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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.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 17, 2009
Janus merges two retail fund lines

Janus Capital Group Inc. yesterday said that its trustees approved a proposal to merge its two retail-fund series.

FIXED INCOME MAR 17, 2009
E-Trade launches fixed-income tools

E*Trade Financial Corp. today announced the launch of a series of online tools aimed at helping its customers select fixed-income products.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 16, 2009
Homebuilders' confidence stays near historic lows

A key gauge of homebuilders' confidence remained near historic lows in March, as builders saw a drop in prospective homebuyers visiting model homes amid rising job losses and economic fears, according to a survey released Monday.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 16, 2009
Federated launches three new funds

Federated Investors Inc. of Pittsburgh today announced the launch of three mutual funds.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 16, 2009
Five Pimco funds redeem $225M of ARS

Five closed-end mutual funds advised by Pacific Investment Management Co. will redeem an additional $225 million in illiquid auction rate securities.

ETFS MAR 15, 2009
Model ETF portfolios get attention from Barclays

As exchange traded funds gain in popularity, more financial advisers are building model ETF portfolios for use by other advisers.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 15, 2009
Big-name investors lose luster with some advisers

Believing that the financial oracles may have lost their gifts, many advisers appear unwilling to tie their fortunes to the investment acumen of such big-name investors as Warren E. Buffett and Bill Miller.