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MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 20, 2009
Fund companies shift focus in managed-payout funds

Managed-payout funds designed to give retirees a steady stream of income landed with a thud when they were introduced ahead of the stock market's swoon, but some mutual fund companies are seeking to breathe new life into the concept.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 20, 2009
"Target date' definition differs among stakeholders

When it comes to picking a target date fund, the instruction manual seems simple enough.

FIXED INCOME SEP 20, 2009
Freestyle analyst

Being an investment research analyst during one of the most historic economic downturns can be stressful.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Indie giant LPL execs load up on options

In a first, top executives with LPL Investment Holdings Inc. last week picked up hundreds of thousands of options to purchase the company's common stock — a move that has renewed speculation about a forthcoming initial public offering.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 20, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches

The hedge fund industry continues to shrink — though the pace is slowing a bit, according to the latest report from Hedge Fund Research Inc.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 18, 2009
Tom Forester: Top-heavy markets sending signs to take gains

Tom Forester, manager of the Forester Value Fund, will bring into the fourth quarter a cautiously optimistic perspective that will include a bit of his trademark profit-taking from some of the portfolio's best performers.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 18, 2009
Treasury ends money market guaranty program

The Department of the Treasury's temporary guarantee program for money market funds will conclude today, one day after the ICI reported a jump in money fund outflows this week.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 17, 2009
Money fund assets fell to $3.482T in latest week

Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $62.6 billion to $3.482 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Hedge fund closures still outpace launches, industry shrinkage continues

ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2009
Madoff's beach home sells for more than $8.75M

It boasts ocean views, an infamous former owner — and now a buyer willing to pay more than $8.75 million.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2009
IRS issues rules to ease mortgage refinancing

The IRS issued new rules Tuesday designed to make it easier to refinance some commercial real estate loans in an effort to curb the number of defaults.

ETFS SEP 16, 2009
AdvisorShares rolls out first active ETF

AdvisorShares Investments LLC launched its first exchange-traded fund today: the actively managed AdvisorShares Dent Tactical ETF.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Putnam portfolio manager wary about commercial real estate

While Putnam Investments portfolio manager David Hilder is optimistic about the financial sector, commercial real estate and regulatory reform may hold some risk for diminished returns, he said at a press meeting yesterday in Boston.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Cohen & Steers CEO: Real estate rebound could catch buyers by surprise

When the real estate cycle turns, the rebound could be more rapid than many think, according to Martin Cohen, the co-chief executive of Cohen & Steers Inc.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 15, 2009
Morningstar: Mutual funds recoup 90% of assets lost from market collapse

Investment managers are close to making up the ground they lost in the second half of 2008 when investors pulled $251 billion out of mutual funds, according to data released today by Morningstar Inc.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2009
Hedge fund replication index offers exposure to alternatives

Seizing on an anticipated increase in demand for alternative investments, a Greenwich, Conn.-based firm has rolled out an investible hedge-fund-tracking index that offers liquidity and transparency.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2009
A run for the money

Many consumers see value in investing in mutual funds no matter how bad the economy is, organizers of a unique road race have found.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2009
Renaissance may lift veil - a bit

Highly secretive Renaissance Technologies Corp., hit by performance problems and huge redemptions in its largest open hedge fund, may concede greater transparency in the strategy for large institutional investors.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2009
Pimco files for patent on unique strategy employed by its funds

Treasury inflation-protected securities are the underlying investments of two managed-payout funds launched last Tuesday by Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC that are designed to provide retirees with systematic income distributions — a strategy so unique that Pimco has filed for patent protection.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2009
Fund watchdogs blast SEC on money market proposal

The Securities and Exchange Commission hasn't provided enough proof to support its own proposal to ban second-tier securities from money market funds, the Consumer Federation of America and Fund Democracy Inc. said last week in a comment letter.