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EQUITIES MAR 25, 2009
Managers become bullish on bonds

A sign of the times: Portfolio managers are more bullish about bonds than equities for the first time in years, according to a Russell Investments survey.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2009
February new US home sales rise unexpectedly

New U.S. home sales rebounded unexpectedly last month, but were still the second-worst on record and remained well below last year's levels, according to data released Wednesday.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2009
Home prices post 6.3% annual decline in January

A government report says U.S. home prices fell 6.3 percent in January from the same month last year.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 23, 2009
Hennessy adds large-caps to lineup

Hennessy Advisors Inc. today launched two large-cap funds after acquiring the assets of two funds with combined assets of $158 million from Voyageur Asset Management Inc.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 23, 2009
Vanguard ups expense ratios for 29 funds

Reacting to asset declines from the market downturn, The Vanguard Group Inc. is increasing expense ratios.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 23, 2009
February existing home sales rise unexpectedly

Sales of previously occupied homes jumped in February by the largest amount in nearly six years as first-time buyers took advantage of deep discounts on foreclosures and other distressed properties.

ETFS MAR 22, 2009
Advisers don't want iShares sold to a big competitor

The possibility that Barclays' iShares exchange traded fund business could be sold to another big ETF provider, reducing competition by creating an industry behemoth, is worrying advisers.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 20, 2009
Janus paid chief $7M in '08

Janus Capital Group Inc. paid its chief executive $7 million in 2008, including a bonus, which represents a 27.8% pay cut from the previous year, according to a proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 20, 2009
SEC targets hedge funds for 'preferential redemptions'

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether hedge funds gave favored employees or investors “preferential redemptions” by allowing them to withdraw money while freezing redemptions for other clients.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 20, 2009
Hedge funds buying stocks again: Report

U.S. hedge funds are buying stocks for the first time since October, Bloomberg reported today.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2009
Vanguard says new global fund first of its kind

The Vanguard Group Inc. is offering what it says is the first of its kind: a fund that offers exposure to small-cap stocks in both emerging and developed markets outside the United States.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2009
Supreme Court to hear case on fund fees

A case involving how mutual fund management advisory fees are charged will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court this fall and could result in lower fees for shareholders.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 19, 2009
Madoff bled hedge funds too

A full 20% of the hedging shops that blew up last year were feeder funds for Bernie’s Ponzi scheme that thought they were overseeing $16 billion. They weren’t.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2009
$8,000 cash refund for some home buyers

<b>Situation:</b> Under the new tax act, a hefty cash refund is available to so-called &#8220;first-time&#8221; home buyers.

FIXED INCOME MAR 18, 2009
Fed to buy up to $300B long-term Treasury bonds

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it will spend up to $300 billion over the next six months to buy long-term government bonds, a new step aimed at lifting the U.S. out of recession by lowering rates on mortgages and other consumer debt.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2009
Industry group wants money fund safeguards

The Investment Company Institute is proposing sweeping changes to restore confidence in the $3.9 trillion money market mutual fund industry.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 17, 2009
More layoffs expected at American Funds

More layoffs are expected at American Funds this year, although the announcement will not be finalized until June.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 17, 2009
Angry investors target Reserve's reserves

Investors who are still awaiting payouts from Reserve Management Co. Inc. &#8212; the New York-based firm whose $63 billion money market fund &quot;broke the buck&quot; last year &#8212; appear to be taking matters into their own hands.

RIAS MAR 17, 2009
Advised investors less aware of ETFs than self-directed peers

Individuals who invest for themselves &#8212; without the help of a financial adviser &#8212; show more awareness and commitment to exchange traded funds than their adviser-directed peers.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 17, 2009
Vanguard tops fund companies for '08 sales

The Vanguard Group Inc. led all mutual fund companies in sales last year, according to new data from Financial Research Corp.