Arises from the Panic of 2008 Wall street got slammed so hard and so fast through September and October that the only option left was to stagger off the field and find a new game.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Alan J Foxman	Caught in the Middle In an arbitration lawsuit one advisor was named as respondent, one wasn't -- and now both have problems to deal with.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Tim Knepp	Handle with Care Successful manager-picking, like stock-picking, often seems random during bouts of underperformance.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Gerri Leder	Setting Yourself Apart Don't let the bear market scare you into playing dead. It's the wrong time to kill your advisor business marketing efforts.
On Wall Street November 1, 2008 Larry Silver	Taking Time to Teach Perhaps think of yourself as a professor instead of an advisor, since a large part of your role entails education.
Registered Rep. October 24, 2008 John Churchill	Merrill Retention Is Adequate for Top Dogs, Scanty for Lower-Tier Producers The long-awaited Merrill Lynch retention package has arrived. Not surprisingly, top producers will probably be pleased, but others may not.
Bank Systems & Technology October 23, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Kodak Rolls Out Web-Based Check Deposit Service Kodak has rolled out Rapid Capture Solutions, which enables banks to offer remote deposit capture services to small and mid-sized businesses.
Bank Systems & Technology October 23, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	J.P. Morgan Signs on for DTCC's Loan/SERV to Automate Syndicated Loan Services J.P. Morgan has signed on for The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's Loan/SERV and will begin using the new suite of services to automate and streamline the processing of their syndicated commercial loans.
Bank Systems & Technology October 21, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Underbanked, Overlooked But Profitable: BS&T Summit Not all of the underbanked are subprime customers.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Jonathan Scheid	Surviving the Heat Advisors often panic in economic downturns, throwing best business practices out the window. But the advice for advisors is the same as at any other time: Don't overreact or overcorrect. Here are tips for survival in today's market.
Entrepreneur November 2008 Scott Bernard Nelson	Doing Well By Doing Good Financial planners say giving money away can make financial sense, even for relatively young earners.
Bank Systems & Technology October 22, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	DTCC, LCH.Clearnet Announce Plans to Merge and Create Single Clearing House The merger proposal aims to create the world's leading clearing house, and should result in significant synergies and efficiency gains.
Registered Rep. October 22, 2008	Wachovia Reports Record $24 Billion Loss, Brokerage Results Weak, But With Bright Spots The massive loss was due primarily to declining values in its retail and small business banking divisions. But the retail brokerage and wealth management units didn't fare so well either.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	The Storm Inside Informal polls show advisors widely share a negative real estate outlook. This is a better time to buy property than 2005 or 2006, but there's no hurry.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Jeanne Lee & Marion Asnes	Markets Under Siege Now that familiar Wall Street landmarks are gone, advisors are trying to determine what the new, brutal market environment will mean for their businesses, what may happen next and how it might affect their client relationships.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 John J Bowen	Teaming Up Today, with the financial markets gyrating wildly and everyone concerned about the future, it's more important than ever for advisors to make sure their staffers can pull together as a team.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Bob Veres	Bye-bye, Dinosaurs! Don't mourn the demise of the Wall Street giants; indeed, look forward to the inevitable day when they, like dinosaurs, no longer shadow the landscape.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Glenn G. Kautt	Blueprints for Strategy The times, they are a-changin' for the financial planning industry. Look around you, plan your strategy and execute.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Going Indy After two years of toying with the idea, a team of UBS advisors decided it was time they took going independent seriously -- very seriously.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Ingrid Case	Take It Off As former Wall Street institutions lie in ruins, experts are predicting that the forces that brought them down -- and changes that these downfalls may unleash -- will make life far different for financial advisors in the not-so-distant future.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Jim Grote	It Takes a Team Together, the members of Cassaday & Co. teams apply their various disciplines to solve clients' complex problems without their having to suffer the inconvenience of making the rounds to see professionals one at a time.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Martin M Shenkman	Breakup Checklist Divorce can have a major impact on estate planning. What can you do to help clients through the divorce meat-grinder, get them back on their feet financially and safeguard their estates from the ravages of divorce? Plenty.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 David J. Drucker	Shaken and Stirred During the October market collapse most advisors were inundated with calls from clients who used to weather a market drop with equanimity.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 David E. Adler	The Yanks Are Coming! The credit crunch in the United States is usually blamed for the sudden and severe economic contraction in the United Kingdom, lamented as the worst economic crisis to face Britain in 60 years. But this hostility does not extend to the U.S. financial planning industry.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Scott Schutte	Linking Life's Stages In many cases, you won't know whether the financial plans or strategies you have crafted for your clients are strong enough until they've been tested during their life stages.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Michael A. Bell	Time Is Money When asked what their greatest challenge is, virtually all advisors say it's not product complexity -- or even the regulatory landscape -- that causes the most stress. It's lack of time.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Robert Hoyt	The New Normal Clients (as well as practitioners) are hoping to understand what their investment lives will look like when the economy settles down. How will we know when things are back to normal? And what will that normal be?
