The News: BlackRock Looms
BlackRock to Buy BGI, Creating Behemoth [WSJ]
Goldman's commercial bank days numbered? [The Deal]
Online Providers Are Likely to Beat out Full-Service Investment Firms for Rollover Assets [Cogent Research via BW]
Leave exec compensation to boards, not lawmakers, SIFMA says [InvestmentNews]
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Navigators Hires Bruce J. Byrnes as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer [Navigators]
Dr. Quincy Krosby Joins Prudential Annuities as Chief Market Strategist [Prudential via BW]
Merrill vet jumps ship to lead Clearbrook Financial [InvestmentNews]
Signal Hill Adds Three Senior Investment Bankers [Signal Hill via BW]
Lincoln Financial Names Thomas P. O'Neill COO of Lincoln Financial Distributors [Lincoln via PRN]
Financial Officer Is Hired by Yahoo [AP via NY Times]