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1 - lia sophia Advocates the Benefits of Direct Selling During the Holiday Season

WOOD DALE, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Whether it's a sports activity or a school trip, there's something about having the kids in school that seems to put greater demands on the wallet. Then, factor in the demands of the upcoming holiday shopping season, and your financial outlook...

2 - Elan Corporation plc Announces Pricing of New 2016 Senior Notes

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan") today announced the pricing of the offering of US$625 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2016 (“New Notes”) by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance...

3 - Nonprofit Computer Service Organization Brings Low-Cost, High Quality Repair and Computers to Alameda

ALAMEDA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - When people in Alameda and Oakland’s waterfront communities need computer service, they have few options. Starting October 7th, they will be able to have their computers fixed by certified technician at the newest ReliaTech store. And those...

4 - Liam E. McGee Named Chairman and CEO of The Hartford

HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE: HIG) announced today that Liam E. McGee has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2009. Until recently, McGee was President of the...

5 - JMP Securities Healthcare Conference to Be Held in New York

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - JMP Group Inc. (NYSE:JMP), an investment banking and alternative asset management firm, announced today that JMP Securities will host the fourth annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference at The New York Palace hotel in New York on Monday...

6 - Ameritrans Capital Corporation Announces June 30, 2009 Financial Results

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Ameritrans Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTC, AMTCP) today reported financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended June 30, 2009. Financial Highlights Q4-2009 Q4-2008 FY 2009 FY 2008 Total...

7 - Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund Declares Dividend

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On September 29, 2009, the Board of Trustees of Dreyfus High Yield Strategies Fund (NYSE: DHF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.03 per share of beneficial interest, payable on October 28, 2009 to shareholders of record at...

8 - ASP GT Acquisition Corp. Commences Tender Offer for All Outstanding Shares of GenTek Inc.

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ASP GT Acquisition Corp. (“ASP”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of investment funds managed by American Securities LLC, a private equity firm, announced today the commencement of a tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of GenTek Inc...

9 - Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Western Asset Global High Income Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EHI,” announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held September 25, 2009. Leslie H. Gelb...

10 - Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Western Asset Managed Municipals Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “MMU,” announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held September 25, 2009. Paolo M. Cucchi...

11 - Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc. Announces Results of Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Western Asset Emerging Markets Income Fund Inc., which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “EMD,” announced today the results of the votes cast at the Fund’s annual meeting of shareholders held September 25, 2009. Paolo M...

12 - MannKind to Present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference

VALENCIA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - MannKind Corporation (Nasdaq: MNKD), focused on discovering, developing and commercializing treatments for diabetes and cancer, announced today that it will present at the Fourth Annual JMP Securities Healthcare Focus Conference on Tuesday...

13 - Seiler LLP Announces the Addition of Three New Principals to its High Net Worth and Commercial Litigation Practices

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - In response to continued growth in its High Net Worth and Commercial Litigation Practices, Seiler LLP (www.seiler.com) has added three new principals to the firm. “Despite the economy, our firm remains strong - and in response to current...

14 - Certain Morgan Stanley Retail Closed-End Municipal Funds Announce Change Regarding Investment in Private Placement Securities

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Each of Morgan Stanley California Insured Municipal Income Trust (NYSE: IIC), Morgan Stanley California Quality Municipal Securities (NYSE: IQC), Morgan Stanley Insured California Municipal Securities (NYSE: ICS), Morgan Stanley Insured Municipal...

15 - Malaga Financial Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Malaga Financial Corporation (OTCBB:MLGF). The Board of Directors of Malaga Financial Corporation announced today the declaration of a cash dividend in the amount of 8 cents per share to shareholders of record on October 12, 2009...

16 - Sorrento Pacific Financial Joins Forces with Partnervest Financial Group, Expanding Its Own Offerings and Technology to Support the Independent Channel

SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Sorrento Pacific Financial, LLC (SPF), a full-service broker dealer and Registered Investment Adviser providing customized investment and insurance solutions to the financial industry, has expanded its offerings beyond the banking channel by uniting...

17 - Celera to Webcast Presentation at JMP Securities 2009 Healthcare Conference

ALAMEDA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Celera Corporation (NASDAQ:CRA) announced today that it will webcast its presentation at the JMP Securities 2009 Healthcare conference on Tuesday, October 6, 2009. The live webcast is scheduled to begin at 10:00 am ET. Ugo DeBlasi, Chief Financial...

18 - UBS Investment Bank Hires Michael Ostow as Managing Director and Head of North American Insurance Banking

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - UBS Investment Bank today announced that Michael Ostow will join its Investment Banking Department (IBD) as a Managing Director and Head of North American Insurance. He will be based in New York and report jointly to Gary Howe and Halle Benett...

19 - Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSM) Declares Dividend

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSM) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.0385 per share of common stock, payable on October 30, 2009, to...

20 - Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. (NYX:DMF) Declares Dividend

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Municipal Income, Inc. (NYX:DMF) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.041 per share of common stock, payable on October 30, 2009, to shareholders of record...

21 - Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (NYSE: LEO) Declares Dividend

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On Tuesday, September 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Dreyfus Strategic Municipals, Inc. (NYSE: LEO) declared from net investment income a monthly cash dividend of $0.042 per share of common stock, payable on October 30, 2009, to shareholders of...

22 - Kodak Completes KKR Transaction

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:EK) announced today that it has completed a previously announced issuance to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) managed investment vehicles of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.50% Senior...

23 - SATAI Announces $1.045 Million Emerging Technology Fund Investment in Azaya Therapeutics, Inc.

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SATAI (www.satai.us) and the South Texas Regional Center of Innovation and Commercialization (www.strcic.com) today announced an investment of $1.045 million in Azaya Therapeutics, Inc. through the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (ETF) for the...

24 - ModusLink Global Solutions Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Financial Results

WALTHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ModusLink Global Solutions™, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) today reported financial results for its 2009 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2009. Fourth Quarter Financial Summary Net revenue of $225.2 million, a decrease of 18.5% from the fourth...

25 - Colony Financial, Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Colony Financial, Inc. (NYSE: CLNY) (the “Company”), a newly formed real estate finance company focused on acquiring, originating and managing commercial mortgage loans, announced today the closing of its initial public offering of 12,500,000...

26 - Stifel Financial Announces Underwriters’ Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Stifel Financial Corp. (“Stifel” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SF) announced today that the underwriters for the recently completed public offering of Stifel common stock have exercised in full their over-allotment option to purchase an additional...

27 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: American Express Co. Call Volume Spikes Ahead of Ex-Dividend Date

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) is being drowned in a deluge of call volume this afternoon. Some 107,000 contracts have traded on the stock's October 25 call, which currently sports open interest of just 9,612 contracts. What's more, nearly all of...

28 - US Pan Asian Chamber of Commerce, US Bangladesh Partners and UTC Associates Host the Successful 2009 Bangladesh Investment Summit in NYC with Keynote Speaker Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh H.E. Sheikh Hasina

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The 2009 Bangladesh investment Summit was held this year at the Grand Hyatt New York with panel consisting of Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh, H.E. Sheikh Hasina, Honorable Foreign Minster, H.E. Dipu Moni, Advisor to Prime Minister, Mr. Sajeeb...

