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  The 50 Top Women in Wealth: The 2011 Honorees

  By Staff Writer  |  July 5, 2011

  From the Capital to capital; from Wall St. to Main St., the power and influence of women in wealth management is growing. Our annual list.

• Consumer Confidence Out of Sync with U.S. Stock Gains

  By Staff Writer  |  June 20, 2011

  Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index diverges from Dow for the first time in 20 years.

• Portfolio Products Round-Up: Global X, Van Eck Launch new ETFs

  By Staff Writer  |  April 17, 2011

  Destra Rolls Out Ibbotson-Inspired Mutual Funds; FocusShares Taps JPMorgan for Morningstar ETFs

• Ireland Rating Slashed to Near Junk; Outlook Negative

  By Staff Writer  |  April 15, 2011

  Ireland's rating Friday was sliced two more notches by Moody's to just above junk status, from Baa1 to Baa3, which is lower than either Fitch Ratings or Standard & Poor's rates the country.

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  United Capital Acquires Vantage Point

  By Staff Writer  |  March 28, 2011

  RIA United Capital Financial Advisers announced that Vantage Point Advisors has become the newest addition to the firm’s national expansion plans.

• FINRA Alternative: New SRO With a ‘Bona Fide Fiduciary Standard for RIAs

  By Staff Writer  |  March 9, 2011

• Panel Tells Senate to Consider Value-Added Tax

  By Staff Writer  |  March 8, 2011

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  Interest Rates, Bank Reserves Set to Rise Further, as China Experiments With Deposit Rates

  By Staff Writer  |  February 15, 2011

  According to a report from China’s think-tank State Information Center, under the National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing may increase banks’ required deposit reserve ratios from the present level of 19.5% to 23%

• Highmount Capital Adds Zurich Office

  By Staff Writer  |  February 9, 2011

  Two former Julius Baer Private Bankers will lead the new office.

• Egypt Roundup: A View From PIMCO, J.P. Morgan Funds and More

  By Staff Writer  |  February 4, 2011

  Global market players are closely watching the uprising in Egypt to see if events there have an impact on their investments in stocks, corporate bonds and sovereign debt.