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  • Government Seizes Fannie, Freddie

    September 7, 2008

    Capping months of speculation over the health and viability of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government took control of both enterprises in an effort to soothe the housing and financial sectors.

  • Sykes Takes Top Seat at GunnAllen

    September 5, 2008

    A local investor group led by John Sykes, former chairman and CEO of Sykes Enterprises, announced that he will purchase a controlling stake in privately held GunnAllen Holdings, a national stock brokerage company based in Tampa, Fla.

  • Evergreen Closes Envision Funds

    September 5, 2008

    Evergreen Investments of Boston, Wachovia's asset management arm, announced that it has closed its family of fund of funds.

  • Morgan Stanley Poaches Two UBS Teams

    September 4, 2008

    UBS veterans Michael Siden and Patricia Cromwell move their teams to Morgan Stanley.

  • Republicans Make Case: McCain as Market Ally

    September 4, 2008

    Sen. John McCain is the better choice for the banking industry not for what he would do as president, but rather for what he would refrain from doing, say GOP lawmakers.

  • JPMorgan to End Muni Derivatives Practice

    September 4, 2008

    JPMorgan announced it will stop structuring interest-rate derivative products for governmental municipal issuers, while instituting measures to tighten controls across its tax-exempt capital markets business.

  • Ex-Merrill Director Joins Citi

    September 4, 2008

    Alberto Cribiore has resigned from the board of Merrill Lynch to become vice chairman of Citigroup's Institutional Clients Group (ICG).

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