RAYMOND JAMES: Turkish Unit Ceases Operation After Tax Dispute

Raymond James Yatyrym Menkul Kyymetler A. S. (RJY), Raymond James Financial, Inc.’s Turkish affiliate, ceased operations on Dec. 5, 2008 and subsequently filed for protection under Turkish bankruptcy laws, the Company disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q…

RAYMOND JAMES: Probes on Auction Rate Securities Still Ongoing

Raymond James Financial Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that its primary broker dealers (Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.) are still subject…

RAYMOND JAMES: Sirchie Acquisition Dispute Talks Ongoing

Raymond James Financial Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that discussions are ongoing over matters involving the acquisition of Sirche Finger Print Laboratories Inc. (Sirchie).

Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC…

RAYMOND JAMES: Discussions on Sirchie Acquisition Matter Ongoing

Raymond James Financial, Inc. says that discussions are ongoing over matters involving the acquisition of Sirche Finger Print Laboratories, Inc. (Sirchie).

Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC (SAC), an 80 percent owned indirect unconsolidated subsidiary acquired as a merchant banking investment has been…

RAYMOND JAMES: Appeal on Turkish $6.8Mil Tax Assessment Pending

An appeal by Raymond James Yatyrym Menkul Kyymetler A. S. (RJY), Raymond James Financial, Inc.’s Turkish affiliate, over a US$6.8 million tax assessment, is pending before the Turkish Council of State.

RJY was assessed for the year 2001 about US$6.8 million…

RAYMOND JAMES: Probes on Auction Rate Securities Still Ongoing

Raymond James Financial, Inc.’s primary broker dealers (Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc.) are still subject to probes in connection with auction rates securities.

These probes are being conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the…

RAYMOND JAMES: Appeal on Turkey’s $6.8M Tax Estimate Pending

The appeal filed by Raymond James Yatyrym Menkul Kyymetler AS with the Turkish Council of State regarding the Turkish tax authorities’ assessment of about US$6.8 million for the year 2001 remains pending.

RJY is the Raymond James Financial Incorporated’s Turkish affiliate.

The…

RAYMOND JAMES: Auction Rate Securities Probes on Brokers Ongoing

Raymond James Financial Incorporated’s primary broker dealers, Raymond James & Associates (RJA) and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. (RJFS) remain subject to ongoing examinations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Attorney General’s Office.

The investigations…

RAYMOND JAMES: Unit in Talks with Govt. Agencies Over Sanctions

Discussions are ongoing between Sirchie Acquisition Company, LLC, an 80% owned indirect subsidiary of Raymond James Financial Incorporated, and the Commerce and Justice Departments over civil and criminal sanctions.

SAC, acquired as a merchant banking investment, has been advised by the…