Jefferies & Co.

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  SEC Charges Former Jefferies Exec With MBS Fraud

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  January 28, 2013

  The SEC on Monday charged a former executive at New York-based broker-dealer Jefferies & Co. with defrauding investors while selling mortgage-backed securities in the wake of the financial crisis.

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  Critics Slam SEC’s Municipal Advisor Plan in Dodd-Frank Hearing

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 20, 2012

  One expressed concern with the proposed rule is that it defines “municipal advisor” too broadly.

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  New Hire Roundup: Comfort Joins LPL; Clark Moves Up at Clark Capital

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  May 23, 2012

  This week in new hires, Robert Comfort went to LPL Financial, Brendan Clark was named president of Clark Capital Management and Ken Paieski joined UAT.

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  New Hire Roundup: Putnam Welcomes Two; Securities America Promotes Belluomini

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 26, 2012

  This week in new hires, Putnam Investments welcomed Charlotte Walsh and Greg Weissman, Michael Belluomini was promoted at Securities America, and John Kim and Chris Blunt took new positions at New York Life.

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  Retail Sales Rose in October Ahead of Holiday Shopping

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2010

  Even before consumers begin their holiday shopping in earnest, U.S. retail sales in October posted their biggest increase in seven months, though the lion's share of that gain was in auto sales.

• The ‘Great Recession’ Is Over, Says Economic Research Bureau

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 20, 2010

  Not only has the U.S. recession officially ended, but it ended way back in June 2009, the Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced Monday.

• Jobless Claims Rose for Second Week in a Row

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  August 12, 2010

  Growing weekly jobless claims for the last two weeks in a row have underlined the weakness of the U.S. employment market.

• New Home Sales for April Posted Surprisingly Strong 14.8% Increase vs. March

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  May 26, 2010

  New single-family homes in April sold at a 504,000 unit annual rate, the highest since May 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development reported Wednesday, May 26.

• NEWS & PRODUCTS

  By Staff Writer  |  January 1, 2007

  Bank of New York and Mellon Financial Corporation announced plans to merge. The new firm, named Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, will be New...