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UBS Expects Modest Profit for Q3, New Client Inflows
By Janet LevauxUBS said Tuesday that, despite a loss of $2.3 billion related to unauthorized trading and $433 million restructuring charge tied to cost cutting, it should report a modest net profit for the third quarter of 2011.
September 22, 2011
The Power of the Platform: New Benefits Management ToolsTechnology platforms are changing the way consumers share information about everything - about our friends, family, jobs and even our health benefits.
September 22, 2011
Guggenheim Partners Lifts Out Rydex|SGI to Form $119B Asset Management FirmGuggenheim Investments will offer equity, alternatives and fixed income investing options through a range of vehicles; Rydex CEO Richard Goldman will become COO of new firm.
September 19, 2011
Conning to Manage $8 Billion in Phoenix AssetsConning Inc. has agreed to acquire a fixed-income investment manager from the Phoenix Companies Inc. and to take over management of the company's publicly traded fixed-income general account insurance assets.
September 17, 2011
How to Build a Foolproof Family Limited PartnershipA strong FLP must be custom-built from the ground up or you risk having the IRS or a court set it aside.
September 12, 2011
EuroPac’s Schiff, Goldman’s O’Neill Split on Obama Jobs PlanPredictions about the potential success of President Barack Obamas jobs stimulus plan have come flooding in as commentators consider his $447 billion American Jobs Act proposal. Equally predictable has been the polarized response.
September 08, 2011
Top Firms for 401(k) Rollovers by IRA InvestorsFidelity is the most likely firm to be chosen by investors looking for somewhere to roll their 401(k) assets to.
September 06, 2011
PIMCO Separated From AllianzGerman insurer Allianz has divided Pacific Investment Management (PIMCO) and Allianz Global Investors from its main business into a new division called Allianz Asset Management.