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Sign up today to receive SIFMA SmartBrief, FREE of charge.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/sifma/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifma?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifma?sb_code=rssen-us20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D280C19EC-4B09-431F-8BF1-FB5D8F477072%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D280C19EC-4B09-431F-8BF1-FB5D8F477072%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSIFMA today announced the appointment of former three-term U.S. Senator Judd A.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTMorning Bellhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D50AD7E17-68E6-471A-9C0A-799B83267844%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D50AD7E17-68E6-471A-9C0A-799B83267844%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA Mortgage Resolution Partners plan to use eminent domain as a tool to reduce the amount that some borrowers owe on mortgages -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D3D241B8E-6384-4ACC-92FE-1D1C099E73B0%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D3D241B8E-6384-4ACC-92FE-1D1C099E73B0%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssING U.S. is a misunderstood and undervalued company, some analysts say.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DB6F7F040-FF14-495F-B198-1AB26DB9EF67%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DB6F7F040-FF14-495F-B198-1AB26DB9EF67%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFitch publicly criticized the AAA ratings that its two competitors Moody's and Kroll issued to a new single-asset commercial  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D588607B0-255E-4F9E-ADF0-A76E9D10F56E%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D588607B0-255E-4F9E-ADF0-A76E9D10F56E%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIn the last half hour of trading Friday, Anadarko Petroleum briefly declined from more than $90 a share to as low as one penn -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D2B725BC0-59A2-474F-AB1E-E5B6970EC8DE%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D2B725BC0-59A2-474F-AB1E-E5B6970EC8DE%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTIndustry Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D71804E77-CA1B-4948-ACD7-C5A4546EADEC%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D71804E77-CA1B-4948-ACD7-C5A4546EADEC%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSIFMA President Kenneth E. Bentsen writes that legislation proposed by Sens.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTWashington Rounduphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DF05EC8A2-C7D7-42BC-B730-C300C5C0AF13%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DF05EC8A2-C7D7-42BC-B730-C300C5C0AF13%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssWith the possibility of tax-reform ahead, analysts are beginning to worry that Congress may target municipal bonds.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTWashington Rounduphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DC07B6E2D-ECE5-4786-8546-989B52AD1489%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DC07B6E2D-ECE5-4786-8546-989B52AD1489%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe House has voted 235-161 to rein in regulators crafting what some call burdensome rules for the financial industry.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTWashington Rounduphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D7379AECB-3B75-4ADD-BE34-FA94BAD4EEC4%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D7379AECB-3B75-4ADD-BE34-FA94BAD4EEC4%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSheila Bair, former head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., says that language in the Dodd-Frank Act effectively elimina -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTWashington Rounduphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D464324DC-9CE2-4068-9ABD-CF0F3E4BE299%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D464324DC-9CE2-4068-9ABD-CF0F3E4BE299%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSen.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTOperations Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D74FE8BF9-5488-40EC-82F5-0793F7651E87%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D74FE8BF9-5488-40EC-82F5-0793F7651E87%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssDriven by an increase in assets under management, incentive pay in the money-management industry is expected to rise by 10% t -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTAsset/Wealth Management Reporthttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D2AEADEE4-7F8C-4391-8F5D-2E15905505F2%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3D2AEADEE4-7F8C-4391-8F5D-2E15905505F2%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssRegister now for tomorrow's 2013 SIFMA Collateral Conference.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTSIFMA Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DCE349C5B-DF27-442D-9339-1508FD8430E4%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DCE349C5B-DF27-442D-9339-1508FD8430E4%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssJoin us for the first annual SIFMA-The Clearing House Prudential Bank Regulation Conference on Tuesday, June 4.  -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTSIFMA 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Newshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DD9A456CB-2CA2-4AEC-827D-AE7D69940EC6%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DDDF04967-01AA-4B10-86A9-399C89B07507%26copyid%3DD9A456CB-2CA2-4AEC-827D-AE7D69940EC6%26brief%3Dsifma%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssMarie von Ebner-Eschenbach,Austrian writer -More- ]]>20 May 2013 08:32:10 CDTSmartQuote