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The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) - The Street.com

Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., a leading provider of custodial, operational and trading support for approximately 6,000 registered investment advisors (RIAs), reported that it held 153 practice management and technology events attended by more than 3,000 advisors in 2009, double the number it held in 2008. The regional events, held in addition to Schwab's larger advisor gatherings such as IMPACT®, covered a range of topics key to running an independent advisory firm, including growth and productivity strategies, client communication techniques, advisor M&A, technology, and integrating advisors turning independent into an existing firm "Our aggressive events curriculum is an integral part of Schwab's commitment to provide advisors with resources, tools and insights to help them strategically manage and grow their businesses," said Janelle Sallenave, vice president of client experience with Schwab Advisor Services™ 

Knight Capital Group, Inc. (NITE) - The Street.com

Knight Capital Group, Inc (Nasdaq: NITE) today announced the introduction of algorithmic pairs trading capabilities for institutions designed to increase fulfillment rates through improved liquidity sourcing and a flexible, easy to use interface Knight's pairs trading capabilities include the following: Access to Knight's liquidity in addition to displayed and dark markets using FAN technology Intuitive, easy to use front end to improve the trader experience Flexibility for traders to easily create their own strategies Support for complex pairs trading strategies, including multiple combinations of single securities, inverse pairs and set up and unwind functionality in a single pair Low latency, high volume capabilities through robust server side architecture vs processing via the front end "The market environment in 2010 is ideally positioned for pairs trading strategies," said , Managing Director, Knight Direct 

Jefferies Group, Inc. (JEF) - The Street.com

Jefferies announced today the hiring of Magnus Christensson as a Managing Director and European Head of the firm's Fund Placement Group based in London. He joins Jefferies from Atlantic Pacific Capital and has more than 12 years of private equity fundraising experience Steve Gray, Global Head of the Fund Placement Group in Jefferies' Investment Banking Division, said, "We are delighted that Magnus is joining our global team 

Symitar - The Street.com

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc (Nasdaq: JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that Montana based Whitefish Credit Union Association has selected Symitar as its technology partner and Episys as its technology platform This credit union, which has approximately $12 billion in assets and is the largest in the state of Montana , will install Episys in house According to James Kenyon , CEO of Whitefish Credit Union Association, "For us to move forward, we knew that we needed a more robust system 

Biogen Idec Inc (BIIB) - Adam Feuerstein at The Street.com

Revenue in the fourth quarter totaled $113 billion compared to $107 billion in the year ago quarter Last month, Biogen pre announced that sales of its multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri surpassed $1 billion in the 2009, matching Street consensus estimates Tuesday, Biogen said 2009 Tysabri sales totaled $11 billion Reported by Adam Feuerstein in Boston 

Christiana Care Corporation - The Street.com

Zix Corporation (ZixCorp®), (Nasdaq: ZIXI), the leader in email encryption services, has signed a three year contract with Christiana Care Health System, a leading Delaware based regional health system with two hospitals and numerous satellite facilities ZixCorp's Email Encryption Service will safeguard Christiana Care 's confidential information and facilitate their compliance with the updated Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) legislation Protecting sensitive email is vital to every email user 

Triple-S Management Corp. (GTS) - The Street.com

Triple S Management Corporation (NYSE: GTS), the largest managed care company in Puerto Rico , today announced consolidated revenues of $5169 million and operating income of $342 million for the three months ended , 2009 Net income of $281 million , or $096 per diluted share, includes an after tax net gain of $37 million , or $013 per share, in net realized and unrealized gains on investments and derivatives Fourth Quarter Consolidated Highlights Total consolidated operating revenues increased 112% year over year to $511 8 million;