Assets held in hedge funds grew 4.41% during the second quarter, to $2.973 trillion.
The Regional Bond Dealers Association is pushing state and federal regulators to force the major banks and broker-dealers that underwrote auction-rate securities to provide relief to all investors who purchased ARS.
Analysts who track banking stocks say it has become easier lately to get an audience with senior managers at the companies they cover.
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is reportedly investigating Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab over auction-rate securities .
Customers are fleeing weakened banks in favor of those viewed as safe havens, particularly in California.
The new branch combines two Genworth companies with 4,500 financial advisors and $18 AUM.
Over the last six months, an overwhelming majority of independent investment advisors have signed up disaffected former clients of brokerage firms.
Two former Banc of America brokers accused the broker-dealer of intentionally damaging their reputations with current and potential clients.
Wachovia Securities LLC and Wachovia Capital Markets LLC agreed to buy back at par $8.8 billion of auction-rate securities from retail and other investors.
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