Militant shoppers protest in Greece

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• Militant shoppers protest in Greece
• Injured marine's Forest Gump run
• Toll rises, region mourns after Russia suicide blast
• UN urges Kosovo and Serbia talks
• S.Korea farmers demand rice shipment to N.Korea (AFP)
• A "Tipping Point" for Public Pensions? (November 2009)
• On Your Own: Investing in An Era of Irrelevant Regulation (October 2009)
• Press Release: Palm Beach Money Manager Investigations/ Benchmark as Lead Plaintiff in FINRA Class Action (January 20, 2009)
• Everyone Wants Kool Aid: Pruning the Money Management Tree (October 29, 2008)
• Recall of Most of Nation's 401k Plans (September 10, 2008)
• Securities Lending By Pensions: An Emerging Duty of Best Execution in Securities Lending? (July 2008)
• ";Capping" 401k Revenue Sharing: Record-keepers Block Rebates To Participants (May 19,2008)
• Corporate Sponsors Agree: 401(k) Plan Results Don't Matter (April 8, 2008)
• US airlines squeezed as Haneda goes international (AP)
• Rattled All Blacks seek 10 straight over Wallabies (AFP)
• Another Perspective on the Shifting 401(k) Landscape: David Witz of Fiduciary Risk Assessment LLC (March 20,2008)
• Challenges to 401ks Continue: A Conversation with Fred Barstein, CEO of 401kExchange (February 15, 2008 )
• PBGC Pension Termination: A Worker's Perspective by Terry O'Rourke, United airlines (December 15, 2007 )
• The Long Overdue Florida Public Pension Clean-Up (November 21, 2007 )
• A Nation on the Precipice: Our Failed Retirement System

Militant shoppers protest in Greece Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:56 PM PDT Activists protesting Greece's austerity measures are trying a new form of civil disobedience.

Injured marine's Forest Gump run Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:05 PM PDT Royal Marine Mark Ormrod is a triple amputee who is setting out to run 3,500 miles across the USA.

Toll rises, region mourns after Russia suicide blast Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:02 PM PDT MOSCOW (Reuters) - The death toll from a suicide bomb in Russia's restive North Caucasus rose to 18 Friday as the stricken province observed a day of mourning and doctors fought for the lives of several critically wounded victims.

UN urges Kosovo and Serbia talks Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:40 PM PDT The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution calling for dialogue between Serbia and Kosovo.

S.Korea farmers demand rice shipment to N.Korea (AFP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:19 PM PDT AFP - Thousands of South Korean farmers rallied Friday, demanding the government stop a fall in rice prices by shipping surplus stocks in state silos to North Korea.

A "Tipping Point" for Public Pensions? (November 2009) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:08 PM PDT Speech by Edward Siedle, Benchmark Financial Services TEXPERS 2009 Summer Educational Conference Aug

On Your Own: Investing in An Era of Irrelevant Regulation (October 2009) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:06 PM PDT Speech by Edward Siedle at Sage Advisory Services ?Perspectives on the Future? conferenc

Press Release: Palm Beach Money Manager Investigations/ Benchmark as Lead Plaintiff in FINRA Class Action (January 20, 2009) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:05 PM PDT Press Release Benchmark Financial Services, Inc. January 20, 2009 Lake Worth, Florida The island of

Everyone Wants Kool Aid: Pruning the Money Management Tree (October 29, 2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT (This article by Edward Siedle is included as a chapter in ?Investment Management: Meeting the

Recall of Most of Nation's 401k Plans (September 10, 2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT What if financial products, like harmful consumer products, were subject to safety recalls? To stimu

Securities Lending By Pensions: An Emerging Duty of Best Execution in Securities Lending? (July 2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:54 PM PDT The July 2008 alert includes two articles that deal with the esoteric subject of securities lending

";Capping" 401k Revenue Sharing: Record-keepers Block Rebates To Participants (May 19,2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:51 PM PDT As Congress and the Department of Labor consider expanding expense disclosure to participants in the

Corporate Sponsors Agree: 401(k) Plan Results Don't Matter (April 8, 2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:45 PM PDT ?As long as your process is good, your results don?t matter!? It?s Sunday Ma

US airlines squeezed as Haneda goes international (AP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:03 PM PDT AP - Haneda airport will open up to international flights next month as Japan works to maintain Tokyo's status as an Asian travel hub. But it comes with a big catch for U.S. airlines who've been squeezed into the least convenient time slots.

Rattled All Blacks seek 10 straight over Wallabies (AFP) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:48 PM PDT AFP - The All Blacks -- many of whom lived through the powerful Christchurch earthquake -- will look to put emotional trauma aside as they eye a record 10th consecutive win over Australia in Sydney on Saturday.

