SourceMedia http://www.alacrastore.com/publisher-rss/sourcemedia 27 Nov 2009 06:27:22 EST 272 en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968100261123200919681tfmedia/00261123200919681normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Investcorp has bought into ##% of Middle Eastern gases manufacturer Gulf Cyro, marking the third investment from its Gulf Opportunity Fund. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Gulf Opportunity Fund I was developed in ####...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968200261123200919682tfmedia/00261123200919682normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Harris Corp., the listed, Florida-based communications and information technology company, bought privately-held Patriot Technologies, a provider to healthcare information technology services for government clients. Patriot manages...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968300261123200919683tfmedia/00261123200919683normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Focus Financial Partners, a New York-based acquirer of wealth-management firms, received a cash infusion of $## million from Polaris Venture Partners and Summit Partners. The raise comes as the wealth management advisory sector continues...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968400261123200919684tfmedia/00261123200919684normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Pharos Capital Group, LLC, a Dallas, Texas-based private equity firm, acquired Rush Tracking Systems, a radio frequency identification technology company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The Lenexa, Kansas-based target...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968500261123200919685tfmedia/00261123200919685normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar The merger of equals has always been a misnomer as far most dealmakers are concerned. Still, in an economic landscape being shaped by the credit crisis, the distinctions between buyer and seller are only becoming more clear. Despite...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968600261123200919686tfmedia/00261123200919686normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Mobile Messenger bought m-Qube, a mobile messaging aggregator, from listed, California-based VeriSign Inc. Mobile Messenger is backed by the Silver Lake Sumeru fund; Mobile Messenger was bought by the private equity firm in #### for...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968700261123200919687tfmedia/00261123200919687normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar The defense, aerospace and maritime-focused private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company will exit its military navigation systems maker, Atlantic Inertial Systems. Aviation parts supplier Goodrich Corporation will acquire the company,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968800261123200919688tfmedia/00261123200919688normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Boston, Massachusetts-based Gordon Brothers Group sold Rugged Shark, its boating and fishing footwear company, to SG Footwear. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Gordon Brothers Group bought Rugged Shark's IP assets in April...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091968900261123200919689tfmedia/00261123200919689normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Amalgamated Capital, a recently-formed division of Amalgamated Bank, has enlisted three leveraged finance pros to develop its underwriting and portfolio management offerings. Sean McKeever has joined the division as first vice president...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091969000261123200919690tfmedia/00261123200919690normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Morgan Stanley and Jefferies are in the market with a $### million credit facility for TowerCo, a Cary, N.C.-based manufacturer of cell phone towers. The credit facility consists of a $### million term loan B and a $## million revolver....NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091972600261123200919726tfmedia/00261123200919726normBy Kelly HolmanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar The rebound in equity markets has allowed many private-equity firms to take companies public and observers believe that secondary offerings for some of these companies will serve the same purpose as many debt offerings did ahead of...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091972700261123200919727tfmedia/00261123200919727normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Black Diamond Capital Management is edging closer to buying PTC Alliance, a maker of steel products, as the target's restructuring continues. The private equity firm's bid came closer to fruition when its $# million DIP loan was approved;...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091972800261123200919728tfmedia/00261123200919728normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Marlin & Associates added former Saxo Bank Asia chairman and chief executive Kevin Ashby to its London offices as a senior advisor. Ashby was a partner with accounting firm KPMG and also founded and led WISe E-Commerce (sold in ####),...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091972900261123200919729tfmedia/00261123200919729normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Although investment banks continue to suffer the populist fallout from Lloyd Blankfein's recent comment that the asset class does "God's work," a study released by Glocap Search LLC signals senior private equity compensation as a more...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091974700261123200919747tfmedia/00261123200919747normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Private equity general partners, in light of the tougher business climate, are already facing diminished returns. But other pressures in the form of potential changes to the tax treatment of carried interest and likely increased costs...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977300261123200919773tfmedia/00261123200919773normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar In response to an unwelcome bid from Ron Burkle's private equity investment earlier this week, Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s board of directors adopted a stockholder rights plan. The Yucaipa Companies filed a report that it has increased its...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977400261123200919774tfmedia/00261123200919774normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Private equity general partners, in light of the tougher business climate, are already facing diminished returns. But other pressures in the form of potential changes to the tax treatment of carried interest and likely increased costs...