Banking & Finance
Agency rates top-ranked Milwaukee investment advisors
BrightScope, a provider of independent financial information and investment research, unveiled its 2012 list of the top 25 Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) firms in the Milwaukee area.
Marsh subsidiary acquires Wisconsin agency
Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA), a subsidiary of insurance broker White Plains, N.Y.-based Marsh Inc., has announced the acquisition of Wisconsin-based Security Insurance Services Inc., which has offices in New Berlin and Appleton.
BizTimes cover story: Mid-year Economic Forecast
At the midway pole, the economy continues to recover.
Buerger promoted at ISB
Robert Buerger has been named senior vice president and chief lending officer at ISB Community Bank in Ixonia.
Lynch named to Fiserv board
Dennis Lynch has been appointed to the Fiserv Inc. board of directors. Brookfield-based Fiserv provides financial services technology solutions to a global market.
A.O. Smith increases dividend
The A.O. Smith Corporation has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 25 percent, to $.20 per share. The company's Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are affected.
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Banks increase small business lending
Wisconsin banks who received capital through the Small Business Lending Fund have increased small business lending by $45.3 million since 2010, according to a report from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Global uncertainties weigh on stock market
The ongoing European financial crisis, uncertainty about the U.S. economy, the impending federal government “fiscal cliff” and the upcoming U.S. presidential election will play major roles in influencing the stock market in the second half of the year.
WellPoint to acquire Amerigroup Corp.
WellPoint Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Amerigroup Corp., one of the nation's leading managed care companies that is focused on meeting the health care needs of financially vulnerable Americans.
The keys to a successful retirement
Karen Ellenbecker, president of Ellenbecker Investment Group Inc. in Pewaukee and host of the “Money Sense” radio show on AM 1130-WISN, has been guiding small business owners with their finances for 27 years. The current economic environment presents challenges, she says, but the key to creating a fulfilling retirement continues to be proper planning ahead of time – for both business and personal finances.
