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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Yahoo! Finance: Diversified Investments Industry News Bank Bonuses: The 'Fat Cats' Try to Look Slimmer (at BusinessWeek) December 16, 2009 at 10:36 pm [$$] NAB Bids for AXA Pacific (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 16, 2009 at 10:35 pm France Plans to Tax Bankers' Bonuses at 50% (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 16, 2009 at 8:44 pm Citi Stock Offering 'Terrible Error,' says Bove (at CNBC) December 16, 2009 at 6:29 pm MSCI Inc. Appoints Two New Directors to its Board (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 6:25 pm NEW YORK----MSCI Inc. , a leading global provider of investment decision support tools, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, announced today that Mr. George W. Tackling the longevity question (at FT.com) December 16, 2009 at 6:20 pm Cadbury's deal on Wednesday to lay off offload £500m of pension fund liabilities to Edmund Truell's Pension Insurance Corp was just the latest in a string of agreements as public and corporate pension schemes tackle their £1,000bn-plus headache. Deutsche Bank in running for RBS Sempra (at FT.com) December 16, 2009 at 5:55 pm Deutsche Bank has emerged as a key bidder for RBS Sempra, the commodities business of the troubled UK bank. The deal, which could be worth about $3bn , according to bankers, is significant because it would mark the first of the RBS asset sales ordered by the European Commission under the terms of the state aid ruling imposed on the part-nationalised bank last month. Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. Announces Record Date for Special Meetings of Stockholders and Warrantholders for Votes with Respect to Charter Amendments, Framework Agreement and Warrant Amendments (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 5:25 pm NEW YORK----Sports Properties Acquisition Corp. , a public investment vehicle, announced today that it has designated December 24, 2009 as the record date for the special meetings of stockholders and warrantholders. Goldman Sachs Earnings Estimates Remain Strong (at Seeking Alpha) December 16, 2009 at 5:05 pm More Woes for Carlyle, Blackstone IPOs (at BusinessWeek) December 16, 2009 at 4:54 pm SouthPeak Interactive Corporation Partners with The Piacente Group as Strategic Investor Relations Consulting Firm (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 4:35 pm MIDLOTHIAN, Va.----Leading videogame publisher, SouthPeak Interactive Corporation , today announced that it has retained The Piacente Group, Inc. , a full service investor relations consulting firm based in New York and Beijing. United Western Bancorp and United Western Bank® Enter into Informal Agreements with OTS (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 4:10 pm DENVER----United Western Bancorp, Inc. and United Western Bank, the Company's federal savings bank subsidiary , each entered into separate informal agreements in the form of memorandums of understanding with the Office of Thrift Supervision . Universal Capital Management Sends Open Letter to Shareholders Regarding Update on Miccoworld (Marketwire) December 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm Lloyd Blankfein: A Profile (at Forbes.com) December 16, 2009 at 3:35 pm Life Partners Holdings pays 25-cent dividend (AP) December 16, 2009 at 3:11 pm Life Partners Holdings Inc. said Wednesday it paid a 25-cent per share quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of Nov. 6. Morgan Stanley Investment Management Launches Emerging Manager Program (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 2:01 pm NEW YORK----Morgan Stanley Investment Management today announced the launch of the Morgan Stanley Emerging Manager Program . The EM Program seeks to identify and provide capital, as well as strategic advice and infrastructure solutions, to emerging asset managers , with a specific emphasis on minority and women-owned asset managers. Hercules Technology declares special dividend (AP) December 16, 2009 at 1:54 pm Specialty finance company Hercules Technology Growth Capital Inc. on Wednesday declared a special dividend of 4 cents per share. Hercules Technology Growth Capital Prepares for Growth by Expanding Its Team to Include Four New Managing Directors (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 1:30 pm PALO ALTO, Calif.----Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. , the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity-backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, today announced that it has hired four additional managing directors, Ernie Panos, Keith Cox, Todd Jaquez-Fissori, and "Mac" Gerlach. Bank dark pools only 1.25% of Europe trading (at FT.com) December 16, 2009 at 1:25 pm Dark pools operated by banks based in London account for only 1.25 per cent of total European share trading turnover, according to estimates by the Financial Services Authority, two people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. An Unwelcome Spotlight Falls on SAC Capital (at The New York Times) December 16, 2009 at 1:19 pm CanWest Wins Preliminary Goldman Sachs Challenge (at Seeking Alpha) December 16, 2009 at 12:07 pm CME Group Announces Expansion of International Incentive Programs for Metals (PR Newswire) December 16, 2009 at 12:00 pm Funtalk China Holdings Limited (FTLK) Chief Executive Officer to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell (GlobeNewswire) December 16, 2009 at 11:47 am US Economy to Slow Next Year: Abby Joseph Cohen (at CNBC) December 16, 2009 at 11:32 am ICE Trust Announces December 21 Launch for Single-Name CDS Clearing; Sees Twelve Active Firms in First Two Days of Buy-side Clearing (PR Newswire) December 16, 2009 at 11:23 am He Who Sees No Inflation (at Forbes.com) December 16, 2009 at 11:20 am Charles Schwab shares rise on analyst outlook (AP) December 16, 2009 at 11:16 am Shares of Charles Schwab Corp. rose on Wednesday after a Deutsche Bank Securities analyst upgraded the retail brokerage's stock and another analyst initiated coverage with a favorable rating. Goldman Sachs: Sticking To The Knitting? (at The Wall Street Journal Online) December 16, 2009 at 11:06 am Clearing houses (at FT.com) December 16, 2009 at 11:00 am Who will have to clear what, in the world of over-the-counter derivatives, is yet to become, well, clear. But clearing houses, which stand between two counterparties assuming the risk if either defaults, are central to US reform efforts. ONYX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (ONXX) President and Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell (GlobeNewswire) December 16, 2009 at 10:00 am Morgan Stanley Releases The Mobile Internet Report (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 9:46 am NEW YORK----Morgan Stanley released "The Mobile Internet Report," a comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing mobile internet market composed by our global technology and telecom analysts. Life Partners Holdings, Inc. Announces Payment of Quarterly Dividend (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 9:30 am WACO, Texas----Life Partners Holdings, Inc. , parent company of Life Partners, Inc., announced today that it has paid the $0.25 per share quarterly dividend to shareholders of record as of November 6, 2009 as previously announced. Skymark Research Initiates Independent Research Coverage on Vantage Drilling Co. (GlobeNewswire) December 16, 2009 at 9:25 am Abu Dhabi May Wrest Power from Dubai (at BusinessWeek) December 16, 2009 at 8:09 am House Considers Reinstating Glass-Steagall (at BusinessWeek) December 16, 2009 at 8:09 am Hercules Technology Growth Capital Announces a Special Fifth Dividend of $0.04 per Share (Business Wire) December 16, 2009 at 8:00 am PALO ALTO, Calif.----Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. , the leading specialty finance company providing venture debt and equity to venture capital and private equity backed technology and life science companies at all stages of development, announced today that it will pay a special fifth dividend of $0.04 per share. Goldman and GLG Funds Win Lehman Ruling (at The New York Times) December 16, 2009 at 7:26 am Don't Feel Sorry for Goldman Management (at Seeking Alpha) December 16, 2009 at 4:48 am As Goldman Thrives, Some Say an Ethos Has Faded (at The New York Times) December 16, 2009 at 2:07 am Morgan's Keller to Run US Prime Brokerage (at TheStreet.com) December 16, 2009 at 1:52 am   This email was sent to gatdemit001@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.