29 - Fitch Rates Banc of America Funding 2009-R12 Trust

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings rates Banc of America Funding 2009-R12 Trust as follows: — $21,823,335 class A-1 'AAA'; Outlook Stable. This transaction consists of one group. The group is a resecuritization of ownership interest in certain mortgage-backed...

30 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: Unusual Call Activity for American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC)

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Call traders are piling positions on American Capital Agency Corp. (NASDAQ: AGNC) this afternoon, despite a lack of any headline news. Taking stock of the activity, AGNC's October 25 call has seen more than 11,400 contracts trade on open interest of...

31 - Nationwide Financial Selects Anne Arvia to Lead Nationwide’s Retirement Plans Business

COLUMBUS, Ohio-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. today announced that Anne Arvia, president of Nationwide Bank, has been selected as the new leader for Nationwide’s retirement plans business effective November 1, 2009. Arvia will replace William S. Jackson...

32 - Fitch Rates Banc of America Funding 2009-R11 Trust

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch rates Banc of America Funding 2009-R11 Trust, as follows: —$57,603,239 class A-1 'AAA', Outlook Stable. This transaction consists of one group. The group is a resecuritization of ownership interest in certain mortgage-backed certificates...

33 - Camden National Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend

CAMDEN, Maine-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Gregory A. Dufour, president and chief executive officer of Camden National Corporation (NASDAQ®: CAC; the “Company”), announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company declared a $0.25 per share dividend payable on October 30, 2009...

34 - Fitch: Possibility of Covenant Breaches Mixed for Largest U.S. Speculative Grade Issuers

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - There is a mixed likelihood of a debt covenant breach among the largest U.S. speculative grade issuers, according to a Fitch Ratings' analysis. Fitch analyzed the liquidity position for more than 30 of the largest issuers of leveraged loans and high yield...

35 - Prominent Litigators Launch Elite National Boutique

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Nationally recognized litigators Steven F. Molo and Jeffrey A. Lamken today announced the formation of MoloLamken LLP, a litigation boutique with a national practice focused on complex, high-stakes civil litigation, white collar criminal defense, U.S...

36 - A.M. Best Assigns Indicative Ratings to Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.’s Shelf Registration

OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A.M. Best Co. has assigned indicative debt ratings of “bbb” to senior unsecured debt, “bbb-” to subordinated debt and “bb+” to preferred stock, which may be issued under the Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.’s (Argo Group...

37 - Levi & Korsinsky, LLP Investigates Breach of Fiduciary Duty by the Board of GenTek Inc.

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of GenTek, Inc. (“GenTek” or the “Company”) (NasdaqGS: GETI) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with their attempt to sell the...

38 - A.M. Best Special Report: Non-Life Margins Under Pressure, Despite Rate Increases

OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Last year was the most difficult in recent history for the global economy. What started as a crisis in U.S. subprime mortgages quickly spread through the global banking system and the broader financial system, causing credit markets to close...

39 - Schaeffer's Option Activity Alert: Heavy Pessimism Surrounds Moody's Corporation

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Option players are adopting a rather pessimistic stance on Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO). During the past five days, traders on the International Securities Exchange (ISE) have bought to open 25,744 puts on MCO, compared to just 5,242 calls. In other...

40 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: Call Trading Picks Up on Nokia (NOK)

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Nokia Corp. (NYSE: NOK) was the focus of some heavy options trading yesterday, as traders sent more than 46,000 contracts across the tape on the various exchanges. This surge in trading volume was more than double the stock's average daily trading...

41 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: Traders Flock to Calls on Applied Materials (AMAT)

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Options trading was brisk on Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) on Monday, as more than 35,000 contracts crossed the tape, according to data from WhatsTrading.com. This jump in volume was more than three times the equity's average single-session...

42 - Proskauer Rose Continues Expansion of Global Private Investment Funds Practice

LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Proskauer Rose LLP continued the expansion of its global Private Investment Funds Practice with the announcement that Robert Barry, one of the UK’s preeminent fund formation lawyers, will join the firm’s London office as a partner. Mr. Barry, the...

43 - A.M. Best Special Report: Thawing Markets Reducing Pressure on U.K. Life Insurers

OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The global credit crisis led to a decline in life insurers’ economic capital positions in 2008, although the industry as a whole managed to maintain compliance with minimum regulatory capital requirements. The decline triggered a number of...

44 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: Bullish Credit Spread Activity for General Electric Co. (GE)

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) saw an unusual bullish option spread earlier today. At about 10:20 a.m. Eastern time, 15,330 GE November 16 puts traded on the International Securities Exchange (ISE) for the bid price of $0.71, or $71 per contract. At...

45 - Schaeffer's Option Coach: An Apple Inc. (AAPL) Credit Spread

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Welcome to another in a series of articles that examines the thought process behind a wide variety of option trading strategies. This column will examine the credit spread, the pros and cons of putting on a credit spread, and the profit and loss...

46 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: Put Trading Jumps on Walgreen Co. (WAG) as Stock Tags New Annual High

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The shares of Walgreen Co. (NYSE: WAG) have skyrocketed more than 9% higher this morning to a new 52-week high following its earnings report. The company posted a profit of $436 million, or 44 cents per share, in the fiscal fourth quarter ended Aug...

47 - Schaeffer's Daily Option Blog: TCF Financial Corp. (TCB) Targeted by a Credit Spread Strategist

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Shares of TCF Financial Corp. (TCB: sentiment, chart, options) have taken a nearly 4% hit today, after Oppenheimer downgraded the shares to "perform" from "outperform." According to the brokerage firm, "Unexpected news from the larger banks and the...

48 - Seattle-Based Barter Company BizXchange Has Three Outstanding Consecutive Quarters

SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The new normal has forced companies to explore innovative ways of cutting costs and driving new revenue. Many have discovered that participating in a b2b barter exchange helps accomplish both objectives. Since the beginning of the year, Seattle-based...

49 - Fitch Rates RBSSP Resecuritization Trust 2009-10

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch rates RBSSP Resecuritization Trust 2009-10, as follows: —$18,615,000 class 1-A1 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; —$16,166,000 class 1-A3 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; —$2,449,000 class 1-A4 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; —$9,131,360 class 2-A1...

50 - A.M. Best Presents at the AICPCU Insurance Executive Development Program at Wharton

OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Raj Guttha, Manager of ERM and Capital Modeling, of A.M. Best Co. is participating in the American Institute for CPCU Insurance Executive Development Program at Wharton being held from October 5th through 16th at the Wharton School of the University...

51 - Fitch Rates Morgan Stanley Mortgage Re-REMIC Trust 2009-R2

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch rates Morgan Stanley Mortgage Re-REMIC Trust 2009-R2 as follows: — $72,200,000 class 1A1 A 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; — $48,100,000 class 1A1 A1 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; — $24,100,000 class 1A1 A2 'AAA'; Outlook Stable; &mdash...

