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SEC chief for financial sector reforms Staff Report 
Daily Times - Jul 30 3:22 PM
KARACHI: Dr Tariq Hassan, chairman Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has said the security watchdog was conscious over need of reforms among financial professionals.

Investment adviser started as moonlighter 
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Jul 30 9:41 PM
Edward L. Symons, Jr. didn't follow the same career path as most of his money managing competitors. There aren't lengthy stints at Mellon Financial, PNC Financial Services Group, Federated Investors or other large money management firms on the 63-year-old investment adviser's resume.

Halal Financial Services Inc - Featured on cover of Islamic Finance Section in the Middle Eastern Banker Magazine. 
[Press Release] PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 28 6:16 AM
Halal Financial Services Inc a Delaware corporation is pleased to announce that it has been featured as the cover story on the Islamic Banking Section of the Middle Eastern Banker Magazine.

Is the Royal ready for banking, China-style? 
Scotsman - Jul 30 4:58 PM
SUCH is the 'cult of China' now that there is barely a company or financial services group with a claim to global status that does not boast or aspire to a China footprint.

Two local firms among largest health-care financial advisers 
bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance - Jul 29 2:32 PM
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. and Stern Brothers & Co. ranked as the sixth- and eighth-largest National Health Care Financial Advisers,

Reliance Cap acquires AMP Sanmar Life 
Deccan Herald - 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
The acquisition, presumed to be for Rs 225 crore, is part of Anil Ambanis announcement last month to make Reliance Capital an integrated financial services comapny.

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Planning for a comfortable old age
Malay Mail, Malaysia - 16 hours ago This is not enough, however. We want to encourage younger EPF contributors to attend these courses because retirement planning should start much earlier if

Comfortable retirement requires early planning
Record-Searchlight (subscription), CA - Jul 5, 2005 largest. CalPERS does some retirement planning automatically for public employees. But it's not enough, Ritchie and others say.

National Survey Reveals: Boomers' Lack of Basic Investment
Yahoo News (press release) - Jul 26, 2005 YORK, July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Many Baby Boomers lack basic knowledge about investing, which can have significant implications for their retirement planning.

Age shall not weary them
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 22 hours ago The finding about needing the same or more income in retirement defies a common financial planning rule of thumb which says you need less money to live on in

IBM keen on workers close to retirement
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 3 hours ago For workers approaching retirement, the company has a different strategy. IBM focuses more on "ensuring good planning for skills and knowledge transfer" from

Americans Need To Do A Better Job Planning for Retirement
365Gay.com - Jul 23, 2005 According to the National Retirement Planning Coalition s (NRPC), Retirement Readiness Study, 77 million baby boomers are fast approaching retirement with

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Tips for Financial Planning
Texarkana Gazette, TX - Jul 28, 2005 2. Keep a list of your goals to remind yourself why you don't want to overspend. 4. For highest earnings on savings, get the highest

AdviceAmerica Integrates Financial Planning System with Albridge
Bobsguide, UK - Jul 20, 2005 a leading provider of innovative financial planning and relationship management solutions for advisors, announced today that it has integrated its web-based

Financial Planning Kenneth Petersen
Monterey County Herald, CA - Jul 28, 2005 Kenneth B. Petersen, EA, MBA, AIFA, is a certified financial planner (CFP) and a principal of Petersen & Ramistella, Inc. in Monterey.

Financial planning
Kentucky.com, KY - Jul 28, 2005 Get it: The state finished its fiscal year June 30 with $214 million in surplus from a combination of higher-than-expected tax receipts and cost savings.

How to Obtain Unbiased, Objective Financial Planning Advice
ArriveNet (press release), CO - Jul 28, 2005 planners. For many consumers, hourly fee financial planning services may offer the only truly objective source of financial advice.

Having a baby? Start financial planning early
Pioneer Press, MN - Jul 25, 2005 Still, the Financial Planning Association urges potential parents to think about expenses particularly medical costs before the stork arrives.

AdviceAmerica Integrates Financial Planning System with Albridge
Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 19, 2005 (www.adviceamerica.com), a leading provider of innovative financial planning and relationship management solutions for advisors, announced today that it has

TIP DU JOUR: Financial planning can help couples
Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Jul 25, 2005 Newly married couples sometimes overlook financial planning basics that can prevent potential bumps in the early years of marriage.

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Rejecting Globalism
Korea Times, South Korea - 11 hours ago The answer, which I believe tells us something about events in Korea, is found in the distinction Saul draws between globalization and globalism.

Globalization requires states to prepare students
St. Joseph News Press, MO - Jul 17, 2005 this issue. . Globalization is one reason why states need to focus more on education and preparing students for the future. With

Trade deal in Congress troubled by globalization doubts
Christian Science Monitor - Jul 26, 2005 The House is poised to vote on CAFTA, with supporters seeing a boost in US exports, but many lawmakers are wary. By Gail Russell

Globex Software Simplifies Globalization Challenges for Everyone
Pressbox.co.uk (press release), UK - Jul 28, 2005 Ottawa, Canada - July 27, 2005 - Globex 3.0 has been released by Cosmin Smeu. Globex is an award winning suite of integrated tools

David Foster: Some unions offer answers to problems of
Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription), MN - 20 hours ago The USW's strategy for the future has been to confront the political and economic structures of globalization with a program -- not to roll it back, but to

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15 stocks to buy, hold 
Tacoma News Tribune - Jul 30 2:52 AM
If you've been putting off retirement planning and would prefer not to be reminded about it, skip today's business section and go straight to sports.

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