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Industry assets rise by $45 bln in third quarter, HFR says (Market Watch) - SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Hedge fund assets rose by more than $45 billion during the third quarter, despite losses by some big players in the industry, Hedge Fund Research said on Tuesday.

Wildfires May Cost Insurers $500 Million, Industry Group Says (Bloomberg.com) - Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The wildfires that continue to burn out of control in southern California may cost insurers $500 million, according to an industry group who said its estimate is ``very preliminary.''

Criticism rains down on mortgage industry (USA Today) - A public outcry against the mortgage industry is growing louder. Lawmakers, regulators and consumer advocates say they are increasingly worried about the fallout from a record number of homes going into foreclosure. They're pushing the industry to move faster to aid homeowners, by forgiving past-due amounts, lowering rates and shifting people into fixed-rate loans.

Mortgage industry’s champagne goes flat (Financial Times) - Earlier this month Kensington Group , which offers home loans to customers with patchy credit histories, held its annual party for the mortgage industry at the glitzy CC Club near London’s Piccadilly circus.

CTIA: The CTIA Offers State Of The Industry Snapshot At Confab (InformationWeek) - If you believe everything CTIA The Wireless Association has to say about the wireless industry, it would seem like it is firing on all cylinders. However, the rosy statistics don't quite cover up all the thorns.

Province letting hog industry die of neglect, MLA charges (The Guardian) - Government is letting the hog industry die of neglect by refusing to step in during the current pricing crisis, Tory MLA Jim Bagnall charged Tuesday.

Some industry leaders approach health ministry over irrational combinations issue (PharmaBiz) - Some top pharmaceutical industry leaders have approached the Union minister for health, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, objecting to the DCGI's decision to weed out irrational drug combinations, it is learnt.

Fertiliser industry slams new gas supply contract (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - The fertiliser industry has taken strong objections to the new provisions included by the oil marketing companies in the proposed gas supply contracts. These provisions are relating to overdrawal charges, planned shutdown, gas price, billing and interest on delayed payments. With a number of gas supply contracts for the fertiliser unit expiring this year or early next year, the industry has ...

Industry Appreciation Legislative Fish Fry held Tuesday (Americus Times-Recorder) - Local industries were recognized at the Annual Existing Industry Appreciation Legislative Fish Fry Tuesday at the Georgia Southwestern Golf and Conference Center.

Finance minister meets with beleaguered retail industry (Global TV Winnipeg) - OTTAWA — Canada’s retail industry and Finance Minister Jim Flaherty are facing off Tuesday at a meeting on Parliament Hill over the effect of the strong loonie and the backlash from consumers.