52 - Tatum Enters into Strategic Partnership with NeoSystems Corp to Offer Financial Leadership Consulting Services

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Tatum, LLC, the nation’s largest executive services firm that specializes in helping companies maximize the value of the office of the Chief Financial Officer, has entered into a strategic partnership with NeoSystems Corp, a Managed Service...

53 - La Junta, Colo. Embraces Mobile Payments

PALO ALTO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - La Junta, Colo.-based The State Bank went live on May 21 with Redi Pay Bling, its bank-branded version of Bling Nation’s mobile payments network. The network enables banks and merchants to avoid global network costs and keep money within the...

54 - Resolute Energy Corporation Announces Exchange Ratio for Warrants

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Resolute Energy Company (“Resolute”) announced today the ratio applicable to the conversion of Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc. (“Hicks Acquisition”) public warrants into Resolute public warrants (to be traded as NYSE: REN WS, CUSIP 76116A 11...

55 - Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Proposed Acquisition Investigated by Wolf Haldenstein

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Attorney Advertising. The law firm of Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman & Herz LLP is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty by the Board of Directors of Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (“ACS”) (NYSE:ACS) arising out of the proposed...

56 - Marsh Launches Global Risk Management Information System for Commercial Real Estate Firms

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - As commercial real estate firms work to navigate the numerous challenges associated with the global economic downturn, Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has developed a cost-effective Web-based risk management information...

57 - DealerTrack Schedules Release of Third Quarter 2009 Results and Conference Call

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2009 financial results after the market closes on November 4, 2009. A conference call will be hosted by Mark F. O'Neil, chairman and chief...

58 - Fitch Raises Star Gas' Sr Unsecured Rating to 'BB-/RR2'; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'B' Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of Star Gas Partners, L.P. (Star Gas) and raised debt ratings as follows: — Outstanding 10.25% senior unsecured notes due 2013, co-issued with its special purpose financing subsidiary...

59 - Research and Markets: United States Mobile Payment Market Forecast, 2009-2013 - Gross Transaction Value of Mobile Payments in the US Will Reach $25.2 Billion in 2013

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets To view the executive summary, follow the link below For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8ecd39/3q_2009_united_sta

60 - Research and Markets: In 2008, the Value of Imported Products Within the Scale and Balance (Except Laboratory) Manufacturing Industry Has Been Approximately 80% of U.S. Production

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets . Its SIC equivalent code is: 3596 - Scales and Balances, Except Laboratory. Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview The industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $783.7 million USD, with an estimated gross...

61 - U.S. Bank Introduces Downloadable Mobile Banking Application

MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - U.S. Bank has launched the Mobile Wallet, its new free downloadable mobile banking application that allows more convenient banking access on the go to its customers. The bank is collaborating with Firethorn Holdings, LLC, a Qualcomm company, to...

62 - Financo Awarded M&A Advisor’s 2009 “Debt Financing Deal of the Year”

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Financo, Inc., an investment banking firm that specializes in advisory services to retailers and merchandising companies, today announced that it was awarded the M&A Advisor’s “Debt Financing Deal of the Year” for securing a second lien...

63 - Serbia Receives Green Investment for Industrial-Scientific Technology Park

BELGRADE, Serbia-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister & Minister of the Economy, Mladjan Dinkic and Mr. Jan Driessens, former President of American company Ball Packaging Europe, said today that work will begin on constructing a $150 million aluminum recycling...

64 - OCVG Hosts Author, Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneur, Guy Kawasaki as Keynote Headliner to VC in the OC 2009

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Orange County Venture Group (OCVG), Orange County’s leading venture capital networking organization, dedicated to the growth of venture capital funding in Orange County, and OCTANe, an organization fueling "innovation development" in Orange...

65 - Encompass Group Announces Results for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2009

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Encompass Group Affiliates, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECGA), a leader in the consumer electronics segment of the reverse logistics industry, today announced financial results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. “Notwithstanding these difficult and...

66 - Union Bank Expands Its FDIC-Insured Market-Linked CD Offerings to Commodity Prices

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Union Bank, N.A., today announced it will be offering its principal- and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)-protected market-linked certificates of deposit (MLCD) linked to the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity IndexSM1. The product reflects the...

67 - HumanConcepts Showcases Workforce Decision Support Solutions at HR Technology Conference

-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - HumanConcepts: WHAT: HumanConcepts (www.humanconcepts.com) will showcase its workforce decision support solutions at the HR Technology Conference and Expo. The solutions are designed to help Executives, HR, Finance and the general employee population quickly...

68 - Green Computing Sector to Reach $223.7 Billion in 2013, According to NextGen Research

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A green computer/server is one that is built from eco-friendly materials, features low power consumption and Computer Power Management (CPM) capabilities, has fewer and smaller component parts and generates less heat than previous models, and...

69 - Aria Systems Announces Aria Billing Platform 5.3

MEDIA, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Aria Systems, Inc., the only provider of enterprise class Billing and Customer Management Software as a Service (SaaS), announces the release of Version 5.3 of the Aria Billing Platform designed to automate subscription based businesses. Version...

70 - Clough Global Opportunities Fund Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution to $0.25 Per Share

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Today, the Clough Global Opportunities Fund (NYSE Amex: GLO) declared an increased quarterly cash distribution of $0.25 per common share for October 2009. The dividend will be payable on October 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2009...

71 - Clough Global Allocation Fund Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution to $0.28 Per Share

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Today, the Clough Global Allocation Fund (NYSE Amex: GLV) declared an increased quarterly cash distribution of $0.28 per common share for October 2009. The dividend will be payable on October 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2009. Clough...

72 - Clough Global Equity Fund Increases Quarterly Cash Distribution to $0.26 Per Share

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Today, the Clough Global Equity Fund (NYSE Amex: GLQ) declared an increased quarterly cash distribution of $0.26 per common share for October 2009. The dividend will be payable on October 30, 2009 to shareholders of record on October 21, 2009. Clough...

73 - OLB Group, Inc. Initiates Fourth Quarter Marketing Campaign to Include Aggressive Nationwide Radio Campaign to Increase Revenue

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - OLB Group, Inc. (OTC BB: OLBG) announced that it is initiating an extensive nationwide radio advertising campaign to accelerate its sales of the company's turn-key business websites. As a marketing tool, the radio broadcasting market has the potential...

74 - Gaylord Entertainment Company Closes Offering of 6,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 6,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $21.80 per share. Gaylord received aggregate net proceeds from the...

75 - LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau Elects Thomas Mullen as Chairman of Board of Directors

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - LA INC. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau announces the election of Thomas Mullen, Vice President - Large Market Development for American Express Merchant Services based in Los Angeles, as chairman of its governing board of directors...

76 - Continuity Engine Announces Control 1.5

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Continuity Engine, the creator of an on-demand platform that offers solutions to the regulatory compliance process for community financial institutions, announced at the Finovate 2009 conference the release of version 1.5 of its flagship product...