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Robert Brooks & David Richman	Grace Under Pressure The worst markets test even the best advisor-client relationships.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Valerie Brown	Overlooked? With financial services providers and the media paying increased attention to women's interests and concerns, a majority of women have become much more knowledgeable, involved and confident investors.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Marion Asnes	Who You Gonna Call? Have you done enough for your clients? Did you make prudent choices? Did you stress-test them? And if clients chose riskier courses that you thought ideal, are you really, truly sure that they understood the real possibility of loss?
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Key to Happiness The key to an advisor's happiness is support, at least for the independent advisor.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz	Today's Business Owner A new study shows that business owners represent 37% of high net worth households and nearly one-third of retirees. These wealthy entrepreneurs present unique challenges to advisors.
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 Marion Asnes	4 Questions with Tom Atteberry Tom Atteberry, co-manager of First Pacific Advisors, took heat for his concern about the credit market years ago. He speaks about this position now -- and that of our economy.
RealtorMag Online November 2008 Robert Freedman	Getting Money Moving With the massive federal rescue package now law, it's up to financial institutions to start lending again.
Bank Systems & Technology October 16, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	Jack Henry Expands Electronic Bill Payment Options Its new NetTeller Bill Pay online bill payment solution includes guaranteed bill payments by ACH and expedited overnight check delivery.
Bank Systems & Technology October 21, 2008	Zopa Sees Profit in the U.K., No Point in The U.S. U.S. conditions forced Zopa to exit social lending.
Registered Rep. October 21, 2008	Raymond James Q4 Net Drops 22% The company results were largely affected by a higher tax rate and, of course, the inhospitable stock market.
Registered Rep. October 17, 2008	Merrill Posts $5.2 Billion Loss, Fifth In A Row Merrill Lynch reports its fifth straight quarterly loss, including a whopping $13.5 billion in mortgage-related asset write-downs, bringing the firm's sub-prime related losses/write-downs total to more than $65 billion.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 Jack Milligan	A Time for Leadership There has never been a time that needed more steadiness, or courage, at the helm of banks than today.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 Chris Costanza	Beam up my Checks, Scotty While remote deposits offers the ultimate in convenience, it also raises a number of risk management issues, which the banking industry is addressing.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 L. William Seidman	Is Everything Old, New Again? Outside of loans being a common factor to all banking problems, the current situation is drastically different from the S&L crisis of the late '80s.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008	For Your Review Texas bankers have learned a few lessons from the past... Diversity in the Boardroom...
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 Smith et al.	Distressed Debt and Other Woes: What Bank Directors Should Be Doing...Now Scores of lawsuits and dissatisfied shareholders are just around the corner for many institutions... so it's time to be proactive.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 John R. Engen	Trying Times, Complex Solutions With loan losses at record levels, most banks will suffer in the coming months, and several more may disappear.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 Charles Keenan	The Devil in the Details Scores of institutions are facing the unenviable task of undergoing loan workouts to cull through problems and determine how best to clean them up. The board's role is to support management and ask tough questions about the process.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 John R. Engen	Dodging Bullets in Pittsburgh PNC's chief executive James Rohr has steeled his institution against the slings and arrows of an industry under siege.
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2008 Crowe & Scally	2008 Bank Director Compensation Review The results of Bank Director's latest compensation survey offer an in-depth look at pay practices as well as the latest trends and issues affecting compensation industrywide.
Bank Systems & Technology October 16, 2008 Gaunt & Melander	US, EU to Meet Over Financial Crisis U.S. and Europe Union leaders agree to meet to prepare for a global summit to overhaul the world's financial system, while fears of global recession continued to rattle markets.
Bank Systems & Technology October 16, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	ABA Introduces New AML Framework The American Bankers Association has unveiled a plan it says will help banks in the fight against money laundering.
Bank Systems & Technology October 13, 2008 Gaunt & Desai	World Govts. Move to Bail Out Troubled Banks Governments across the world moved to shore up tottering global banks with multi-billion dollar bailouts and Britain called for a new Bretton Woods agreement to reshape the world financial system.
Registered Rep. October 15, 2008	Schwab 3Q Earnings Not Bad At All, Considering Excluding the sale of U.S. Trust in the year-ago quarter, results are mostly flat versus last year -- which is an achievement considering the market environment.
Bank Systems & Technology October 9, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Lessons for Banks to Learn from Lean Principles During Financial Crisis With the economic climate the way it is, banks today, more than ever, are beginning to take a closer look at the principles of Lean operating processes.
Information Age October 2008 Pete Swabey	Regulatory Impact As the banking sector crashed, calls for tighter financial services regulation came from all corners. What will this mean for the sector's IT departments?
