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Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial () is a diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies that engage primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management.

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The International Securities Exchange is drafting rules and legal documents as it seeks to launch the company's second stock-options exchange by the end of 2012, according to its chief executive.

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  1. Raymond James CEO on Morgan Keegan Acquisition

    Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly on the firm’s acquisition of Morgan Keegan.

  2. Regions Financial Posts Loss; Adjusted Net Higher

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  4. Raymond James CEO on Morgan Keegan Deal

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  5. Raymond James to Buy Brokerage Morgan Keegan

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  6. Raymond James Buying Regions' Morgan Keegan Unit

    Regions Financial Corp said on Wednesday it is selling Morgan Keegan to Raymond James Financial Inc for $930 million in stock, concluding a drawn-out auction of the ...

  7. Regions To Sell Morgan Keegan For $930 Mln

    Regions Financial Corp. said late Wednesday that it will sell Morgan Keegan & Co. and its affiliates to Raymond James Financial Inc. for $930 million. Morgan Keegan ...

  8. Report: Raymond James Close to Morgan Keegan Buy

    Raymond James Financial (NYSE:RJF) is close to reaching a deal to buy brokerage Morgan Keegan from Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) in a deal that is expected to improve ...

  9. Regions Close To Deal On Morgan Keegan: WSJ

    Regions Financial Corp. {s: rf] is close to a deal to sell its Morgan Keegan & Co. unit to Raymond James Financial Inc. or Stifel Financial Corp. for roughly $1 bill...

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    Jefferies Group Inc publicly responded to what it called ``malicious lies and false rumors'' about its operations with an aggressive six-page letter, its latest salv...

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    By Paritosh BansalNEW YORK (Reuters) - Thomas H. Lee Partners and a consortium that includes Blackstone Group <BX.N> and Carlyle Group <CYL.UL> are finalists to acqu...

  12. Raymond James CEO on 3Q Earnings, Outlook for Financials

    Raymond James Financial CEO Paul Reilly on the outlook for financials and the impact of regulations.

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    Citigroup Inc. (C) has been a tough negotiator when selling unwanted assets--but the bank might have less leverage when selling its stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Bar...

  4. Raymond James CEO on Acquiring Morgan Keegan for $930M

    Raymond James CEO Paul Reilly on the firm’s acquisition of Morgan Keegan and the challenges for investors in this market.

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    Wells Fargo Advisors, the brokerage unit of Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), recently hired six financial advisers from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney who managed a combined $57...

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