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ALTERNATIVES JUN 23, 2008
Fortress tries to gain on Street’s pain

The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.

ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Advisers view ETFs as ingenious invention

As an innovation, ETFs have no peer.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Hennessy Funds puts focus on distribution

Competing in a crowded, cost-focused market, 20-year-old Hennessy Funds is putting an emphasis on distribution.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Virtual portfolio boasts solid returns, multiple stars from Morningstar

After more than seven years of tapping into the Internet for the best stock pickers who are willing to run a virtual portfolio, Marketocracy Inc. has produced a top-tier mutual fund that is loosely subadvised by an eclectic group of individuals, most of whom have no connection to Wall Street.

FIXED INCOME JUN 23, 2008
Bond insurers try to erase insurance

Bond insurers are in talks with banks, looking to wipe away some $125 billion of insurance on debt securities.

ESG JUN 23, 2008
Study: Financial services firms are going green

In a move that likely will make environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr. proud, financial services firms are taking steps to make their offices green.

ETFS JUN 23, 2008
Frontier ETFs may expand investors' horizons

A handful of exchange traded funds are looking to give investors access to frontier markets, or countries that are less developed than traditional emerging markets.

ESG JUN 23, 2008
Socially conscious investing blossoms with DOL's blessing

Ten years after the Department of Labor gave its blessing to socially conscious investments in defined contribution plans, the area finally has come of age.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Donor fund inflows track volatile market

Economic uncertainty and market volatility are taking donor-advised funds on a roller coaster ride.

FIXED INCOME JUN 20, 2008
Bill would curtail separate muni ratings

Legislation that would require municipal bonds to be rated similarly to corporate bonds was introduced today in the House.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 20, 2008
Mutual funds report $75 billion of inflows

Investors put more than $75 billion into mutual funds in May, as stock, bond and money market funds reported positive inflows.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Hedge funds post positive returns

Hedge funds posted positive returns in May, despite growing concerns that inflationary pressures and spiking oil prices would hinder growth rates.

ETFS JUN 20, 2008
Barclays might receive cash infusion

Barclays PLC might receive about $927 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. to bolster its depleted balance sheet.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Israeli action sends oil prices higher

Crude oil prices soared today on the news of an Israeli Air Force exercise that experts say was a show of force aimed at Iran.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2008
Target date funds tops for retirement plans

Target date funds are benefiting from the requirement that 401(k) plans include qualified default investment alternatives.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2008
Blackstone buys health care group for $1.6B

The deal would transform Apria Healthcare into a private company wholly owned by Blackstone and its affiliates.

ESG JUN 19, 2008
Fidelity declines to divest from Sudan

The firm issued a statement at a shareholders’ meeting at which Investors Against Genocide had raised the issue through shareholder proxy voting.

MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 17, 2008
Wasatch to close funds to new investors

The firm's Micro Cap Value Fund and International Opportunities Fund will close to new retail investors June 30.

ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2008
Invesco Agency files mortgage REIT IPO

The company invests in mortgage-backed securities that are backed by government-sponsored agencies.

ETFS JUN 17, 2008
PowerShares unveils metal and oil ETNs

The ETNs are designed to track the short and leveraged performance of base metals and oil.