"Payment for order flow is on an uphill climb, and in these markets, there has to be questions about how those conflicts are being reined in," said Chris Nagy, president of consulting firm KOR Trading LLC and former head of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp's order routing operations. "
March 28- Outsourcing and consulting services provider Accenture Plc reduced its forecast for revenue growth, saying its consulting business was still being hurt by a slowdown in corporate discretionary spending, especially in Europe.
NEW YORK-- Consulting firm Accenture said Thursday that its fiscal second-quarter net income climbed 68 percent, helped in part by a reorganization benefit. Accenture also announced that Chief Financial Officer Pamela J. Craig will step down from her post on July 1 and retire from the company on Aug. 31.
LONDON, March 26- Shares in British property consultancy Savills fall 7.4 percent and traders say a placement of 7.8 million shares by Credit Suisse is weighing on the stock. According to Thomson Reuters data, the placement accounts for around 5.9 percent of Savills's business.
Ratra joins from Gulf Investment Corp, Kuwait, where he was the head of Global Market Group. The wealth management business of BNY Mellon on Monday appointed McBee Butcher Jr. as senior portfolio officer in the wealth manager's Philadelphia office.
LONDON, March 26- Shares in British property consultancy Savills drop 7.4 percent, with traders citing a placement of 7.8 million shares by Credit Suisse as the main factor weighing on the stock. Volumes in Savills are at 266 percent of their 90- day daily average, 33 percent for the mid-cap FTSE 250 index.
FRANKFURT, March 26- Deloitte is in advanced talks to buy Germany's Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung said in its Tuesday edition without citing sources.
*CEOs to receive $12 million to $25 million. NEW YORK, March 22- Bonuses at Wall Street firms will rise 15 percent this year despite ongoing pressure from investors, regulators and politicians about compensation levels, according to compensation-consulting firm Johnson Associates Inc..
NEW YORK, March 15- The Pinterest page for Brian Wruk's advisory firm has little in the way of investment advice- and not just because he is concerned about sticky compliance issues.
TOKYO/ MANILA, March 17- The FBI and Philippine investigators probing potential bribery related to Universal Entertainment Corp's bid to build a casino in Manila have zeroed in on a $25 million payment the Japanese company now says should never have been made. The FBI is involved because the payment originated from a Universal subsidiary based in Nevada.
TOYKO/ MANILA, March 17- The FBI and Philippine investigators probing potential bribery related to Universal Entertainment Corp's bid to build a casino in Manila have zeroed in on a $25 million payment the Japanese company now says should never have been made. The FBI is involved because the payment originated from a Universal subsidiary based in Nevada.
TOYKO/ MANILA, March 17- The FBI and Philippine investigators probing potential bribery related to Universal Entertainment Corp's bid to build a casino in Manila have zeroed in on a $25 million payment the Japanese company now says should never have been made. The FBI is involved because the payment originated from a Universal subsidiary based in Nevada.
*Investors eye possible Nordea Bank share sale. STOCKHOLM, March 15- Sweden's centre-right government has lined up investment bank Carnegie and law firm Vinge as advisers for a sale of state-owned Vectura Consulting, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
NEW YORK, March 15- The Pinterest page for Brian Wruk's advisory firm has little in the way of investment advice- and not just because he is concerned about sticky compliance issues.
*Was consultant for Allied Veterans of the World. TALLAHASSEE, Fla., March 13- Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned after an Internet cafe company that was her former consulting client was linked to an alleged illegal gambling racket, state officials said on Wednesday.
District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ordered Motey to forfeit $40,000 and to serve a year of supervised release, for conspiracy and securities fraud. In 2005, the Wall Street Journal named Motey a top securities analyst in the semiconductor industry, and a year later he started the Coda Group research consulting company in Los Altos, California.
District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan ordered Motey to forfeit $40,000 and to serve a year of supervised release, for conspiracy and securities fraud. In 2005, the Wall Street Journal named Motey a top securities analyst in the semiconductor industry, and a year later he started the Coda Group research consulting company in Los Altos, California.
NEW YORK, Jan 23- The biggest global banks will have to take steps in the coming years, including cutting compensation and shedding services, to generate adequate returns for their shareholders, consulting firm McKinsey& Co. said on Wednesday.
*Firms need $5 trln a year to meet market hopes: Accenture. That is the amount of extra revenue the 1,200 top global companies need to find each year simply to meet analysts' expectations, according to consulting firm Accenture.