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This Is Why So Many Chinese Companies Are Suspended

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At least 1,331 companies have halted trading on China's mainland exchanges, freezing $2.6 trillion of shares, or about 40 percent of the country’s market value.

Fund Managers Make Record-Equaling Profit Despite Fee Pressure

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Assets managed by fund firms globally hit a new high last year, helping the industry to record-equaling profits in spite of margins that were squeezed by investor pressure on fees, a study showed on...

Health Insurer Acquirers Get No Reward For Dealmaking

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Investors aren’t giving much love to the latest dealmakers in health insurance.

Weed Users Avoid Smoker Penalties At 29% Of U.S. Life Insurers

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Marijuana users, who can now buy weed without fear of arrest in some U.S. states, can also get life insurance without facing a smoker penalty—if they shop carefully.

Royal Alliance Adds Quincy, Mass., Advisors

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New York-based Royal Alliance Associates announced the addition of The Quincy Group, which will operate as an office of supervisory jurisdiction branch.

This is Not a Repeat: Millennials Not Saving for Retirement

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While just 26 percent of Americans overall claim to have no retirement savings, the new survey reports that 37 percent of those aged between 18 and 34 years old have no money set aside.

Oil And Gas CEO Charged In $68 Million Ponzi Scheme

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The SEC charged Bingqing Yang, CEO of Luca International Group, with targeting the Chinese-American community in California, using the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program to solicit funds.

Focus Financial Reportedly Preparing S-1 Filing For IPO

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Focus Financial Partners is reportedly preparing to file an S-1 document with the SEC as a precursor to its long-awaited plan to go public, according to industry sources.

Wells Fargo, LPL, Raymond James To Reimburse $30M In Fees, Says Finra

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Three major securities brokerages must collectively reimburse customers more than $30 million for failing to waive mutual fund sales charges for thousands of accounts.

BRICs Summit Gives Putin A Chance To Show Russia Not Isolated

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The BRICS emerging economies will launch a development bank at a summit this week which President Vladimir Putin hopes will help reduce Western dominance of world financial institutions

The Inevitable Selloff In U.S. Treasurys Is Greatly Exaggerated

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Global troubles mean investors are putting a premium on safety and delaying the exodus.

U.S. Sided With Tax-Avoiding Companies Over Contracting Ban

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The Obama administration quietly handed a victory to U.S. companies that avoid taxes by claiming a foreign address, suggesting that virtually all of them are still eligible for government contracts.

Global Stocks, Euro Fall But No Rout After Greek 'No'

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Shares fell, the euro stumbled and yields on weaker euro zone economies' bonds rose after Greece overwhelmingly voted against conditions for a rescue package, but there was no rout.

Emerging Stocks Tumble Most Since 2013 On Greece; Forint Sinks

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Emerging-market stocks fell the most in two years and currencies tumbled on concern Greece’s rejection of austerity will spur its exit from the euro area.

Hedge Funds Had A Really Bad Day This Week

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As the deteriorating situation in Greece dominated the headlines and roiled markets, some of the world's most prominent hedge funds experienced their largest "drawdown" since August 2007.

Rents Jump For U.S. Apartments As Demand Outweighs Rising Supply

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A jump in apartment construction in recent years so far hasn’t added enough supply to significantly boost vacancies, enabling landlords to charge higher rates.

Active ETFs Gain In Canada As Challenge To High-Fee Mutual Funds

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Active ETFs are taking off in Canada, but account for only about 1 percent of the $2.1 trillion U.S. ETF market.

Advisor Pay Dissatisfaction At Investment Firms Growing, Survey Says

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Advisors employed by investment firms are increasingly dissatisfied with their pay, according to a J.D. Power survey released Wednesday.

OverSavers Anonymous: Where Prudent Savings Meets Pathology

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While most would agree that saving money is a good thing, there are those who take the practice to a point where it can be considered unhealthy hoarding.

Lowest-Paid Americans Lead Wage Gains As Job Market Tightens

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Average hourly earnings in industries paying less than $12.50 an hour a year ago rose 3.2 percent in the 12 months through April, according to Goldman Sachs