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977500261123200919775tfmedia/00261123200919775normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Northeastern Natural Energy and Metalmark Capital will pursue natural gas, drilling and exploration deals in the Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia areas. Terms of what each firm would commit to operations and growth were not...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977600261123200919776tfmedia/00261123200919776normBy Ken MacFadyenCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Boulder, Colorado-based private equity firm Grey Mountain Partners has nearly hit the halfway point for its latest fund, raising $###.## million out of a targeted $### million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977700261123200919777tfmedia/00261123200919777normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Shareholders of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. approved the Westport, Connecticut-based firm's proposed merger with Prospect Capital Corporation, in the latest instance of business development companies agreeing to company sales. Prospect...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091977800261123200919778tfmedia/00261123200919778normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar New York headquartered-private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners will exit its portfolio company, Birds Eye Foods, Inc., in a transaction valued at about $#.# billion. Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a portfolio company of The Blackstone...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091984300261123200919843tfmedia/00261123200919843normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Minneapolis, Minnesota-based private equity firm Goldner Hawn will exit Vitality Foodservice Inc., following its five-year ownership of the beverage systems portfolio company. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Vitality, a...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091984400261123200919844tfmedia/00261123200919844normBy Ken MacFadyenCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar Resilience Capital, based in Cleveland, Ohio, has named Aleris veteran Steven Demetriou to its board of advisors and as a member of the firm's executive committee. The advisory board is made up largely of operating executives. Demetriou...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0026112320091984500261123200919845tfmedia/00261123200919845normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmar23 Nov 2009 07:21:58 EST11/23/2009Mergers & Acquisitions Reportmar GSI Group Inc.'s noteholders have taken control of the company in a restructuring plan that will substantially reduce the precision technology company's debt. Funds affiliated with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Tennenbaum Capital...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0030112320091985000301123200919850tfmedia/00301123200919850normBy Grant CattonCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgppl23 Nov 2009 07:09:57 EST11/23/2009Private Placement Letterppl Ireland-based Kerry Group plc got $### million in private funds last week via Manor Private Capital and RBS Greenwich Capital, sources confirmed. The deal was upsized from $### million. The NAIC-# transaction was split into four tranches...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091982300271123200919823tfmedia/00271123200919823normBy John MorganCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgU.S. Large-Cap Stocks Show Greatest Opportunitymme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme The U.S. economy is well on its way to recovery, according to most mutual fund CIOs, and just about all the economic charts show key growth criteria improving, barring an unexpected jolt. Most experts seem to agree that unemployment...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091983500271123200919835tfmedia/00271123200919835normBy John MorganCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgBut Trades $200K-Plus Would Be Exempted From Rulesmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme Mutual funds and large institutional investors are being spared from a new Securities and Exchange Commission proposal to reign in the growing use of dark pools to hide trading information, since only trades smaller than $###,### would...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091983700271123200919837tfmedia/00271123200919837normBy Dan Seymour, Bond BuyerCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgInvesco's Offering is in an ETFmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme Invesco and Eaton Vance last week launched an exchange-traded fund and an actively managed bond fund, respectively, designed to track the performance of taxable Build America Bonds-a potentially transformative product that has helped...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091983900271123200919839tfmedia/00271123200919839normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme Average ###(k) Balance Rose ##% to $##K in #Q## Continued contributions to ###(k)s and a ##% rally in the S&P ### in the second and third quarters have propped up average balances quite strongly, Fidelity found in an analysis of the...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091984000271123200919840tfmedia/00271123200919840normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme ##% of Asset Managers Expect to Expand Product Management Staff Asset managers evidently are optimistic about renewed growth in assets under management, with ##% saying they plan to expand their full-time product management staff over...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091984100271123200919841tfmedia/00271123200919841normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme Long-Term Funds Take in $### Billion Year-to-Date Long-term mutual funds enjoyed their ##th straight week of inflows, totaling $#.## billion for the week ended Nov. ##, according to the Investment Company Institute. Year-to-date, equity,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0027112320091984200271123200919842tfmedia/00271123200919842normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgmme23 Nov 2009 06:59:57 EST11/23/2009Money Management Executivemme Three Join Wilmington's Wealth Advisory Business D. Jack Sawyer, Jr., Michael A. Mohr and Todd A. Tautfest have joined Wilmington Trust's wealth advisory services business in the Southeast region, all in senior roles and all three hailing...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091974300241123200919743tfmedia/00241123200919743normBy Andrew AckermanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Obama administration yesterday announced the formation of a multi-agency task force that will investigate and prosecute "significant" financial crimes and civil violations tied to the financial crisis and the government's economic...