| 1. U.S. Corporate Credit Risk Index Falls as Bets Ease on Europe Debt Crisis |
| A gauge of corporate credit risk in the U.S. fell, tracking a rally in stocks amid diminished bets that Europe’s debt crisis will worsen. |
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| 2. Canada Plans Financial Risk Management Institute, Globe and Mail Says |
| Canada is planning to establish a global risk management institute in a bid to hold onto banking leadership it gained over the past two years, the Globe and Mail reported. |
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| 3. Lukoil Leads Tripling in Loans as Rates Tumble: Russia Credit |
| Russian companies from OAO Lukoil to OAO Gazprom are taking advantage of a plunge in interest rates to triple borrowing in the market for syndicated loans. |
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| 4. TransUnion's Credit Risk Index (CRI) Continues to Decrease, Signaling Improved Consumer Credit Risk Conditions |
| New Analysis of CRI Finds University Cities Buffered From the Negative Impacts of Current Recession |
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| 5. Russian Central Bank to Publish New Index for Overnight Ruble Borrowing |
| Russia’s central bank will start publishing a new index for overnight rates for borrowing rubles, Bank Rossii said in an e-mailed statement. |
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| 6. Most Investors Clueless on Annuity Guarantees |
| Even though 80% of Americans aged 44 to 75 said they would choose a product with a 4% return and a guarantee against losing its value, over a fund aiming for an 8% return but subject to market risk—54% said they would not select an annuity. |
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| 7. Ericsson and Motorola form Alliance |
| LM Ericsson Telephone Co. and Motorola Inc. have entered into an alliance to provide LTE, the next generation of mobile communication technology. |
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| 8. 11th National Convention on Statistics Slated on Oct.4 |
| The 11th National Convention on Statistics (NCS) to be held on October 4 to 5, 2010 will feature sessions on financial risk management, banking and finance statistics, econometrics and applications, economic progress, data mining/business intelligence, and time series analysis. The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) said the sessions will have relevant statistical discussions that ... |
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| 9. Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc (MIG): Zacks Rank Buy |
| This insurer has surprised 8 out of the last 9 quarters. |
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| 10. Banks not to be impacted by tougher Basel-III: Subbarao |
| Counterparty credit risk framework may have capital adequacy implications. |
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| 11. MARC downgrades SPLASH, Puncak, Syabas debt ratings |
| KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has downgraded the ratings of 10 debt notes issued by players in the Selangor water sector and cautioned of further downgrades in the absence of progress in industry restructuring. Those issuers affected were Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas), Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd (PNSB), Puncak Niaga Holdings Bhd (PNHB), RUN Holding SPV ... |
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| 12. MARC Downgrades 10 Selangor Water-Sector Related Ratings |
| KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) on Wednesday downgraded 10 Selangor water related ratings with some falling as much as three notches, and signalled more of such relegations by year end. |
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| 13. NiSource Prices Offering of 21.1 Million Shares of Its Common Stock |
| NiSource Inc. today announced that it has priced its public offering of 21.1 million shares of its common stock at $16.50 per share, to be sold by Credit Suisse Securities LLC , as forward seller in connection with the forward sale agreement described below. |
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| 14. The Kid Is All Right |
| Chaperones? No, bandmates. When Brad Oberhofer moved to New York to attend NYU in 2008, it might have been difficult to imagine what the big city would have in store for him. |
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| 15. A cure for pension envy |
| New book shows pensionless how to save properly |
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| 16. Viterra Reports Third Quarter and Nine Month Profits |
| CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 8, 2010) - A solid shipping program through Viterra's (TSX:VT) (ASX:VTA) South Australia grain operations, contributions from its North America pipeline and the addition of pasta manufacturing to its portfolio of assets led to increases in both revenue and gross profit for the third quarter and first nine months of fiscal 2010. D |
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| 17. Fulton Financial Corporation Repurchases Warrant From U.S. Treasury |
| LANCASTER, Pa. -- Fulton Financial Corporation today announced that it has repurchased the warrant the company had issued to the U.S. Treasury as part of the TARP Capital Purchase Program. |
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| 18. FICO to Present at Deutsche Bank Technology Conference |
| MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FICO (NYSE:FICO), the leading provider of analytics and decision management technology, today announced Tom Bradley, Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. PT at the Westin San Francisco Market Street, San Francisco, CA. The presentation will be Webcast live on FICO’s website ... |
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| 19. Creditntell/F&D Reports to Host Warning Signs of Troubled Companies Webinar |
| GREAT NECK, NY--(Marketwire - September 8, 2010) - Information Clearinghouse, Inc. (publisher of Creditntell, F&D Reports, FD ARMS) will be hosting an updated 2010 version of its NACM accredited "Warning Signs of Troubled Companies" webinar on September 23, 2010 at 2pm (eastern). |
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| 20. Finance and Banking |
| The Private Fund Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2010 , which comprises Title IV of the recently enacted Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ("Dodd-Frank"), significantly alters the regulatory landscape for investment advisers, particularly for advisers to private investment funds ( i.e. |
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