United States Senate

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  New Hire Roundup: Tiger 21 Names Garella San Francisco Chairwoman

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 8, 2012

  This week in new hires, Tiger 21 named Julie Garella chairwoman of its San Francisco group, Eagle Asset Management brought in four new portfolio managers in Vermont, and Steven Young went to Citi Private Bank.

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  U.K. Recession Deepens

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 25, 2012

  As the world counts down to the opening of the Olympic Games in London on Friday, Londoners—and others in Britain—are dealing with an economy that in Q2 of this year slowed considerably more than expected.

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  What to Expect

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  June 27, 2012

  Traditionally, presidential races slip into a relatively quiet July doldrums, before the late-summer party conventions kick the race into a higher gear

• Advisors Weigh In on Presidential Race

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  March 1, 2012

  A recent poll of individual advisor members of the Financial Services Institute (FSI) found that those representatives overwhelmingly believe former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will win the Republican presidential nomination, the Senate will shift to Republican control and that the economy will stay flat while taxes will go up.

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  FSI to Spotlight Members’ Opinions: 2012 Politics and Equities Outlook

  By Dale Brown, Financial Services Institute  |  February 13, 2012

  The opinions of our membership should be heard by regulators and legislators. In our first survey of our 35,000 advisor members, we focused on headline political, economic, tax and regulatory issues.

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  The Warren Effect

  By Kenneth Silber, Research  |  February 1, 2012

  Elizabeth Warren presents a conundrum for Wall Street. She is a forceful, well-prepared critic of the financial industry.

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  Payroll Tax Cut Votes Reveal Washington's Political Fault Lines

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  Congress will likely pass some form of a payroll tax cut before 2011 is out, but the process is a painful one that shows just how divided Democrats and Republicans remain—and where the fault lines lie.

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  Does China Currency Manipulation Hurt Us or Them?: News Analysis

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  October 10, 2011

  As the largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, China has made a killing on its portfolio of U.S. bonds, but it could have done a lot better if its broker had not manipulated the exchange rate on its transactions.

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  India Seeks U.S. Investors for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2011

  American investors were urged to support India’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan as more than 100 business leaders gathered at the Consulate General of India in New York to discuss the emerging nation’s public-private partnerships.

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  CFPB Architect Elizabeth Warren to Run for U.S. Senate

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 14, 2011

  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) architect Elizabeth Warren will officially announce a Democratic run for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Scott Brown of Massachusetts.