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The SEC's market structure crimes unit is hiring a group of non-lawyer trading specialists to aid in its investigations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's market structure crimes unit is hiring a group of non-lawyer trading specialists to aid in its investigations.

UBS zeroes in on five events that will happen in the upcoming year, five that may and five that won’t.

Investors went on a bit of a buying spree Friday after digesting the latest plan by euro zone leaders to shore up their debt issues and a somewhat encouraging consumer sentiment report.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has cut its total number of regions from 19 to 16 in its latest streamlining move.

Economic and sovereign risks are likely to dissipate in 2012, according to Barclays Capital’s quarterly research publication, the latest titled, “Global Outlook: A Cautious Step Forward.” As a result, an economic rebound could come as early as the spring.

Lobbying over the contentious issue of regulatory oversight of investment advisors will likely continue deep into the next session of Congress, with some advocacy groups working to scuttle the measure altogether in an election-shortened legislative calendar.

Deleveraging and central bank action should shape up as key themes for international markets in the coming year, according to a new UBS Wealth Management Americas 2012 outlook report titled “Investing at the Crossroads.”

An estimated $9.2 billion flowed out of long-term mutual funds for the week ending Wednesday, Nov. 30, according to the latest statistics by the Investment Company Institute, a trade association for U.S. investment companies.

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