77 - Gaylord Entertainment Company Closes Private Placement of $360 Million in Convertible Senior Notes, Including Exercise of Over-Allotment Option

NASHVILLE, Tenn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Gaylord Entertainment Co. (NYSE: GET) today announced the closing of its previously-announced private placement of $360 million in aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes due 2014. This amount includes the exercise in full of the...

78 - Deutsche Bank Recognized by Reactions Magazine as Best Insurance Asset Manager for the Second Consecutive Year

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Deutsche Asset Management’s insurance division has been awarded Best Asset Manager by Reactions, the financial magazine for the global insurance market. This is the second consecutive time that Deutsche Insurance Asset Management has won this award...

79 - Capstead Mortgage Selects TPG Software

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - TPG Software, Inc., a leading provider of financial accounting software and services, today announced that Capstead Mortgage Corporation has selected TPG’s complete suite of financial accounting software, including trade capture, investment and...

80 - Sharp Equity Opens Trustee Sales to More Investors Through Bid Service Program

PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - On Monday September 21st, 2,100 homes went to the trustee auctions on the Maricopa County Court House steps, an all-time high. Realtors, investors, savvy home buyers and residential home flippers are in a great position to take advantage of the incredible...

81 - A.M. Best Named Best Global Rating Agency at the Reactions Global Awards 2009

OLDWICK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A.M. Best Co. was named Best Global Rating Agency at the Reactions Global Awards 2009 event on September 24 in New York City. Accepting the award was Matthew Mosher, senior vice president of global ratings. "We are pleased to be recognized as Best...

82 - TRACE Bond Reporting to Now Cover Government Agency Debt

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission approved a major expansion of FINRA's Trade Compliance and Reporting Engine (TRACE) to include debt issued by federal government agencies...

83 - FPSO Contractor BW Offshore Selects IFS Project-Based Solutions

ITASCA, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announced today that BW Offshore, one of the world's leading oil and gas Floating Production, Storage and Offloading contractors (FPSO) has selected IFS to provide business application solutions. In...

84 - Axion’s Thermoplastic Technology Detailed in Research Paper Published by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

BASKING RIDGE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Axion International Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB:AXIH), a next-generation technology innovator utilizing recycled plastic for high load industrial products, today announces the release of a research paper regarding high-load thermoplastic bridges...

85 - UMB Healthcare Services’ Dennis Triplett to Speak at National Treasury and Finance Conference

KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Dennis Triplett, CEO of UMB Healthcare Services, a division of UMB Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: UMBF), has been invited to speak at the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) annual conference in San Francisco, Calif. October 4 – 7...

86 - Millennium Bankshares Announces the Completion of Branch Sale

RESTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Millennium Bankshares Corporation (OTCBB:MBVA) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Millennium Bank, N.A. has completed the sale of its Warrenton, Virginia branch to Sonabank , a wholly owned subsidiary of Southern National Bancorp of...

87 - Tidewater to Present at the Johnson Rice Energy Conference

NEW ORLEANS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced today that Dean E. Taylor, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quinn P. Fanning, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Joseph M. Bennett, Executive Vice President and Chief...

88 - Research and Markets: The Value of Serbia's Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Market Is Expected to Top RSD113.77 (US$1.69bn) in 2013

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets Galenika Zdravlje Actavis Jugoremedija For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/0b4072/serbia_pharmaceuti.

89 - Business Intelligence Perspectives Names The Hartford For The “Best Practices In Business Intelligence” Award

HARTFORD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., (NYSE: HIG), today announced that it has been selected by Computerworld’s Business Intelligence Perspectives as a winner of its “Best Practices in Business Intelligence” awards program in the...

90 - HSBC Trade Confidence Index Reveals Positive Outlook on Global Economy among Small and Mid-Market Businesses Worldwide

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The latest HSBC Trade Confidence Index uncovered growing confidence in the state of global trade, indicating that exporters and importers might be seeing the start of an economic recovery. The HSBC Index joins the growing list of indicators pointing...

91 - Research and Markets: Personal Finance Management Tools: Consumer Behavior Fuels Battle for Supremacy Between Banks and PFM Sites

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Javelin Strategy & Research's new report "Personal Finance Management Tools: Consumer Behavior Fuels Battle for Supremacy Between Banks and PFM Sites" to their offering. Consumers have long desired...

92 - GE Appoints One Company Officer

FAIRFIELD, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - GE today announces the appointment of one new company officer. GE currently has 188 GE officers globally. GE officers lead large revenue generating businesses or are in critical functional roles, helping to drive growth. Below are details on...

93 - my-Channels Nirvana Delivers Real Time Middleware for the iPhone

LONDON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - My-Channels are pleased to announce full support for the iPhone platform in its low-latency, high-performance, unified middleware product: Nirvana. “Nirvana is a powerful tool for iPhone developers. It allows developers to access sources of real time...

94 - siXis, Inc. Raises $3 Million Round of Financing

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - siXis, Inc., a company pioneering of advanced Silicon Circuit Board (SiCB) technology, announced today it has raised $3 million of financing from its investors. siXis’ existing investors, RTI International and venture capital firm...

95 - Aviva Investors marks first year as one global integrated asset management business

DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, today marked the first year of integrating eight existing operations around the world into a single asset management business. Aviva Investors today has 1,330 employees, operates...

96 - Research and Markets: The U.S. Ice Manufacturing Industry Exported $18.3 Million USD Worth of Merchandise to 59 Countries

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets . Its SIC equivalent code is: 2097 - Manufactured Ice. Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview The industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $.8 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 52.6%. Import was...

97 - Leerink Swann Expands Strategic Advisors Group

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The leading healthcare investment bank, Leerink Swann, today announced the continued expansion of its management consultant arm, the Strategic Advisory group, with the addition of three managing directors: Mary Cummins from Boston Consulting Group, Ben...

98 - Research and Markets: The Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal Industry Exported $.7 Billion USD Worth of Merchandise to 80 Countries

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets . Revenue, Profitability & Foreign Trade Preview The industry's revenue for the year 2008 was approximately $7.4 billion USD, with an estimated gross profit of 24.12%. Import was valued at $389.3 million USD from 45 countries...

99 - Vicon Grieves the Sudden Passing of Director Clifton H.W. Maloney

HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Vicon Industries, Inc. (VII NYSE-AMEX), a leading designer and producer of physical security information management systems, announces with great sorrow the sudden passing of Clifton H.W. Maloney, a Director of the Company since May 2004. During...

100 - Fitch Updates Rating Criteria for Infrastructure and Project Finance

LONDON & NEW YORK & SINGAPORE-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has today released its new 'Rating Criteria for Infrastructure and Project Finance'. This criteria report describes the analytical framework used by Fitch analysts when assigning or monitoring ratings for debt...

101 - Fitch Affirms UnionBanCal's Long-Term IDR at 'A'; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of UnionBanCal (UB) and its bank subsidiary, Union Bank at 'A'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A complete list of ratings follows at the end of this release. The affirmation of UB's...

