In light of the financial meltdown of 2008 and 2009, the financial community has seen a lot of damage to its reputation. It doesnt take much Googling to find articles written by some well-respected media outlets calling into question the financial advising community. Although its understandable that the public would have a healthy dose of [...]

Two financial advisers who conned investors out of £3m in a property scam which they lost gambling have been ordered to pay back just £1 each. The pair have no money or assets to confiscate, after losing it on online gambling sites, a court has heard. Andrew Jelley, 38, of Portsmouth, and Joseph Nunn, 43, [...]

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OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – CLS Investments, LLC (“CLS”) and Meeder Financial are pleased to announce that both firms are available to provide professional investment management services to clients of Principal Life Insurance Company on its PCRP (Principal Comprehensive Retirement Program) and Principal Advantage® retirement products. The addition of these services [...]

SPOKANE, WA, Feb 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Avista Corp. /quotes/zigman/246254/quotes/nls/ava AVA -0.68% today reported net income attributable to Avista Corp. of $100.2 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, compared to $92.4 million, or $1.65 per diluted share, for the year ended Dec. 31, 2010. For the [...]

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Feb 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) – Canadians understand the importance of protecting their debit card personal identification number (PIN), with 67 percent being aware this means not sharing it, even with a spouse or other family members; however, less than half (40 percent) realize that they would be charged interest right away [...]

Sources say that Sony Music executives will meet this week to decide how to market the Whitney Houston catalog. The late singers nine albums and other recordings have suddenly become big sellers again. Whitney Houstons death: New details emerge Special section, Whitney Houston: Death of a pop diva Houston in recent interview: Im good Autopsy [...]

EMLENTON, Pa., Feb 15, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) – The Board of Directors of Emclaire Financial Corp. /quotes/zigman/60595/quotes/nls/emcf EMCF 0.00% , the parent holding company of the Farmers National Bank of Emlenton, declared a quarterly cash dividend on February 15, 2012 of $0.18 per common share payable on March 23, 2012, to shareholders of record [...]

NEW YORK, Feb 15, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – KBW, Inc. /quotes/zigman/428971/quotes/nls/kbw KBW -2.21% , a full-service investment bank that specializes in the financial services sector, invites investors to participate in a conference call with Tom Michaud, Chief Executive Officer, President and Vice Chairman, and Robert Giambrone, Chief Financial Officer, to discuss the Company’s financial results [...]

(CBS/AP) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Gabe Watson drowned his new bride during a dive on Australias Great Barrier Reef in hopes of collecting $210,000 in insurance benefits and belongings that included her diamond engagement ring, a prosecutor told jurors in opening statements Tuesday. Watson, 34, planned the honeymoon on the other side of the world and [...]