Bank & Financial

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Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2003 Jim Middlemiss	IT Challenge When it comes to instant messaging, financial services firms must grapple with the fundamental question: Do you allow the deployment of multiple platforms or limit users to only one?
Wall Street & Technology October 27, 2003 Larry Tabb	Straight-Through Processing -- Stick a Fork in it, We're Done! We have seamless front-to-back connectivity for many products. We have investors trading thousands of trades per day. Do we need more?
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Carol Matlack	A French Bank Hits The Road Societe Generale is fast becoming a European consumer-banking power.
Registered Rep. November 7, 2003 David A. Geracioti	SEC Chief "Distressed" at "Wrongdoing" in Industry SEC Chairman William Donaldson's favorite word is distressed -- at least that was true during both his speech to the Securities Industry Association annual meeting and the press briefing that followed.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry	Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance?
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Faith Arner	Can Putnam Win Back Investors' Trust? Putnam CEO Lawrence Lasser is out, but the mutual fund company still has a lot of work ahead of it to overcome asset outflows due to its scandal.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Borrus & Dwyer	Funds Need A Radical New Design Recent mutual fund scandals show that fund boards do a poor job of protecting investors. A look at some proposals for restructuring the industry.
Registered Rep. November 6, 2003 David A. Geracioti	The Sun Also Rises It's the best of times and the worst of times for the securities industry, said Marc Lackritz, the president of the Securities Industry Association.
FDIC FYI November 5, 2003	Financial Education in a Dynamic Banking Environment While consumer credit is more available than ever, technological advances and an array of new consumer products and services have made modern banking more complex. In this arena, it is more important than ever for consumers to be educated about their rights and options regarding financial offerings.
Registered Rep. November 5, 2003 Churchill & Gaffen	Pru Market-Timing Charges Widen The investigation into mutual fund trading abuses is widening, with the release of a complaint filed by the Massachusetts Securities Division against brokers who formerly worked in Prudential Securities' hub office in Boston.
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