102 - Natixis Global Associates Survey Reveals Investors Have Limited Information, Harbor Misconceptions about Roth IRA Conversions

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Almost half of affluent American investors are unaware of an upcoming unique one-time opportunity in 2010 to convert tax-deferred retirement accounts into a Roth IRA, according to a recent nationwide survey sponsored by Natixis Global Associates (NGA...

103 - Scottrade Opens Office in Delafield, Wis.

DELAFIELD, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Scottrade a leading branch-supported online investing firm, is opening a new office Monday, Oct. 12 in Delafield, Wis. The new office, at 3230 Golf Road in the Shoppes at Nagawaukee Shopping Center, will be managed by Kim Gibas. “The new...

104 - Portware Announces Support for FIXatdl Protocol

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Portware, the leading provider of global, multi-asset electronic trading systems, today announced that it fully supports the new FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl). Built on the FIX protocol, FIXatdl allows the sell side to easily...

105 - Fitch Rates Windstream's Proposed $400MM Debt Offering 'BB+'; Outlook Stable

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB+' rating to Windstream Corporation's (Windstream)(NYSE: WIN) proposed offering of $400 million of senior unsecured notes due 2017. Windstream's Issuer Default Rating (IDR) is 'BB+' and the Rating Outlook is Stable. The...

106 - Scottrade Adds to Branch Network in Delaware

NEWARK, Del.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Scottrade, a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is opening a new office Monday, Oct. 12 in Newark, Del. The new office, at 1257 Churchman’s Road in The Center Pointe Plaza II Shopping Center, will be managed by Richard Thompson...

107 - New Book Release: “Leading a Business in Anxious Times”

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Care Communications Press today announced the release of “Leading a Business in Anxious Times” (www.leadingabusinessinanxioustimes.com), a new book from authors Leslie Ann Fox and Katharine Gratwick Baker. The book introduces Systems-Based...

108 - Javelin Survey: As Mobile Banking Heads for Explosive Growth, Consumers Rank Simplicity, Security Supreme

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - With 86 percent of American adults owning a mobile handset, mobile banking is poised for explosive growth. Currently 36 million adults are using mobile banking (smartphone users – 18% of Americans – are the heaviest users), but by 2014 that...

109 - Russell Survey: Managers Press Pause

TACOMA, Wash.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The results of the latest Investment Manager Outlook, a quarterly survey of U.S. investment managers conducted by Russell Investments, reveal that professional investment managers have dialed down their bullishness from last quarter, particularly in...

110 - Standard & Poor’s Approves Allonhill as Third-Party Review Firm

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Allonhill, a Denver-based national mortgage due diligence and credit risk management firm, announced today it is among the first firms in the country to win approval from Standard & Poor’s Rating Service to perform third-party reviews on...

111 - FundingUniverse Hosts Free Pitching Event for Entrepreneurs

DENVER-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - FundingUniverse (www.fundinguniverse.com), a leader in connecting qualified entrepreneurs with active investors and lenders across the United States, officially announced they will host the first-ever CrowdPitch event in Denver on September 30, 2009...

112 - Scottrade’s Local Office Support Comes to Coconut Creek, Fla.

COCONUT CREEK, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Scottrade a leading branch-supported online investment firm, is opening a new office Monday, Oct. 5 in Coconut Creek, Fla. The new office, at 6970 N. State Road 7 in The Caligo Crossing Shopping Center, will be managed by Stuart McGeough...

113 - Hurricane Electric Celebrates 15 Years as the Bay Area’s Premier Internet Service Provider

FREMONT, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Hurricane Electric, the world’s leading IPv6-native Internet backbone and colocation provider, today announced its fifteen-year anniversary. Founded in the garage of President Mike Leber in 1994, Hurricane became a pioneer in the next generation...

114 - As Benefit Budgets Tighten, Voluntary Benefits Offer Breathing Room

DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Rising medical costs and a slowing economy leave many employers wondering how to do more with less. Voluntary Benefits Edge from the Principal Financial Group® enables employers to offer a robust benefits package at a lower cost. “Employers...

115 - SolarCity and U.S. Bank Expand Fund to Finance Solar Projects

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & MINNEAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SolarCity® and U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) today announced that they have doubled the size of their fund to finance solar projects. The fund, originally announced in June, will be expanded to...

116 - Goldman Sachs Conference Call to Announce Third Quarter 2009 Results

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) plans to announce its third quarter 2009 financial results on Thursday, October 15th in a release that will be issued at approximately 7:30 am (ET). The press release will also be available on the firm’s web...

117 - Zacks Releases New Stock Picks from the +32.5% Momentum Strategy: NewMarket, ATC Technology, Seagate Technology, Chiquita Brands International and Schweitzer-Mauduit International

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Stock picks from the Momentum (MM1) Method strategy are being spotlighted today by Zacks, the nation’s leading independent stock research firm. Stocks from this strategy caused a stir in the 2008 bear market with a gain of +32.5%, versus a loss of...

118 - MyLegacySM Life Insurance Offers Bank Customers Enhanced Wealth Transfer Benefits and Immediate Coverage

NEWARK, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - A new single-premium universal life insurance policy, MyLegacySM, issued by Pruco Life Insurance Company (Pruco Life), a Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE:PRU) company, is an immediate issue policy that helps provide an easy and efficient way for...

119 - Accounting Author Barry Jay Epstein Advises Rapid Deployment by CPA Firms of New GAAP Codification

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Accountants who fail to implement the new FASB Accounting Standards Codification™ (ASC) that went into effect on July 1, 2009 face increased litigation exposure, according to Dr. Barry Jay Epstein, CPA, lead author of the recently released accounting...

120 - Ridgewood Energy Appoints Joe Morris as Vice President, Exploration

HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Ridgewood Energy (www.ridgewoodenergy.com), a leading energy private equity firm, today announced the appointment of Joe Morris as Vice President, Exploration. Morris will be responsible for shaping and delivering Ridgewood's exploration strategy for the...

121 - J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services Launches Portfolio Construction Tool

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) announced today that it has developed an asset allocation and manager selection analysis tool that enables clients to plan and map the risk-return implications of their current and new portfolios. The...

122 - Fitch Increases Focus on Canada Ratings with Veteran Hire

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings is expanding its focus on ratings in Canada by hiring Charles Gamm as a Senior Director to head the rating agency's Canada office. Mr. Gamm, who previously led Moody's structured finance efforts in Canada will be based in Toronto, and...

123 - BNP Paribas Goes Live with SS&C’s TradeThru™ in Mumbai

WINDSOR, Conn.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - SS&C Technologies, Inc. (www.ssctech.com), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today announced BNP Paribas, in Mumbai, India, has migrated to SS&C’s TradeThru™, the leading trade processing...

124 - Conexxus Joins William Mills Agency Client Roster

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - William Mills Agency, the largest independent public relations firm serving the financial and transaction technology services sectors, announced that compliance solutions provider, Conexxus, LLC, has selected the agency to provide financial public...

