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MUTUAL FUNDS APR 28, 2008
Emerging-markets-equity funds see big 1Q outflows

A cold front materialized in the first quarter for the once-hot emerging-markets-equity sector as U.S. investors pulled out $1.85 billion from the fund category.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 28, 2008
Wealthy are dissatisfied with fund industry

While they trust financial advisers, most wealthy investors are not satisfied with the amount of information they get from their mutual fund companies, according to the results of a new survey.

ALTERNATIVES APR 25, 2008
SEC sues Gabelli for market timing

Ex-execs committed securities fraud by allowing a hedge fund to profit by quickly trading shares, the SEC alleges.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 25, 2008
Fund inflows hit $24.6 billion in March

Domestic-equity funds posted net inflows of $17.5 billion and government funds had nearly $3 billion.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 24, 2008
MBIA, Ambac Financial: Back to the trough?

One Goldman analyst says the bond insurers will need $3.4 billion each in added capital thanks to more quarterly losses.

FIXED INCOME APR 24, 2008
Bond issuance on the rise, survey says

Net new issuance of Treasury coupon securities is expected to hit $47 billion in the second quarter.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2008
Cox queried on auction rate securities

Congressmen question an apparent conflict of interest between holders of auction rate securities and fund companies.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2008
Eaton funds in failed auctions get financing

The redemptions would be the first involving tax-free closed-end funds caught in failed auctions.

ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Citadel nabs another JPMorgan exec

Derek Kaufman, who spent 12 years at JPMorgan, will serve as the hedge fund's senior managing director.

ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Top manager to depart GLG

Greg Coffey, a portfolio manager with the hedge fund, who oversees $7 billion in assets, is stepping down May 1.

ALTERNATIVES APR 22, 2008
Sales of existing homes drop 2% in March

Sales of existing homes decreased by 2% last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.93 million units.

ALTERNATIVES APR 21, 2008
Unhedged hedge optimism

The current economic and market challenges apparently aren't enough to derail the growth and prosperity of the $2 trillion hedge fund industry, according to a survey of hedge fund managers.

ETFS APR 21, 2008
Active ETFs are, well, less active

If investors were expecting the first actively managed exchange traded funds to look anything like their mutual fund counterparts, they are probably disappointed by three ETFs that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC introduced this month.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2008
Amid downturn, some financial firms bolster sales staff

While some financial services firms tighten their belts in times of economic uncertainty, others see it as a good time to add sales jobs.

ESG APR 21, 2008
Educate clients on new socially conscious offerings

Tools designed to help investors avoid investments in countries that sponsor terrorism or genocide, or that violate the human rights of their citizens, are the latest offerings from financial services firms.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2008
ICA launches FundSelect

Investors Capital Advisory Services has released a new mutual fund wrap program named FundSelect.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2008
A fund that capitalizes on volatility

ALTERNATIVES APR 18, 2008
Goldstein to start pro-hedge fund group

Activist hedge fund manager Phillip Goldstein will create a non-profit to help the industry challenge "regulatory injustices."

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2008
FundQuest unveils fund group

ActivePassive Funds group has launched on several platforms including those of Fidelity, Pershing and TD Ameritrade.

ESG APR 17, 2008
Mutual funds better at being green

The number of mutual funds voting against climate change resolutions declined from 77.8% in 2004 to 65% in 2007.