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NEWS WIREHOUSES JUN 25, 2007
Wachovia retention deals may not keep brokers

Wachovia Securities LLC may face challenges in retaining all the brokers it wants to, in the wake of its announced merger with A.G. Edwards Inc. of St. Louis.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 25, 2007
Claymore debuts Sudan-linked ETF

Claymore Securities today announced the launch of Claymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core ETF on the /MEX.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2007
GLG hedge fund to go public in U.S.

A London hedge fund manager will go public by merging with New York's Freedom Acquisition Holdings.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUN 25, 2007
Amaranth blurred holdings, says Senate

Amaranth Advisors used a loophole to cloud the extend of its massive gas holdings, according to a Senate report.

INVESTING ETFS JUN 25, 2007
PowerShares unveils ETFs

PowerShares today launched four exchange traded funds based on the FTSE RAFI indexes.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 25, 2007
BofA says it took hit in Parmalat crash

Bank of America said it lost about $450 million from the bankruptcy of Parmalat after relying on "fraudulent misrepresentations" made by the Italian dairy company.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 25, 2007
ABA and ACB to merge

Two powerful bank trade groups today announced plans for a merger.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 25, 2007
SEC eyes VA funds of funds

The SEC is looking at possible problems involving revenue sharing payments made by funds of funds.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 25, 2007
More fund companies to offer 130/30s

More mutual fund companies soon will offer individual investors access to a strategy that is popular among institutional investors who are trying to outperform a benchmark.

RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 25, 2007
VAs trail funds in sales growth at the banks

Bank sales of variable annuities that invest in mutual funds continue to grow but are outpaced consistently by those of mutual funds. That’s a function of periodic adverse publicity combined with compliance hassles, observers say.