125 - MetLife Mature Market Institute’s Long-Term Care IQ Survey Shows Limited Knowledge About Long-Term Care

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Overall, Americans did not do well on a survey of their long-term care knowledge. Most know what long-term care is and how much it costs, but their scores fall short regarding how many people will need it and how they will pay for it. The MetLife...

126 - Harvard Economist Kenneth Rogoff to Address World Economic Outlook Conference

LEXINGTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University economist and former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, will address the IHS Global Insight World Economic Outlook Conference October 20 in Boston. Rogoff's speech at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday...

127 - San Mateo Credit Union Partners with IMM to Create Paperless Environment

LINDEN, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Integrated Media Management (IMM)®, a document output management and automation technology provider, announced that San Mateo Credit Union has deployed its TotaleAtlas, a document preparation engine that captures signatures electronically in-branch...

128 - Fiserv-Sponsored Survey Shows How Financial Institutions Can Help Consumers Manage Their Finances in Difficult Times

BROOKFIELD, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced survey results revealing how consumers’ financial activities have been impacted by the prolonged recession, and how financial...

129 - Houlihan Lokey Launches Transaction Advisory Services Group

LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Houlihan Lokey announced today the launch of a dedicated Transaction Advisory Services Group which will provide clients with comprehensive financial and tax due diligence services as they evaluate acquisition or investment targets. This service...

130 - Outright.com Now Tracks Business Performance Automatically with PayPal and Credit Card Import

CAMPBELL, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Outright.com, (www.outright.com) the free small business web service for tracking business performance and preparing taxes, comes out of beta today after launching in July 2008 and seeing 40% month-over-month customer growth. Outright.com...

131 - Scottish Public Pensions Agency Selects Epicor®

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ:EPIC) today announced that the Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) has signed a contract to implement Epicor Financial Management, a core suite within the next-generation Epicor enterprise resource planning...

132 - Homeland Security Capital Corporation Announces Annual Results

ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Homeland Security Capital Corporation (OTCBB: HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief, and security solutions to government and commercial customers, today filed its...

133 - KKR Announces Appointment of Jonathan R. Levin as Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - KKR today appointed Jonathan R. Levin to the newly created position of Treasurer and Head of Investor Relations. As Treasurer, he will be involved in the oversight of the firm’s balance sheet, including the $3 billion in net assets it is expected to...

134 - SBA Extends Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan Program through September 2010

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The U.S. Small Business Administration is extending its Gulf Opportunity Pilot Loan Program (GO Loans) through Sept. 30, 2010, Administrator Karen Mills announced today. SBA launched the GO Loan Pilot in November 2005 to provide expedited financial...

135 - Research and Markets: Frequently Asked Questions in Quantitative Finance, 2nd Edition

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets , the popular models, equations, formulas and probability distributions, critical essays, brainteasers, and the commonest quant mistakes. The quant mistakes section alone is worth trillions of dollars! I hope you enjoy this book, and...

136 - Novelos Therapeutics Announces $1 Million NIH Grant to MGH to Study NOV-002 and NOV-205 In Animal Models of Radiation-Induced Lung Injury

NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Novelos Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: NVLT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of therapeutics to treat cancer and hepatitis, today announced that the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), in collaboration with Novelos, was awarded...

137 - ACE Limited to Hold Its Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call on Wednesday, October 28, 2009

ZURICH, Switzerland-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - ACE (NYSE:ACE) will hold its third quarter earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. ACE expects to issue its third quarter earnings release and financial supplement after the market closes...

138 - MAS Acts as Advisor to Spot Systems, Inc. In Its Sale to Financial Software Systems Inc.

SPRING LAKE, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Market Advisory Services, Inc. (MAS, www.masfit.com), a strategic advisory and management consulting boutique in commodities, energy, and financial information technology, today announced the success of the transaction process to represent and...

139 - First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Announces Final Results of Tender Offer For Its Outstanding Auction Market Preferred Shares

WHEATON, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE: FCT) (the “Fund”), a closed-end fund managed by First Trust Advisors L.P., announced today the results of its offer to purchase for cash up to 100% of its outstanding Auction...

140 - UAT to Offer Outsourced Trading Services to Sub-Advised Investment Platforms

UAT, Inc., the Denver-based technology and consulting company that developed the Unified Compliance and Control System (UCCS), has announced the formation of a strategic relationship with JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC, a leading agency brokerage and provider of institutional block...

141 - ITG’s Triton® Wins Financial News IT Award

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:ITG), the leading agency broker and financial technology firm, has won an award at the 7th annual Financial News ‘Awards for Excellence in IT’ at a ceremony held in London last week. Triton, ITG’s global...

142 - Fitch Ratings 2009 Emerging Markets Conference & Web Cast Today in New York

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Fitch Ratings will host its annual Emerging Markets Conference today at the Pierre Hotel in New York City. Registration and a continental breakfast will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET with presentations to start at 9:00 a.m. ET. Emerging markets have survived the...

143 - Alaska Option Joins Acculynk Internet PIN Debit Pilot

ANCHORAGE, Alaska-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Alaska Option, a full-service EFT network offering ATM and POS transaction switching and settlement services to financial institutions and financial service providers nationwide, has joined Acculynk’s pilot of PaySecureTM, the first...

144 - Washington Management Group Releases GSA Schedule Rankings for Office Furniture, FABS, Hardware, Scientific Equipment, and Buildings

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Washington Management Group, the leading government contract consulting services firm, has released its newest round of GSA Schedule rankings for the following GSA Schedule contracts: Schedule 71 I: Office Furniture Schedule 520: Financial and Business...

145 - GlobalOptions Group Welcomes James Carville and Brian Billick to 4th Annual Executive Forum

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Political strategist James Carville and Super Bowl winning former Baltimore Ravens head coach Brian Billick have signed on to speak at GlobalOptions Group’s 2010 Executive Forum in Orlando, FL. The annual event is designed to provide a platform for...

146 - Dr. Marie E. Kelly Joins CTPartners Board Consultants

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - CTPartners, the performance-based executive search firm, today announced Dr. Marie E. Kelly has joined the CTPartners Board Consultants as a Partner in the New York City Office. Marie will collaborate closely with clients to build effective boards...

147 - Progress Software and CQG Launch Automated Execution Application for CQG Futures Trading

BEDFORD, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Progress Software Corporation (NASDAQ: PRGS), a leading software provider that enables enterprises to be operationally responsive, and CQG, Inc., the provider of the industry’s leading trade routing, graphics, and technical analysis tools for...

148 - moneyStrands™ Endorses Frugal and Smart Shopping; Partners With Savings.com to Offer Personalized Coupon Recommendations

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - moneyStrands™, an innovative, easy-to-use online personal finance service, today announced its partnership with Savings.com making it the first online personal finance solution to offer new ways to save by providing personalized online coupons...

