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Sitting Out the Facebook IPO

February 7, 2012 - With a projected valuation of as much as $100 billion, Facebook’s imminent IPO may portend great things for social media. But many planners feel less bullish about its prospects for delivering investment returns.

EU Stops Deutsche Boerse-NYSE Merger

February 1, 2012 - Antitrust regulators in Europe stopped the merger of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext on Wednesday, saying the combined group would have a stranglehold on the listed European futures market and would thwart new entrants.

Deutsche Boerse: It’s a Black Day for Europe

February 1, 2012 - NYSE Euronext said it would focus on its “standalone strategy,’’ while Deutsche Boerse declared this a ‘black day’ after the European Commission prohibited the merger of the two exchange operators.

SEC OKs NYSE Merger. DB CEO: We Will Be 'Gold Standard'

January 19, 2012 - The Securities and Exchange Commission has joined the U.S. Department of Justice in approving the merger of NYSE Euronext with Deutsche Boerse. The remaining hurdle: the EC.

Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Push Back Merger

December 28, 2011 - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext said they have decided to push back the deadline for completing their merger until March 31.

Federated to Acquire U.K.’s Prime Rate Capital Management

December 27, 2011 - The London-based firm specializes in cash management, fixed income and UCITS.

NYSE Plans ‘Final Push’ for Merger After New Year

December 26, 2011 - With approval from the U.S. Justice Department in hand and approval from the European Commission still to be achieved, NYSE Euronext is looking for a period of relative quiet through the end of the year on its quest to merge with Deutsche Boerse.

U.S. to NYSE-Deutsche Boerse: Go Ahead

December 22, 2011 - The merger of NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse has been cleared on the New York side of the Atlantic Ocean.

Last Ditch? DB, NYSE Offer Caps on Fees to Save Merger

December 21, 2011 - Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext have offered to cap fees on trading in their European derivatives contracts for three years in their last-ditch effort to get their $9 billion merger cleared by the European Union. The European Commission has expressed concerns that the two exchange operators' account for a 90 percent share of the exchange-listed futures market in Europe and could as a result thwart the arrival of new rivals. …

Wells Fargo to Purchase Investment Firm

December 21, 2011 - Wells Fargo & Co. has signed a deal to acquire investment boutique EverKey Global Partners.

Goldman to Acquire Dividend Growth Advisers’ Fund Unit

December 13, 2011 - Goldman’s aim is to offer more income-generating funds.

Strategic Insight Completes FRC Acquisition

November 28, 2011 - Parent company Asset International says it will make “significant investments” to expand acquired FRC products.

Acquisitions Fuel Sharp Declines in Stock Prices

November 14, 2011 - Corporate acquisitions using overpriced shares of stock rarely do much to cushion the decline the shares eventually suffer, according to a new study by accounting experts.

Partnership Best Structure for Asset Managers, Pozen Says

November 8, 2011 - The arrangement permits leaders to act swiftly and respond to investor demand.

JV to Combine S&P, Dow Jones Indices

November 8, 2011 - The new business, to be called S&P/Dow Jones Indices, will include both the S&P Indices business of McGraw-Hill and the Dow Jones Indexes business of CME Group and Dow Jones, a unit of News Corporation.