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EQUITIES MAY 20, 2009
Taking heart, fund managers worldwide to turn toward equities, survey says

Managers have moved to a net underweighted position in bonds for the first time since last August, the survey said.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2009
Toll Brothers 2Q homebuilding revenue fell by half

Toll Brothers Inc. said today its homebuilding revenue dropped by 51 percent in its fiscal second quarter, but the luxury homebuilder sees signs the real estate market is recovering.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2009
Housing starts, permits hit record lows

A modest rebound in single-family home construction in April raised hopes Tuesday that the three-year slide in housing could be bottoming. But with the supply of unsold homes bulging, foreclosures rising and prices falling, no broad recovery is expected until next spring at the earliest.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 19, 2009
New regs for money funds may hamper yields, report says

Expect lower yields from money market mutual funds in the coming months as a result of reforms being contemplated by the SEC and Investment Company Institute, according to a white paper released this month and announced today by Capital Advisors Group Inc. of Newton, Mass.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 18, 2009
World stocks recover on resilient U.S. earnings

First-quarter earnings report by Lowe's boosted hopes among investors that the worst of the U.S. recession is over.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2009
Schwab launches upgrades for options traders

Citing a growing interest in options trading, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. today announced the launch of more-advanced options-trading tools, including screening capabilities and historical-options-price charts for its traders.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 18, 2009
Putnam intros funds investing in leveraged companies

The Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund (PVSAX) and Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund (PYSAX) will invest in a range of securities, including stocks, bonds, bank loans and convertible securities.

ETFS MAY 18, 2009
Active ETFs -- Where are they headed?

<i>InvestmentNews</i> interview with William M. Thomas, chief executive of Grail Advisors LLC, who discusses his new venture into launching their first active exchange traded fund and Grail's on-deck plans. Plus get an overview of the state of active ETFs and find out whether advisers think their future is bright.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 17, 2009
Schwab aims to grab index fund assets from competitors

Having slashed its equity index fund fees, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. is hoping to undercut its rivals in an attempt to take away index fund assets.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 17, 2009
Inside the panic at Reserve Management

The evening of Sept. 15 was the worst of Bruce Bent II&#39;s career.

EQUITIES MAY 17, 2009
Low-quality market rally ripe for a reversal, observers say

The market's recent rally is likely to be short-lived.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 17, 2009
OppenheimerFunds struggles to regain trust of financial advisers

With the battered performance of its bond funds creating a financial nightmare for investors, OppenheimerFunds Inc. is fighting to rebuild its image and win back the confidence of financial advisers &#8212; a job that will likely take years, industry experts said.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 15, 2009
Euro zone shrank by 2.5% in first quarter

Germany saw output plunge by 3.8% as demand for its cars and factory machinery collapsed.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 15, 2009
Emerging markets see healthy inflows for 10th straight week

Investors poured billions into emerging-markets stock funds this week, continuing a 10-week trend of inflows for the category worldwide, according to a report released by Emerging Portfolio Fund Research Inc.

ETFS MAY 15, 2009
MacroMarkets to pull the plug on MacroShares

MacroMarkets LLC announced today the termination of the MacroShares $100 Oil Up Trust (UOY) and the MacroShares $100 Oil Down Trust (DOY), due to assets on deposit falling to less than $50 million.

FIXED INCOME MAY 14, 2009
Report: Banks sue MBIA over split of businesses

MBIA Inc. is the target of a lawsuit by a group of 18 financial institutions claiming that the bond insurer's separation of its businesses early this year was fraudulent, The Wall Street Journal said Wednesday.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 14, 2009
Treasury asks for control of derivatives market

The legislative proposal is the administration's first major step in overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 13, 2009
Bank of England sees slow economic recovery in U.K.

The British economy has a 50-50 chance of returning to growth by the middle of 2010, says the U.K.'s central bank.

ETFS MAY 13, 2009
ETF industry grew even amid market volatility

Exchange traded funds have fared relatively well during the financial crisis, but haven&#8217;t been immune to market volatility.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2009
Median home prices plummet a record 14% in first quarter

Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the first quarter of this year as first-time buyers looking for bargains dominated the market.