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ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2008
Pallotta planning to leave Tudor Investments

Jim Pallotta, a fund manager at Tudor Investment Corp., will start his own investment firm in 2009.

FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Prudential agrees to settle with SEC

Prudential Financial yesterday agreed to settle allegations from the SEC that it used reinsurance contracts to overstate its income by more than $200 million.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2008
Hedge fund index falls

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index slipped 1.95% last month and was down 3.23% for the year-to-date.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2008
Pending sales index reports increases

The pending-home-sales index rose 5.3% in June, after hitting a six-year low in May, according the National Association of Realtors.

FIXED INCOME AUG 07, 2008
Industry group to address credit risk

In response to the credit crisis, a group of financial industry executives unveiled a plan today to improve risk management.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2008
The restitution check is in the mail

Janus Capital Management LLC will begin sending out checks to investors Aug. 15 as restitution from its 2004 market-timing settlement.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2008
Newsletter releases ‘Fund Lemon List’

Products of some top fund companies included on Doug Fabian's roster.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2008
Israel pleads guilty to jumping bail

Samuel Israel III, founder of Bayou Group LLC, pled guilty to charges related to his attempts to jump bail and flee.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2008
Ex-Merrill exec’s hedge fund nipped in bud

Dow Kim, former head of trading and investment banking, has shelved plans to launch a hedge fund, says Bloomberg.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
Taking a broad view of 'environmentally friendly'

Demand for "green" investing is growing, studies show, but opinions vary widely on what makes an investment green.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2008
New IRS rulings affect investors

Three new revenue rulings released by the Internal Revenue Service over the past few weeks are likely to have substantial effects on investors.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
American to introduce international fund

For the first time in almost a decade, American Funds plans to launch a new equity fund.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
Critics seize upon Vanguard's handling of U.S. Growth Fund

The Vanguard Group Inc.'s handling of its lackluster U.S. Growth Fund threatens to tarnish the company's reputation for putting investors first.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
This ain't your father's index fund

If there is an upside to rising energy prices, it might be the increased awareness among consumers and retail investors of commodities and the effect they can have on the economy.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2008
Marshals sell Bayou’s ill-gotten assets

While U.S. marshals were hunting down convicted hedge fund fraudster Samuel Israel III, their agency was busy recovering most of his firm's remaining assets.

FIXED INCOME JUL 31, 2008
EMMA online to the rescue

The SEC has voted unanimously to help investors find free financial information about muni bonds on the Internet.

ESG JUL 30, 2008
Pax socially irresponsible, SEC says

The socially concious mutual fund was fined $500,000 for violating investment restrictions.

FIXED INCOME JUL 29, 2008
SIFMA forms covered-bond-traders group

The member firms on the new committees have agreed to take a series of actions to enhance the U.S. covered-bond market.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2008
Home prices down 15.8% In May

The price of single-family homes in the country’s top 20 metropolitan markets posted the biggest year-over-year decline .

ALTERNATIVES JUL 28, 2008
European hedge funds launches falter

There were 106 hedge fund launches in Europe in the first half of 2008, a 45% decrease from a year ago.