Bank & Financial

Magazine articles on banks, brokerages, and credit card companies.

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The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Tom Taulli	Pop Goes Weisel's IPO Wall Street legend Thomas Weisel taps the IPO market and surprises skeptical investors. On the first day of trading, specialty financial firm Thomas Weisel Partners' stock surged 33% to $19.90.
PC World March 2006 Anne Kandra	Banking on the Web: Risky Business? The reality behind the risks, plus how to keep your online transactions secure.
OCC Bulletin February 3, 2006 Emory W. Rushton	Hurricane Katrina: Guidance to Examiners This issuance transmits guidance regarding supervisory practices to be followed in assessing the financial condition of financial institutions directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Registered Rep. February 3, 2006 David A. Geracioti	Publicly Traded Strip Club to Wall Street: There Is Nothing Like Doing Your Own Research Rick's Cabaret International will be hosting a clever -- if not in questionable taste -- publicity stunt, coming days after the NYSE and the NASD asked member firms to come up with rules for entertaining.
Registered Rep. February 3, 2006 John Churchill	Dissidents Elected to NASD Board of Governors In an election victory that would make Ralph Nader, Ross Perot and other pot-stirring outsiders smile, two of three candidates running against NASD's leadership supported nominees have won seats on the self-regulator's National Board of Governors.
Registered Rep. February 2, 2006 Kristen French	Brokers Learning to Play by New Rules It's no longer business as usual on Wall Street. Starting yesterday, broker/dealers must follow a new SEC rule that requires them to disclose at certain times that they may not be acting in their clients' best interest.
Registered Rep. February 2, 2006 Kevin Burke	Tangled up in Ivy: Merrill's Princeton Problem Princeton University is steamed at Merrill Lynch for rebranding its captive mutual-fund operation Princeton Portfolio Research & Management, as the giant investment bank and brokerage attempts to find a wider market for its lineup of 108 funds.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Prepping for Prime Time For technology, the world of banking can be likened to a major movie production in which scores of actors clamor for only a few coveted spots. There are, however, scattered among the extras, a few stars waiting for someone with a careful eye to recognize their potential.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Ivan Schneider	Size Matters To stave off a purchase by more-efficient and better-capitalized European banks, can U.S. banks manage an operational turnaround in time? For institutions that have been built through M&As, that's a questionable proposition.
Bank Systems & Technology January 31, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Fortifying Online Banking The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued guidance to the financial services industry for data security in the online banking environment. Banks must perform the mandated risk assessments by the end of 2006.
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