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Hatteras Funds has added Yuri Khalif as Executive Director for the Northeastern region.

FSC Securities Corp., an Atlanta-based broker-dealer, announced that Eric Burton and Ron Whittingham and their practice, Megent Financial, have joined FSC from LPL Financial.

Lloyd C. Blankfein, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said he would invest in real estate as central banks around the world focus on avoiding deflation.

Franklin Resources, the parent of Franklin Templeton Investments, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in K2 Advisors Holdings, a fund of hedge funds manager, from private equity shop TA Associates.

Wintrust Financial Corp. plans to acquire HPK Financial Corp., the parent company of Hyde Park Bank and Trust Co.

Wall Street firms turned out in force Tuesday night to celebrate a political development that for some hit close to home: the one-year anniversary of the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays serving in the military.

Wall Street firms turned out in force Tuesday night to celebrate a political development that for some hit close to home: the one-year anniversary of the repeal of the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy for gays serving in the military. Photos: Mason Braswell

Scott & Stringfellow is looking to leverage its role as the brokerage for BB&T to help build out new offices in Florida and Maryland.

Savvy financial advisors are using social sites to differentiate themselves from the competition and to build trust and credibility. Perhaps the biggest reason for financial advisors to get involved in social marketing can be summed up in four words: Your customers are there.

The $94 billion-asset bank holding company said Wednesday it expects to add 400 jobs at its fund administration operation in Limerick, Ireland by 2017.