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091974400241123200919744tfmedia/00241123200919744normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw A five-pension group suing Bank of America (BofA) for its failure to disclose materials to shareholders gained a push in the right direction when New York U.S. District Court granted it access to pertinent documents, the Ohio Attorney...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091974900241123200919749tfmedia/00241123200919749normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Investment advisory Knott Capital announced today that Peter Schofield has been promoted to the role of Co-CIO. Currently, Schofield heads the firm's equity research team. In his new position, he will share lead duties with Knott Capital...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091975000241123200919750tfmedia/00241123200919750normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Teachers' Retirement System of Oklahoma will spend the next six-to-nine months reviewing its current asset mix and receiving education on potential new investments, executive secretary James Wilbanks said in a phone conversation...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091975100241123200919751tfmedia/00241123200919751normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The North Carolina State Treasurer is looking for a firm to head a new fund in its private equity investment program (PEIP). According to today's RFP, state Treasurer Janet Cowell's intent is to implement a new manager to oversee its...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091978400241123200919784tfmedia/00241123200919784normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Investment advisory Knott Capital announced today that Peter Schofield has been promoted to the role of Co-CIO. Currently, Schofield heads the firm's equity research team. In his new position, he will share lead duties with Knott Capital...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091978500241123200919785tfmedia/00241123200919785normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund (OP&F) has placed INTECH Investment Management on its watch list due to "performance reasons," Dave Graham, communications manager for the fund, told IMW today. The West Palm Beach, Fla.-based firm...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091978600241123200919786tfmedia/00241123200919786normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Tulare County Employees' Retirement Association (TCERA) will meet with high yield bond managers early next year, said Dave Kehler, administrator at the fund. Kehler told IMW that three finalist firms are expected to make presentations...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091978700241123200919787tfmedia/00241123200919787normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS) made commitments to two private equity funds yesterday, said James Hacking, administrator at the fund. The Phoenix system approved placing up to $## million in Insight Equity...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091978800241123200919788tfmedia/00241123200919788normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The County Employees' & Officers' Annuity & Benefit Fund of Cook County is accepting proposals for new international equity asset managers. According to the RFP, the Illinois fund is seeking one or two qualified non-U.S. small-cap,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091984800241123200919848tfmedia/00241123200919848normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Five of Ohio's public employee retirement and pension funds announced today that they have filed suit against three national credit rating agencies for allegedly releasing unjustified ratings, which in turn "wreaked havoc" on their...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091984900241123200919849tfmedia/00241123200919849normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:57 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The administrator at the Marin County Employees' Retirement Association (MCERA) has reportedly taken a paid leave of absence. Tom Ford will assume Charnel Benner's duties for the next six-to-nine months, an article in the Marin Independent...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970200241123200919702tfmedia/00241123200919702normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The New Hampshire Retirement System (NHRS) has named a ##-year New York State Teacher Retirement System (NYSTRS) veteran to run the fund's investment portfolio. Lawrence Johansen, who has previously held investment and actuary positions...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970300241123200919703tfmedia/00241123200919703normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Jay Vleeschhouwer has joined Ticonderoga Securities where he will provide coverage of the software technology sector. The New York, N.Y. firm has been expanding its institutional equity research efforts and recently included equity...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970400241123200919704tfmedia/00241123200919704normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw A new survey pegs alternative investments as attractive options among institutional investors and financial advisors seeking to increase returns, despite last year's declines. Morningstar, a Chicago, Ill.-based independent investment...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970500241123200919705tfmedia/00241123200919705normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw A Missouri judge has blocked an attempt by the state's auditor Susan Montee to perform a management audit of two state retirement systems. In May, Montee requested the records of Local Government Employees Retirement System (LAGERS),...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970600241123200919706tfmedia/00241123200919706normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration voted earlier today to tighten its rules on marketing intermediaries following last week's recommendations from its executive board members. Clark...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970700241123200919707tfmedia/00241123200919707normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Maryland Retirement and Pension System (MRPS) issued two RFIs today for specialty investment consultant services. The MRPS is looking to solicit responses from private-equity and real estate firms. They will be required to advise...