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U.S. Banker June 2005 John Engen	Holding on to Those Vintage Years Banking California's wineries can be both profitable and glamorous. It's small wonder why banks are pouring into this business. Newcomers are pushing the pricing envelope, but luring business is no guarantee of success in a niche requiring specialized know-how.
U.S. Banker June 2005	By Day, Man of Steel. At Night? Sweating Bullets. Philip Purcell's public assault by the Group of Eight, former Morgan execs who also wield shareholder clout, is about more than just the investment bank. It's about power, pride and the price of bad leadership.
U.S. Banker June 2005 Glen Fest	Opposition Swells Against The Two Proposed Mergers In the wake of April's stock- exchange merger announcements by both the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, a question seems to be surfacing a month later: Is anyone happy with the proposed consolidations of the major exchanges?
U.S. Banker June 2005 Steve Bergsman	Banks are Quietly Wooing Undocumented Immigrants Many illegal aliens are hard-working, tax-paying U.S. citizen wannabes-and banks are banking on their desire to be homeowners, too. And why not? There's no law against it.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Black & Liptow	FP50: The Rising Tide Among the 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--revenues and assets under management were up, and losses were down. The leaders are holding their top slots, while many newbies are growing at a dramatic clip.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Robert Hertzberg	FP50: The Profit Dilemma Independent broker-dealers get by on notoriously thin margins--but an examination makes it clear that 2004 was the best year in a while.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Juliette Fairley	FP50: Angst Over Compliance As financial advisory firms struggle to manage a raft of new regulations, they are banding together to rein in the rule-makers.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Chris Taylor	FP50: The Latest Lure? Training. How four broker-dealers are relying on support services to compete for business.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005	FP50: The Results The 50 largest independent financial advisory firms--this year's FP50--in words and graphs.
Financial Planning June 1, 2005 Joshua Weinberger	FP50: The CEOs Speak Executives from eight of the leading broker-dealers speak out about industry issues.
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