Bank Systems & Technology October 14, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	Tabb Names Banks Goldman, Morgan Are Likely To Purchase Bank of New York Mellon, State Street and Northern Trust are all likely acquisition candidates for Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley as the two former investment banks begin operating under commercial bank charters.
Registered Rep. October 13, 2008	Morgan Stanley Sweetens Deal For Mitsubishi, Stock Soars That development, combined with news the U.S. Fed plans to follow England's lead and invest directly in its failing banks, sent financial services stocks shooting higher in trading Monday.
Bank Systems & Technology October 14, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	U.S. Govt. Unveils Bank Buy-in Plan Also, Treasury announced it will apply compensation restrictions to the most highly compensated executives down the corporate ladder.
Bank Systems & Technology October 9, 2008	Canadian Banking System Declared Most Sound Canada has the world's soundest banking system, closely followed by Sweden, Luxembourg and Australia, a survey by the World Economic Forum has found as financial crisis and bank failures shake world markets.
Registered Rep. October 10, 2008	Citi Walks, Wells Fargo Gets Wachovia, Wachovia Reps Relieved The union of Wells Fargo and Wachovia will create the country's third-largest coast-to-coast banking behemoth. But the deal still faces obstacles before it can be finalized.
Bank Systems & Technology October 10, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Wells Fargo Victorious in Wachovia Battle Wells Fargo given the go ahead to continue with Wachovia buyout. The purchase means the creation of a stronger coast-to-coast banking franchise.
Registered Rep. October 10, 2008 John Churchill	McCann: Merrill Managers Get No Retention, FA Package Due in Two Weeks Merrill's president revealed that managers will get no retention package and only the top third of financial advisors will be getting a deal.
Registered Rep. October 10, 2008	Don't Fear Morgan Stanley, Says Analyst (But Don't Trust My Buy Rating Either) Morgan Stanley is healthier than the market's perception of it.
Bank Systems & Technology October 9, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	U.S. Government May Become Part Owner of Banks In a continued effort to restore confidence to the world financial system, the U.S. government is considering taking an ownership stake in banks here, as the U.K. government has already done.
Registered Rep. October 9, 2008	Smith Barney Closing Branches, Letting Managers Go As part of a larger cost-cutting effort, Smith Barney is consolidating some of its branch offices and laying off a number of its branch managers.
Registered Rep. October 8, 2008	Bank of America Reaches Second Settlement To Buy Back ARS The agreement closely mirrors the firm's earlier settlement with the Massachusetts Securities Division that was announced in September, 2008.
Bank Systems & Technology October 7, 2008 Orla O'Sullivan	High Noon for Wells, Citi Over Wachovia Purchase Citibank and Wells Fargo are given decision deadlines while litigation against Wachovia is suspended.
Registered Rep. October 6, 2008	Citigroup, Wells Fargo Still Battling Over Wachovia It now appears the two banks may each get a piece -- but without any help from the government.
Bank Systems & Technology October 6, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz	Judge Puts Temporary Halt to Wells Fargo/Wachovia Talks Citi was granted emergency injunction relief extending the exclusivity agreement between it and Wachovia (Charlotte, N.C.) until further notice.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2008 Nancy N. DiCostanzo	Iuliana Pacurariu Originally from Romania, this sales assistant at Thomas Financial Group discusses what she finds most rewarding about her job.
Registered Rep. October 1, 2008 David A. Geracioti	The Deposit Sugar Daddy The surprising take over of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Kenneth Cline	Weathering the Storm? An interview with John Allison, chairman and CEO of BB&T Corp., who steered his company away from most of the exotic financial instruments and imprudent mortgage lending that created the turmoil in today's financial markets so BB&T's earnings have held up better than most peers.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Kenneth Cline	Wiki-fying Finance An interview with author Don Tapscott, who believes that Wikinomics, the "economics of collaboration," can and should be applied to financial services.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Eden & Long	Growing Earnings through Micro-Improvements "Micro-improvement" expense reduction ideas for banks should support the customer experience and come from employees.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Goetzmann & Francavilla	Taking Deposit Product Management to the Next Level Deposit product management sometimes doesn't get the respect it deserves. That needs to change in today's tough banking environment.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 George Lawton	Getting the Message Across Online Using a combination of e-mail, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, and affiliate marketing, banks today are able to achieve significantly more bang for their marketing buck than with any traditional advertising medium.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Josh Bersin	The Business Impact of Talent Management Financial services managers are tempted to cut expenses in difficult times but talent management is one area where they should proceed with caution.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Marian Raab	Ushering In the Mass Affluent Capturing retirement assets from the mass affluent may not be easy, but some banks are showing the way.
Banking Strategies Sep/Oct 2008 Kyle Kittleson	Data Cleansing for Expense Control When looking for expenses to cut, bankers often look to head count. But cleaning their institution's data may provide a less stressful and more beneficial alternative.
Finance & Development September 2008 Prasad & Rajan	Next Generation Financial Reforms for India A new report advocates a shake-up in India's financial system to underpin growth
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