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970800241123200919708tfmedia/00241123200919708normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Lazard has named Kenneth Jacobs as its new chairman and CEO, effective immediately. The announcement follows the Oct. ## passing of former firm head Bruce Wasserstein. Jacobs, ##, first joined Lazard in ####. In his time with the firm,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091970900241123200919709tfmedia/00241123200919709normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw In an attempt to combat potential low investment returns, the nation's ### largest endowments and foundations (E&F) are looking to increase allocations to varying strategies as a way to balance risk moving forward, the results of the...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091971000241123200919710tfmedia/00241123200919710normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Florida State Board of Administration (SBA) unanimously reaffirmed the appointment of its executive director today, Dennis MacKee SBA communication's officer confirmed. Cabinet members voted SBA Executive Director Ash Williams in...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091973700241123200919737tfmedia/00241123200919737normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw Knight Libertas, an institutional fixed-income broker subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, has tapped Brian Yelvington to head its new bond research division. Yelvington will serve as the firm's director of fixed-income research-strategy,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091973800241123200919738tfmedia/00241123200919738normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw New York City-based real estate firm Stonehenge Partners has hired Richard Dansereau as managing director of the firm's investment management division. Stonehenge Partners invests in NYC residential properties. Dansereau is responsible...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091973900241123200919739tfmedia/00241123200919739normBy \Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw A recent survey found that national fund managers expect Federal Reserve interest rate hikes to be at a standstill, but commodity investments to skyrocket. All the while, European managers dwelled on the skepticism of their marketplace,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091974100241123200919741tfmedia/00241123200919741normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The North Carolina State Treasury is looking for a new permanent CIO. State Treasurer Janet Cowell announced today that her office is launching a national search for the investment position. The CIO is responsible for managing the portfolio...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0024112320091974200241123200919742tfmedia/00241123200919742normBy Jakema LewisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgimw23 Nov 2009 06:51:56 EST11/23/2009Investment Management Weeklyimw The Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board (EFIB) has increased the amount it intends to allocate to global equity managers, Larry Johnson, director of investments said via email today. Earlier, when the EFIB initially announced it would...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969100461123200919691tfmedia/00461123200919691normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Champion Enterprises has filed for Chapter ## bankruptcy protection and hopes to emerge from bankruptcy in about five months. The Troy, Mich.-based company announced its filing Sunday, saying it had secured $## million in debtor-in-possession...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969200461123200919692tfmedia/00461123200919692normBy Kelly HolmanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Simmons Bedding Co., the Atlanta mattress manufacturer owned by Boston's Thomas H. Lee Partners, on Monday filed a prepackaged bankruptcy plan in Delaware's bankruptcy court. As noted in an announcement on Sept. ##, the plan calls for...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969300461123200919693tfmedia/00461123200919693normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Auto supplier TRW Automotive is offering $### million in exchangeable notes to institutional investors, as it evaluates seeking an amendment to its senior secured credit facilities, the company said today. The Livonia, Mich.-based company...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969400461123200919694tfmedia/00461123200919694normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Three companies have added $### million to the high yield pipeline, which now stands at $#.## billion. Calgary, Alberta-based natural gas company OPTI Canada today announced a $### million offering of first-lien senior secured bonds....NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969500461123200919695tfmedia/00461123200919695normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Barclays is arranging a $### million credit facility for Pods, a Clearwater Fla.-based moving and storage company. The facility consists of a $### million term loan and a $## million revolver. Price talk is at Libor plus ### bps, with...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969600461123200919696tfmedia/00461123200919696normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Salem Communications joined the high yield pipeline with a $### million offering today, as HealthSouth priced a $### million deal. The HealthSouth issue brings the weekly deal total to $#.### billion so far. Christian radio broadcasting...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969700461123200919697tfmedia/00461123200919697normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr TRW Automotive priced $### million in exchangeable senior notes Monday. The company said the exchangeable notes were the best fit for its capital structure. The Livonia, Mich.-based automotive parts and systems supplier issued #.#%...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969800461123200919698tfmedia/00461123200919698normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr The Royal Bank of Canada and CIBC have arranged a $### million credit facility for Livingston International, a Canadian customs broker and provider of transportation and logistical services. The facility consists of a term loan A, a...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091969900461123200919699tfmedia/00461123200919699normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Morgan Stanley and Jefferies are in the market with a $### million credit facility for TowerCo, a Cary, N.C.