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ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2009
Advisers are wary of the federal toxic-debt program

The government's Public-Private Investment Program — designed to remove bad assets from bank balance sheets and promote lending — will help turn around the economy in the short run, but perhaps not long-term, according to financial advisers.

ETFS APR 17, 2009
Stock mutual fund outflows increase for week

Equity funds investing primarily in U.S. stocks had a net outflow of $3 billion, reversing the previous week’s inflow of $3.2 billion, TrimTabs reported.

ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2009
World Trade Center reconstruction may be postponed

ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2009
Ex-state party leader and hedge manager charged in kickback scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed an amended complaint charging a former state political party leader and a hedge fund manager in connection with a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving New York's largest pension fund.

ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2009
U.S. foreclosures up 24% in first quarter

The number of American households threatened with losing their homes grew 24 percent in the first three months of this year and is poised to rise further as major lenders restart foreclosures after a temporary break, according to data released today.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2009
Mutual fund investors paid $15.8B in taxes on distributions in '08

Mutual fund investors paid $15.8 billion in taxes last year for distributions, according to a report released today by Lipper Inc. of New York.

ETFS APR 15, 2009
Health care sector ETFs offer a port in the storm

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2009
American Funds seeks OK to merge two money market funds

American Funds plans to send out proxy statements next week to shareholders of its money market mutual funds seeking approval to merge two of the funds and convert one to a short-term bond fund.

EQUITIES APR 14, 2009
Stocks fall as retail sales, price data disappoint

Stocks fell Tuesday after an unexpected drop in retail sales and producer prices tested a notion that the economy is starting to find its footing.

FIXED INCOME APR 14, 2009
MSRB wants to expand voluntary muni disclosures

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board today filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would allow it to collect voluntary-disclosure data from municipal issuers.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 14, 2009
SEC mulls $10 a share NAV for money market funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission is exploring structural changes to money market mutual funds, including raising the net asset value standard to $10, from $1.

ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2009
Mutual fund launched by Legg Mason’s hedge fund affiliate

In what some say is a growing trend, The Permal Group Inc., a fund-of-hedge-funds affiliate of Legg Mason Inc., today launched its first mutual fund.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 13, 2009
Pay for mutual fund directors inched up in 2008

Year-over-year median compensation paid to mutual fund directors increased an average of 4.2% last year, bringing it to $49,000, from $47,000, according to a study released today by Management Practice Inc., a Stamford, Conn. consulting firm for independent fund directors.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2009
Funds expected to rebound when investors stop reeling

The growth of mutual funds that invest in stocks perceived as friendly to the environment came to a halt last year as investors scrambled for safety, but industry experts think that once investors regain their confidence, green funds will benefit.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2009
OppenheimerFunds bolsters investment, risk operations

Amid a spate of class actions and investigations by five states into losses associated with its bond funds, OppenheimerFunds Inc. has launched an aggressive effort to strengthen its business operations.

Cashing in on green investing
ESG APR 12, 2009
Cashing in on green investing

For those determined to put their money where their passions are, the world of environmentally conscious investing offers a growing list of opportunities.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2009
Feds wag finger at target date funds amid losses

Target date funds are coming under heavy scrutiny on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers and regulators working hand in hand to determine if these one-stop-shop retirement funds are in need of increased oversight — or perhaps even restrictions that would prevent them from investing too aggressively.

ESG APR 12, 2009
Funds' carbon footprint

They don't produce much in the way of greenhouse gases themselves, but mutual funds and exchange traded funds can leave an indirect carbon footprint.

EQUITIES APR 12, 2009
Timers take big leap into the stock market

Financial advisers who are members of the National Association of Active Investment Managers Inc. of Littleton, Colo., made a record leap into the stock market late last month.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2009
Fund industry likely to face wave of suits over risk disclosure

The dismal performance of mutual funds could result in a wave of lawsuits alleging that funds failed to disclose the true risk of their investments, according to several industry lawyers.