Another Perspective on the Shifting 401(k) Landscape: David Witz of Fiduciary Risk Assessment LLC (March 20,2008) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:43 PM PDT March 20, 2008 Last month?s ?Alert? featured an interview with Fred Barstein, CEO

Challenges to 401ks Continue: A Conversation with Fred Barstein, CEO of 401kExchange (February 15, 2008 ) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:35 PM PDT Siedle: Recently there have been a number of lawsuits filed against 401k plan sponsors alleging exce

PBGC Pension Termination: A Worker's Perspective by Terry O'Rourke, United airlines (December 15, 2007 ) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:27 PM PDT What is the effect upon participants in a pension plan when the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The Long Overdue Florida Public Pension Clean-Up (November 21, 2007 ) Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:25 PM PDT In 2002 we gave a speech at the annual Florida Police and Firefighters Pension Trustee Educational S

A Nation on the Precipice: Our Failed Retirement System Posted: 09 Sep 2010 09:23 PM PDT A full-page insurance company advertisement in a financial newspaper today read, ?Bald, helple

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Race-row German banker quits post

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• Race-row German banker quits post
• With White House Backing, an Envoy for Manufacturing
• Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts'
• Live text - Wawrinka v Youzhny
• Social worker 'did nothing wrong'
• Gang strike paralyses El Salvador
• Colombian rebels mount offensive, 45 killed
• U.N.'s Ban talks up Rwanda amid crisis over leak
• Belgium church raids are illegal
• Reprieve for US stem cell funding
• Iraqi PM Says U.S. Should Halt Koran Burning
• Deaths in Florida Challenge Beach-Driving Tradition
• £10,000 reward on teenager murder
• State Department Warns Americans Of Koran Protests
• India to Survey Citizens on Their Caste
• Appeals Court Allows Stem Cell Funding for Now
• Richard Chai Gets the Week Off to a Slick Start
• American to be released by Iran
• Quran burning 'will aid al-Qaeda'
• Manila hostages accidentally shot?

Race-row German banker quits post Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:46 PM PDT A German banker at the centre of a row over comments he made about Jews and Muslims agrees to leave his post, the Bundesbank says.

With White House Backing, an Envoy for Manufacturing Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:31 PM PDT The administration has pledged subsidies and tax credits to spur manufacturing in the United States, but has said the lead must come from the private sector.

Soldiers 'kept Afghan body parts' Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:33 PM PDT A group of US soldiers murdered a number of Afghan civilians and took body parts as trophies, documents released by military officials suggest.

Live text - Wawrinka v Youzhny Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:14 PM PDT Stanislas Wawrinka and Mikhail Youzhny battle for a US Open semi-final spot, with Rafael Nadal and Fernando Verdasco in action later.

Social worker 'did nothing wrong' Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT A social worker involved in a County Fermanagh child sex abuse case did not do anything wrong, her employer says.

Gang strike paralyses El Salvador Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:29 PM PDT El Salvador is semi-paralysed by a 72-hour transport strike called by street gangs in protest against a new law targeting them.

Colombian rebels mount offensive, 45 killed Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:55 AM PDT BOGOTA (Reuters) - Forty-five Colombian police, soldiers and guerrilla fighters have been killed over the past week as leftist rebels launch attacks meant to show they are still a threat after an eight-year U.S.-backed security push.

U.N.'s Ban talks up Rwanda amid crisis over leak Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:53 AM PDT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday he had agreed with Rwanda's president, who threatened to pull troops out of Sudan, on the importance of Rwanda continuing in peacekeeping operations.

Belgium church raids are illegal Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:56 AM PDT Belgium's court rules that recent raids by police probing alleged child sex abuse by Catholic priests were illegal, throwing the investigation into doubt.

Reprieve for US stem cell funding Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:02 PM PDT A court says federal funding for US stem cell research can continue until a final legal decision on the matter.

Iraqi PM Says U.S. Should Halt Koran Burning Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:20 AM PDT BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki urged the United States on Thursday to prevent the American pastor of an obscure Christian church from burning copies of the Koran in commemoration of the September 11 attacks.

Deaths in Florida Challenge Beach-Driving Tradition Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:59 AM PDT Many are questioning the practice of driving on the beaches near Daytona after two children were run over and killed this year.

£10,000 reward on teenager murder Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:29 AM PDT Police are offering a £10,000 reward in their search for a man wanted in connection with the murder of a teenager in Cardiff.

State Department Warns Americans Of Koran Protests Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:59 AM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department on Thursday warned Americans traveling overseas to be alert for anti-U.S. demonstrations in response to plans by a small Florida church to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks.

India to Survey Citizens on Their Caste Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:16 AM PDT The Indian government decided to poll all its citizens on their caste for the first time in 80 years in a major policy shift on the controversial issue.

Appeals Court Allows Stem Cell Funding for Now Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:45 AM PDT A federal court permitted federal funding of research until the court rules on the Obama administration's case.

Richard Chai Gets the Week Off to a Slick Start Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:49 AM PDT Fashion Week opened on Thursday with a show by one of New York's rising stars.

American to be released by Iran Posted: 09 Sep 2010 11:14 AM PDT Iran has said it will free one of three Americans it has held for more than a year

Quran burning 'will aid al-Qaeda' Posted: 09 Sep 2010 12:20 PM PDT US president says that planned burning of Quran by US church group will help al-Qaeda recruit members.

Manila hostages accidentally shot? Posted: 09 Sep 2010 10:31 AM PDT Investigators in the Philippines say police may have accidentally shot some of the hostages who were killed during a Manila bus hijacking last month.

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