-based manufacturer of cell phone towers. The credit facility consists of a $### million term loan B and a $## million revolver....NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091970000461123200919700tfmedia/00461123200919700normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Standard & Poor's European CLO performance index report for September shows that all of the CLO vintages from #### to ####, except ####, experienced an increase in the percentage of assets rated in the CCC category. In addition, ####...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091970100461123200919701tfmedia/00461123200919701normBy Aleksandrs RozensCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Debtor-in-possession loans have become more plentiful and less expensive, leading some restructuring pros to believe that the easier credit conditions will lower costs of exit financings for bankrupt companies. Cooper-Standard Automotive,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973000461123200919730tfmedia/00461123200919730normBy Jonathan MarinoCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Amalgamated Capital, a recently-formed division of Amalgamated Bank, has enlisted three leveraged finance pros to develop its underwriting and portfolio management offerings. Sean McKeever has joined the division as first vice president,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973100461123200919731tfmedia/00461123200919731normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, which owns Foxwoods Resort Casino, has failed to make an interest payment on $### million in debt and does not expect to make one by the end of its ##-day grace period. The company is trying to...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973200461123200919732tfmedia/00461123200919732normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr A bank consortium has arranged a $#.## billion credit facility for Hanesbrands, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based clothing company. The credit facility consists of a $### million term loan and a $### million revolver. Price talk on the term...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973300461123200919733tfmedia/00461123200919733normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Deutsche Bank is gearing up to launch a $### million term loan for Alliance HealthCare Services, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based provider of diagnostic imaging and therapeutic services. Price talk on the term loan is at Libor plus ###...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973400461123200919734tfmedia/00461123200919734normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Four companies plan to kick off high yield deals totaling $#.# billion. With these additions, the new issues pipeline now stands at $#.### billion, and as many as six deals could price today. Advanced Micro Devices today announced a...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973500461123200919735tfmedia/00461123200919735normBy Michael GiardinaCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Knight Libertas, an institutional fixed income broker subsidiary of Knight Capital Group, has tapped Brian Yelvington to head its new bond research division. Yelvington joins as the firm's director of fixed income research strategy,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091973600461123200919736tfmedia/00461123200919736normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr TCW Leveraged Finance Group will launch a joint venture with Magic Johnson Enterprises to provide financing to the middle market, the firm said Wednesday. The new group will combine origination of new debt with the purchase of middle-market...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091977900461123200919779tfmedia/00461123200919779normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Credit Suisse today launched a $### million credit facility for Datatel, a Fairfax, Va.-based software company. The facility consists of a $### million first-lien term loan, a $### million second-lien term loan, and a $## million revolver....NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091978000461123200919780tfmedia/00461123200919780normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Junk-rated companies priced nearly $#.# billion in bonds Wednesday, as the market edges close to record-setting volume. The weekly total stands at more than $# billion, and three more companies could issue another $#.# billion worth...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091978100461123200919781tfmedia/00461123200919781normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo have hit the market with a $#.# billion credit facility for Pilot Travel Centers, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based truck-stop operator. The facility consists of an $### million term loan B, a $###...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091978200461123200919782tfmedia/00461123200919782normBy Kate BerryCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Michael A. Carpenter, GMAC's newly installed chief executive, says his top priority is to stop its troubled mortgage unit from dragging down the rest of the $### billion-asset company. Carpenter, a former senior executive at Citigroup,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091978300461123200919783tfmedia/00461123200919783normBy Avram DavisCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr New York headquartered-private equity firm Vestar Capital Partners will exit its portfolio company, Birds Eye Foods, in a transaction valued at about $#.# billion. Pinnacle Foods Group, a portfolio company of The Blackstone Group, will...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091984600461123200919846tfmedia/00461123200919846normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Distressed debt has hit its lowest levels in ## months, according to a report issued today by Standard & Poor's. The drop in the distressed rate coincides with spreads remaining steady. The distressed ratio reached ##% as of Nov. ##,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0046112320091984700461123200919847tfmedia/00461123200919847normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orghyr23 Nov 2009 06:41:56 EST11/23/2009High Yield Reporthyr Another $### million was priced the high yield bond primary market, bringing the total to more than $#.# billion. Two more companies could issue another $### million today. JohnsonDiversey issued $### million in #.##% senior notes due...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24596982459698tfmedia/2459698normBy Editporial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr ArvinMeritor Receivables Corp. LOCATION: Troy, MI PACKAGE AMOUNT: $###.# mil. AMOUNT: $###.# mil. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE BOOKRUNNER: GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE LLC OTHER LENDERS: GMAC COMMERCIAL FINANCE; Citizens...