Finance Chronicle

After about four years as an accountant in the Bay County Drain Commissioner’s Office, Crystal Hebert is looking forward to branching out more in the county. Hebert, 41, began Wednesday as the county’s assistant finance officer

NEW YORK, March 11 – Wells Fargo Securities, the broker-dealer arm of the largest U.S. mortgage lender, hired veteran strategist Kevin Jackson for its mortgage bond trading unit, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

NEW YORK, March 11 – Wells Fargo Securities, the broker-dealer arm of the largest U.S. mortgage lender, hired veteran strategist Kevin Jackson for its mortgage bond trading unit, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

NEW YORK, March 11 – JPMorgan Chase & Co plans to jump into the burgeoning exchange-traded fund business, according to two Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd, which offers takaful products and services, recently organised a course on Islamic finance for civil servants.

S Korea Vice Finance Minister To Meet Investors In New York Mar 19

BANGALORE, March 11 – The following corporate finance-related stories were reported by media on Thursday:

The main purpose of the agency, sometimes referred to as the National Institute of Finance, would be to flag problems in the industry before they spread and threaten the wider economy.

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Wednesday that “fundamental reform” of the government’s role in the housing finance market is needed and it will be next year before proposals are ready for Congress.

NEW YORK — Shares of some top finance companies were up at the close of trading: Bank of America rose $.31 or 1.8 percent, to $17.11.