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ETFS FEB 18, 2009
ETF survey results and interview with Martha Papariello of The Vanguard Group

Find out what advisers think about leveraged ETFs and ETF providers, plus more, in this latest <i>InvestmentNews</i> ETF Survey. And get some insight into what the future holds for ETFs at The Vanguard Group.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 17, 2009
American Funds files for money market fund

American Funds Investment Co. filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission to create a new money market mutual fund.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2009
Hedge funds could be hit with higher brokerage fees

Poor performance by hedge funds has driven some brokerage firms to reduce services to the funds, including financing, the Wall Street Journal reported today.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2009
Hedge funds returns increase

While equity markets have shown little signs of rebounding, hedge fund strategies considerably improved their performance last month.

EMERGING MARKETS FEB 17, 2009
Iceland at the brink of failure

Iceland&#8217;s economic meltdown, fueled by its exposure to foreign debt, could bring the country to the brink of failure, according to research from Hennessee Group.

EQUITIES FEB 17, 2009
Stock mutual funds gain assets for first time in 8 months

Investors in stock mutual funds added modestly to their portfolios in January, reversing seven straight months of net redemptions.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 15, 2009
Small fund groups faring better in slump

The stock market may be reeling, but small fund groups are faring better than bigger ones &#x2014; at least in terms of bringing in fresh cash.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 15, 2009
Pimco takes wraps off GDP-weighted index

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC recently unveiled its first global bond index.

ETFS FEB 15, 2009
Muni ETFs give some advisers pause

Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 15, 2009
Fund wraps steal SMAs' thunder

Mutual fund wrap accounts, sometimes seen as a retail-class underling to more sophisticated separately managed accounts, are gaining a bigger following.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 15, 2009
Pursuing returns while managing risk

Absolute-return investing is an innovative strategy because it focuses on pursuing returns while still managing risk.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 13, 2009
Institutional investors sticking with alternatives

The current market turbulence combined with some spectacular scandals has not yet jarred institutional investors from their investment strategies.

EMERGING MARKETS FEB 13, 2009
European economy unlikely to experience quick rebound

The outlook for a quick rebound in the European economy is weak.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 12, 2009
Asian hedgers fail to earn performance fees

A brutal 2008 will mean that a majority of Asian hedge funds will not charge performance fees, according to published reports.

EQUITIES FEB 12, 2009
Analyst: Shareholder activism to surge

Shareholder activism is likely to surge this spring through efforts to withhold votes for individual directors, seek more investor input on executive and other efforts.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 12, 2009
Volcker plan to tighten hedge fund regs wins key backer

A stringent plan to regulate hedge funds that is backed by Obama administration aide Paul Volcker won the support today of an influential Democratic senator.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2009
Putnam to trim 10% of staff

Putnam Investments tomorrow will lay off about 260 employees, roughly 10% of its work force, mostly from distribution and operations.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2009
Hedge fund regulation: Resistance is futile

When it comes to regulatory oversight of the hedge funds industry, it is no longer a question of if it will happen but when, according to industry representatives speaking today at a conference in Key Biscayne, Fla.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 10, 2009
Emphasis on due diligence called key for hedge funds

The new hedge fund reality places even greater emphasis on due diligence, but it doesn&#8217;t mean that investors should start ignoring or abandoning the alternative asset class.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 09, 2009
European hedgers bleed assets

The hedge-fund-of-funds sector in Europe may lose three-quarters of its assets, compared with the beginning of 2008.