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24667752466775tfmedia/2466775normBy Aleksandrs Rozens, IDDCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr Debtor-in-possession loans have become more plentiful and less expensive, leading some restructuring pros to believe that the easier credit conditions will lower costs of exit financings for bankrupt companies. Cooper-Standard Automotive,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24671512467151tfmedia/2467151normBy Matthew SheahanCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr TRW Automotive is the latest high yield company to find investors eager to scarf up convertible bonds, quickly pricing convertible and high yield bond tranches last week. Convertible bonds have become a popular financing choice, as...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24674782467478tfmedia/2467478normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr For the past few weeks, private equity firms and corporate issuers have flooded the primary loan calendar with new deals. While this is a good sign for a market that had all but gathered dust for much of the year, the flood could wreak...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24678352467835tfmedia/2467835normBy Richard KellerhalsCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Wells Fargo have hit the market with a $#.# billion credit facility for Pilot Travel Centers, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based truck-stop operator. The facility consists of an $### million term loan B, a $###...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/24681142468114tfmedia/2468114normBy Editorial StaffCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgblr23 Nov 2009 06:31:56 EST11/23/2009Bank Loan Reportblr A bank consortium has arranged a $#.## billion credit facility for Hanesbrands, a Winston-Salem, N.C.-based clothing company. The credit facility consists of a $### million term loan and a $### million revolver. Price talk on the term...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091983100161123200919831tfmedia/00161123200919831normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:56 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-One CU, asking not to be identified, has identified three different turkey assumptions: #) "We've never had a loss in our home equity portfolio. We don't need mortgage insurance for them." A lot of credit unions...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091983200161123200919832tfmedia/00161123200919832normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:56 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc CHICAGO-Not all turkey ideas start at the top-some get their start in the old employee suggestion box. In a new CareerBuilder survey, more than #,### hiring managers shared some of the strangest requests and ideas they've gotten from...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091983300161123200919833tfmedia/00161123200919833normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:56 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc EAU CLAIRE, Wis.-Almost overnight ### bank employees and ##,### customers will become, respectively credit unionists and members, when Royal Credit Union acquires business from AnchorBank. RCU CEO Charles Grossklaus acknowledges there...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091983400161123200919834tfmedia/00161123200919834normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:56 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc Union Exec Guilty In CU Scheme PHILADELPHIA-The president of the local aerospace union here was convicted this week of a $#.#-million loan scheme that offered unqualified people membership at Boeing Helicopters CU, where he doubled...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091978900161123200919789tfmedia/00161123200919789normBy Ed Roberts, Washington Bureau ChiefCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc ALEXANDRIA, Va.-The NCUA Board this morning approved a $##.#-million rise in spending for next year, its largest increase ever, to help deal with the growing number of problem credit unions. The new funds will help hire another ## staff,...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979000161123200919790tfmedia/00161123200919790normBy Ed Roberts, Washington Bureau ChiefCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Proposed reforms to NCUA's corporate credit union regulations will blur the distinction between so-called wholesale corporates and retail corporates, likely meaning the end of U.S. Central FCU, the nation's only wholesale...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979200161123200919792tfmedia/00161123200919792normBy Ray Birch, CorrespondentCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc EAU CLAIRE, Wis.-Financial problems faced by one bank in this state played right into the hand of Royal Credit Union, which has acquired ## branches from troubled AnchorBank. In the biggest deal of its kind, the $#.#-billion RCU plans...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979300161123200919793tfmedia/00161123200919793normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgCU Leaders Discuss How Some Long-Held Beliefs Are Falling Out Of Favorc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-This year has challenged many assumptions about managing credit unions. With Thanksgiving upon us, CU Journal asked credit union leaders to share some long-held ideas they say have proven to be turkeys. Turn to...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979400161123200919794tfmedia/00161123200919794normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc MADISON, Wis.-The total number of credit unions has now dropped below #,###, but membership continues to increase, as does the savings those members are placing in their credit unions. Analysis of the first three quarters of #### released...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979500161123200919795tfmedia/00161123200919795normBy Matt Blumenfeld, ReporterCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc ALEXANDRIA, Va.-Credit unions looking to build a commercial lending program should start small and grow their portfolios gradually. "You have to do it right, you have to know what you're getting into and you have to go slowly," NCUA...NewsSourceMediahttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/tfmedia/0016112320091979600161123200919796tfmedia/00161123200919796normCopyright <2008> Source Media Inc. All Rights Reserved.iptc.orgc23 Nov 2009 06:21:55 EST11/23/2009Credit Union Journalc WASHINGTON-As the credit crunch continues, credit unions are seeing healthy loan growth for the first three quarters of the year, according to a sneak peek at Call Report data being submitted to NCUA right now. That "sneak peek" comes...NewsSourceMedia