149 - Energy Veteran Karl Kurz Joins CCMP Capital

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - CCMP Capital announced today that Karl Kurz has joined the firm as a Managing Director and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee effective September 21, 2009. Mr. Kurz joins Chris Behrens as co-head of CCMP’s energy investment efforts. He...

150 - Billeo Launches First Service to Present Shopping Discounts and Rewards within Search Results of Google, Yahoo! and Bing

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Finovate 2009 Conference — Billeo, Inc., the provider of the leading personal finance application that helps consumers pay bills and shop online, today announced the launch of the Offer Assistant, a patent-pending, free service that for the first time...

151 - Gannett Co., Inc. Announces Offering of Senior Notes

MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) today announced that it intends to offer $200 million of senior notes due 2014 and $200 million of senior notes due 2017 in a private offering to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the...

152 - L-3 Communications Announces Senior Note Offering

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LLL) announced today that L-3 Communications Corporation, its wholly owned subsidiary, intends to issue $750 million of senior notes in a private placement. The notes will be offered within the United States only...

153 - Jeffrey Rayport Joins Castanea Partners

NEWTON, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Castanea Partners announced today that Jeffrey F. Rayport has joined the firm as Operating Partner. Jeffrey has over 20 years of executive experience in information and marketing services. Prior to Castanea, Jeffrey was the founder and chairman of...

154 - Williams-Sonoma, Inc. to Present at the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2009

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE:WSM) announced today that senior management will be presenting at the Thomas Weisel Partners Consumer Conference 2009. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 8:35 AM Eastern Time in New York, NY...

155 - Kettering University to Host ‘Financial Summit’ Oct. 10 in Flint

FLINT, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Harry Lange, the portfolio manager of Fidelity’s Magellan Fund in Boston, is among the national talent who will be featured Saturday, Oct. 10, when Kettering University hosts a “Financial Summit” in Flint. The four-hour workshop is open to...

156 - Gradient Provides Deutsche Börse European Directors Dealings Data

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - The Deutsche Börse European Directors Dealings Data (EDD) provided by Gradient Analytics is a one-of-a-kind source of pan-European insider transactions data. The EDD is the most recent addition to Gradient Analytics’ robust suite of...

157 - JPMorgan Chase Announces Management Changes

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) today announced senior leadership changes in its Investment Bank and Asset Management businesses. Steve Black, co-CEO of the Investment Bank, will become Executive Chairman of the Investment Bank. Jes Staley...

158 - Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Elan Corp., Biogen Idec, Johnson & Johnson, LSI Corp. and Adaptec

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Elan Corp...

159 - Zacks Bull and Bear of the Day Highlights: Commtouch Software, Canon, Burlington Northern, Union Pacific and Ford

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Zacks Equity Research highlights Commtouch Software (CTCH) as the Bull of the Day and Canon Inc. (CAJ) the Bear of the Day. In addition, Zacks Equity Research provides analysis on Burlington Northern (BNI), Union Pacific (UNP) and Ford (F). Full...

160 - Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Abbott Labs, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson and ProLogis

161 - Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Comcast, Cablevision, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and AT&T

162 - Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Wells Fargo, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase, Walt Disney and Marvel Entertainment

163 - Research and Markets: Variable Annuities Report: Overview of All the Relevant Aspects of VA Products from an Insurer's Perspective

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Research and Markets products from an insurers perspective. It will be a collection of contributions from several authors, co-ordinated in such a way that it covers all relevant areas with minimal overlap and a consistent level of detail. The market is of...

164 - Partner Communications Reports Results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

ROSH HA’AYIN, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Partner Communications Company Ltd. ("Partner" or "the Company") (Nasdaq:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announced today the results of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting"), that...

165 - Elan Corporation plc Announces Intent to Offer US$600M in Aggregate Principal Amount of Senior Fixed Rate Notes Due 2016

DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance Corp., intend to offer, subject to market conditions, US$600 million in aggregate principal amount of senior fixed...

166 - Elan Corporation Plc Announces Cash Tender for Outstanding US$850M in Aggregate Principal Amount of 2011 Fixed Rate Notes

DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan") today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance Corp., are commencing a cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for the outstanding US$850 million in...

167 - Capco Appoints Diane Schueneman to Its Board of Directors

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Capco, a leading global provider of integrated consulting, technology, and transformation services dedicated solely to the financial services industry, today announced its appointment of Diane Schueneman to its board of directors. Ms. Schueneman, age 57...

168 - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Announces Investigation On Behalf of Shareholders of American Community Properties Trust

BENSALEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that it is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of American Community Properties Trust (“American Community Properties” or the “Company”) (NYSE:APO), related to the...

169 - Leonard J. Brandt Issues Statement Regarding CNS Response, Inc.: Delaware Court of Chancery Issues Status Quo Order

IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Len Brandt announced that the Delaware Court of Chancery today granted Mr. Brandt a status quo order, which will remain in effect pending the Court's ultimate decision on the validity of the Special Meeting of Stockholders of CNS Response, Inc...

170 - Busey Bank Selects Laru’s ACH Clarity to Monitor and Manage ACH Risk

FOLSOM, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 29, 2009 - Laru, a provider of ACH risk and compliance management software applications for financial institutions, announced that Busey Bank has selected Laru’s ACH Clarity enterprise hosted ASP managed service and ACH FileFox Professional to enhance...

171 - Advanstar Completes Debt Restructuring Led by Veronis Suhler Stevenson and Anchorage Advisors; Is Receiving $35 Million Investment

WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Advanstar Communications, Inc., a leading worldwide media company providing integrated marketing solutions for the Fashion, Life Sciences and Powersports industries, today announced that it has completed a restructuring transaction with its...

172 - Ventas to Participate in the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas” or the “Company”) said today that management will participate in a panel discussion at the 2009 Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Real Estate Conference in New York, New York on Wednesday, September 30...

173 - Leading Mortgage Services Provider ISGN Announces It Has Signed Definitive Agreement to Acquire Fiserv’s Loan Fulfillment Services Business

BENSALEM, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - ISGN Corporation (www.ISGN.com), a leading provider of technology products and services to the U.S. mortgage market, announced today that its subsidiary, ISGN Solutions, Inc., together with its parent company CFCL Technologies Limited, has signed...

174 - PartnerRe to Pursue Acquisition of the Remainder of PARIS RE Through a Merger Following the Purchase of 83% of PARIS RE’s Shares

PEMBROKE, Bermuda-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - PartnerRe Ltd. (NYSE:PRE) today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements amending the previously announced acquisition structure of PARIS RE Holdings Limited (Euronext:PRI), the French-listed, Swiss-based diversified reinsurer...

175 - HFF Arranges $78 Million Sale of Former Key Biscayne Sonesta Beach Resort Site

MIAMI-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The Miami office of HFF (Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.) announced today that it arranged the sale of the site of the former Sonesta Beach Resort in Key Biscayne, Florida. The HFF team of executive managing director Manuel de Zárraga, senior managing...

