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ALTERNATIVES SEP 03, 2009
Got alts? Rydex rolls out alternative investment site for advisers

Rydex SGI has taken its alternative investment message to a new medium with the launch of a new website, <a hef=http://www.GetAlts.com>GetAlts.com</a>.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 02, 2009
Trust banks' growing use of outside investment products is boon to mutual fund industry, report finds

A growing trend toward the use of more outside investment products by trust banks could present a broader distribution opportunity for the mutual fund industry, according to the latest research from Cerulli &amp; Associates Inc.

ESG SEP 02, 2009
American Funds shareholders to vote on anti-genocide resolution

For the first time, American Funds shareholders will be voting this fall on whether to ask the boards of directors of 16 funds to institute a divestment policy against companies that do business in countries where genocide and crimes against humanity have occurred.

FIXED INCOME SEP 02, 2009
Investors bail out of stocks, move into Treasurys

Treasury prices mostly extended their gains yesterday as investors sought the safety of government debt amid a big sell-off in stocks.

ETFS SEP 02, 2009
Regulators impose new limits on leveraged ETFs

Regulators are imposing new restrictions on leveraged exchange-traded funds, volatile investments that can multiply the gains or losses of a market index or benchmark.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 01, 2009
Hartford Mutual Funds reopens Hartford MidCap Value Fund to new investors

The Hartford Mutual Funds today reopened the $185.2 million Hartford MidCap Value Fund (HMVAX) to new investors in an effort to capitalize on new investment opportunities and offset outflows.

FIXED INCOME AUG 31, 2009
Rate for 6-month Treasury bills drop to record low 0.24%

Another $30 billion in three-month bills were auctioned at a discount rate of 0.150 percent, down from 0.165 percent last week. That rate was the lowest since 0.135 percent on April 30.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2009
Third Avenue Funds aims for extra credit

Third Avenue Management LLC of New York today launched a mutual fund that is able to invest in a mix of credits, including bank loans, and high-yield and distressed debt.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2009
KKR Financial shares rise after analyst upgrade

Shares of KKR Financial Holdings LLC rose today after Janney Montgomery Scott Securities analysts upgraded the real estate investment trust to &quot;Market Outperform&quot; from &quot;Market Perform,&quot; saying the company's management has improved liquidity and it may restore its dividend soon.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2009
FDIC rule change could lead to more failed banks, Bove says

Squeezed by rising bank failures and alarmed by its shrinking insurance fund, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has made it easier for private-equity investors to buy failed institutions, but one prominent analyst believes that the move could lead to even more shuttered banks.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 26, 2009
July new U.S. home sales up 9.6%

New U.S. home sales surged 9.6 percent in July, rising for the fourth straight month and beating expectations as the housing market marches steadily back from its historic downturn.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 26, 2009
Automatic enrollment quadruples over three-year period among retirement plans run by Vanguard

About 20% of the defined contribution plans administered by The Vanguard Group Inc. had adopted automatic enrollment by the end of last year, up from just 5% three years earlier, according to a recent study by Vanguard.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 25, 2009
Volcker's regulatory suggestions rile money market execs

The idea of regulating the money market mutual funds as if they were banks could be detrimental to the $3.6 trillion industry, observers said today after former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker called for tighter reins on the funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 25, 2009
Index shows home prices increase from 1Q to 2Q

Home prices across most of the U.S. have started to rise from the depths of the housing slump, a pivotal trend that will help stabilize the broader economy, according to new figures released today.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 25, 2009
Money market funds may suffer when federal backstops expire, J. P. Morgan exec fears

Money market mutual funds would benefit from a federal program to guard against the risk of illiquidity in the markets, analysts yesterday at the first Money Fund Symposium in Providence, R.I.

ETFS AUG 24, 2009
Pimco unveils 1-5 year TIPS exchange traded fund

It is not the first exchange traded fund to invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, but the TIPS ETF launched today by Pacific Investment Management Co. of Newport Beach, Calif., may quickly become the fan favorite, according to a Morningstar anaylst.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 24, 2009
Money fund assets 'bleed out' as low interest rates persist, managers say

The continued zero interest rate environment may be presenting a bigger challenge to money market mutual fund managers than rule changes <a href= http://tinyurl.com/lom2a4>proposed </a> by the Securities and Exchange Commission, several managers told participants today at the Money Fund Symposium in Providence, R.I.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2009
Some fear brouhaha over ETFs could spill over

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission inserted themselves into the debate surrounding controversial, non-traditional exchange traded funds last week &#8212; a debate that could harm the entire ETF sector, according to some industry insiders.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 23, 2009
Fund giants Fidelity, Vanguard and others turn up lobbying

Fidelity Investments of Boston spent $940,000 &#8212; both directly and via third-party firms &#8212; during the second quarter to lobby lawmakers in Washington on financial regulatory reform, retirement, taxes and other issues, according to recent filings with the House of Representatives' Office of the Clerk.

FIXED INCOME AUG 23, 2009
Scared investors flock to TIPS as inflation hedge

Inflation fears and attractive returns are driving demand for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.