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Wall Street & Technology June 29, 2005 Maria Santos	Messinger Joins Pershing Craig Messinger joined Pershing, a member of BNY Securities Group, as managing director and a member of the executive committee.
Wall Street & Technology June 28, 2005	The Next Big Thing Four analysts predict what shape they believe the future landscape of financial services technology will take.
Wall Street & Technology June 28, 2005 Maria Santos	The Shift to Holistic Compliance As U.S. financial institutions feel the burden of complying with a multitude of regulations, forward-thinking firms are examining ways to use their existing technology for more than one compliance initiative.
Registered Rep. June 28, 2005 Kristen French	Mack as CEO Could be Retail Champion John Mack, the rumored favorite of Morgan Stanley's board for the CEO slot, could be a blessing for the firm's retail brokers if he gets the job.
Registered Rep. June 27, 2005 Kristen French	Citi/Legg Deal Strikes Blow at the Heart of Financial Supermarket Concept The recently announced asset swap between Citigroup and Legg Mason could be a sign that the financial supermarket of yore is on its way out, to wit: the separation of asset management and distribution.
BusinessWeek July 4, 2005 Aaron Pressman	BlackRock Breaks Out Of Its Bonds BlackRock is one of the largest bond-fund managers in the world. It diversified into equities by buying State Street Research & Management from MetLife, but investors may still turn against BlackRock's stock if market for bonds heads south.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Tom Taulli	Legg Mason's Big Swap With two transactions last week, the firm transformed itself into a pure-play money manager. For stockholders, it probably makes sense to wait before jumping into Legg Mason stock.
Registered Rep. June 23, 2005 Kristen French	Ameritrade Deal Creates a Stronger Competitor in the Advisory Business Ameritrade will acquire TD Waterhouse rather than accept a takeover offer from E*Trade.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Tim Beyers	Fund Independence Day Fizzles Why did a court stall the SEC's attempt to add independence to mutual-fund boards?
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A.G. Edwards Continues to Evolve Efforts to build up the asset-management business should bring greater long-term stability. Though the stock doesn't look like a compelling bargain today, the company is improving itself.
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