176 - Fitch Rates AMP $479.17MM Prairie State Project Revenue Bonds 'A'; Outlook Stable

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings assigns a rating of 'A' to the $479.17 million American Municipal Power (AMP, formerly AMP-Ohio), Prairie State Energy Campus (PSEC) project revenue bonds series 2009B, 2009C, and 2009D. This transaction will serve to substantially complete...

177 - Fitch Expects to Rate Chase Issuance Trust CHASEseries Class A (2009-8) Notes

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings expects to rate Chase Issuance Trust CHASEseries class A, (2009-8) notes as follows: —$410,000,000 1mL+0.4% class A (2009-8) 'AAA'. For more information see the Chase Issuance Trust CHASEseries class A (2009-8) notes presale report...

178 - Fitch Rates Assured Guaranty Insured Issues 'AA'; Watch Negative

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating and placed the following Assured Guaranty insured issues on Rating Watch Negative: Haslett Public School District (MI) —$7,535,000 2009 general obligation (GO) unlimited tax refunding bonds series 2009...

179 - Fitch Affirms Residential Servicer Ratings for Ocwen Financial Corp.; Off Rating Watch Negative

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings affirms and removes from Rating Watch Negative the U.S. residential servicer ratings for Ocwen Financial Corp. (Ocwen): —U.S. Residential Primary Servicer Rating for subprime product at 'RPS2'; —U.S. Residential Special Servicer...

180 - Fitch Affirms Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana's Long-Term IDR at 'B'

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Banco de Reservas de la Republica Dominicana, Banco de Servicios Multiples' (Banreservas) ratings as follows: —Foreign Currency Issuer Default rating (IDR) at 'B'; —Local Currency IDR at 'B'; —Short-Term...

181 - Fitch Rates FSA Insured Issue 'AA+'; Watch Negative

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA+' rating, and placed the following Financial Security Assurance, Inc. insured issue on Rating Watch Negative: Clark County (NV), — $168,495,000 airport system subordinate lien revenue bonds series 2009C. Fitch's...

182 - Getty Realty Corp. Acquires 36 Exxon Branded Properties in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area

JERICHO, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY) announced today that on Friday September 25, 2009 it acquired 36 Exxon branded gasoline station and convenience store properties located primarily in Prince George’s County, Maryland, for $49.0 million in a...

183 - Fitch Special Report: Outlook for Mexican Banks Will Remain Challenging

MONTERREY, Mexico-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings today announced the release of a special report which evaluates major Mexican banks and provides an outlook for the industry. In Fitch's opinion, the challenges faced by the country's banks are increasing, regardless of the...

184 - Fitch Upgrades San Francisco Intl Airport (California) Revs to 'A+'; Outlook Revised to Stable

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings assigns an 'A+' rating to approximately $1.3 billion Airport Commission, City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco International Airport (SFO or the airport), second series revenue and revenue refunding bonds consisting of the...

185 - Belligerent Bosses: National Study Finds Employee Trust Sacrificed in the Financial Crisis

SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Employees report their bosses use threats and intimidation during the financial crisis, according to a national study of leadership funded by the University of Phoenix. “Questions get you written up and/or fired,” one worker said. The study’s...

186 - First BanCorp Announces Changes in Senior Management and Board of Directors

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - First BanCorp (the “Corporation”) (NYSE: FBP) announced today the appointment of Mr. Aurelio Alemán, currently Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer, as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Mr...

187 - Fitch Affirms Lutheran Retirement Ministries of Alamance County, NC at 'BBB+'; Outlook to Negative

TAMPA, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed its underlying 'BBB+' rating for the North Carolina Medical Care Commission's $39,850,000 series 2007 health care facilities revenue and refunding bonds (Lutheran Retirement Ministries of Alamance County d/b/a Twin Lakes...

188 - TD AMERITRADE Names David Kimm Chief Risk Officer

OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - TD AMERITRADE Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: AMTD) today named David Kimm as the Company’s chief risk officer (CRO). He will join TD AMERITRADE in October and will be responsible for working with the Company’s various business units to help identify...

189 - Fitch Withdraws Popular Mortgage Servicing's U.S. Residential Subprime Servicer Rating

NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Popular Mortgage Servicing Inc.'s (PMSI) U.S. residential primary servicer rating as follows: — Residential primary servicer rating for subprime product 'RPS3'. The rating withdrawal is based on the transfer of PMSI's...

190 - Investors Served by New Closed-End Fund Resource Site

CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Nuveen Investments, a leading global provider of investment services to institutions and high-net-worth investors, today announced the launch of CEFConnect.com. The successor of ETFConnect.com, this new website offers investors and financial advisors a...

191 - CFP Board Censures Improper CFP® Certificant Conduct

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. announces public disciplinary actions against the following individuals’ right to use the CFP® certification marks, effective immediately. CFP Board Censures Improper CFP® Certificant Conduct...

192 - Fiserv to Sell Loan Fulfillment Solutions Business

BROOKFIELD, Wis.-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), the leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Loan Fulfillment Solutions (LFS) business to ISGN Solutions Inc., a...

193 - Schaeffer's Option Coach: A Hypothetical Straddle on Linear Technology Corp.

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Welcome to another in a series of articles that examines the thought process behind a variety of strategies using stock, index, and/or exchange-traded fund (ETF) options. This column will examine the long straddle, the pros and cons of putting on a...

194 - Schaeffer's Daily Contrarian: Checking the Forecast for GT Solar

CINCINNATI-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - This optimistic article notes that GT Solar (NASDAQ: SOLR) is thought to be undervalued by a few Wall Street experts. The shares have tumbled from their IPO price of $16.50 into the mid-single digits, and "at that price, some analysts say the stock...

195 - Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Open-End Funds

BOSTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declare the following distributions today. RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS DATE DATE Putnam Convertible Income-Growth Trust– Class B Shares (PCNBX) $0.1120 per share investment income 9/28/09...

196 - Putnam Announces Dividend Rates for Open-End Funds

197 - Ron Paul Talks “End The Fed” on Daily Show

WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Congressman Ron Paul will be making a return appearance on The Daily Show Tuesday, September 29 to talk about his latest book, End The Fed, which challenges the constitutionality of the Federal Reserve. The Congressman’s latest release recently...

198 - Wells Fargo Third Quarter Earnings Information

SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) is scheduled to announce its third quarter 2009 earnings Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at 5 a.m. PDT (8 a.m. EDT). The news release will be available at wellsfargo.com/invest_relations/earnings. Howard Atkins...

199 - Terra Industries to Review CF Industries’ Latest Proposal

SIOUX CITY, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Terra Industries Inc. (NYSE:TRA) today confirmed receipt of a revised proposal from CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) to acquire Terra for 0.465 CF Industries shares per Terra share. The revised proposal notes among other things that the...

200 - Cardlytics Honored at TechAmerica “Spirit of Endeavor” Awards

ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-September 28, 2009 - Cardlytics, a provider of targeted, card-based, merchant-funded rewards technology, was named a finalist in two award categories and CEO and founder Scott Grimes won the award for “Technology Innovation” at the TechAmerica 2009 Southeastern...

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