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MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 31, 2008
Schwab's largest bond fund still tumbling

The Charles Schwab Corp.'s largest bond fund has lost more than 80% of its assets over the past 10 months as investors have fled the mortgage-backed securities in which it invested heavily.

ESG MAR 31, 2008
Carbon emissions trading becomes hot

The fight against global warming is making carbon emissions the hot new commodity.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2008
Man Group buys into Ore Hill Partners

The hedge fund has agreed to buy a 50% stake in the New York-based credit specialist fund manager Ore Hill Partners.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 31, 2008
Domestic stock funds lured $3.3 billion in February

In a break with the previous 10 months, investors poured $3.3 billion more into domestic stock funds in February than they took out.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 28, 2008
Vanguard shuffles managers in bond funds

Vanguard announced several reassignments of portfolio managers in its fixed income and money market funds.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 27, 2008
Man Group sees robust results for '07

The London hedge fund manager projects net management fee income to grow 15% from the year-ago period.

ETFS MAR 26, 2008
PowerShares ETF goes nuclear

PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio is designed to track the overall performance of companies in the nuclear energy industry.

ESG MAR 26, 2008
'Terror free' index to debut

The FTSE Group and Conflict Securities Advisory Group have teamed up to roll out the Terror-Free Index Series.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 26, 2008
Advisers weigh in on targeted payouts

Roving reporter Aaron Siegel quizzed conference attendees on their views on finance ... and the NCAA tournament.

ETFS MAR 25, 2008
SSgA starts ETF tracking global bond index

SSgA launched a new ETF that tracks Deutsche Bank’s DB Global Government ex-U.S. Inflation-Linked Bond Capped index.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2008
Hedge funds hold nearly $2.2 trillion

Assets managed in nearly 10,000 hedge funds totaled $2.16 trillion as of Dec. 31, estimated researchers at Credit Agricole Structured Asset Management in a new report.

ETFS MAR 25, 2008
Bear launches actively managed ETF

AMEX has launched the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund today, touting it as the the first actively-managed ETF to hit the market.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 24, 2008
Retirement Income: Advisers still poke holes in retirement income products

Even as the financial services industry scurries to provide advisers with better retirement income vehicles, advisers continue to criticize the new products.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Morgan Stanley streamlines retail management

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. of New York is cutting its four retail divisions down to two, creating a South/West division and a Northeast/Central division.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Direxion aims to shed light on leveraged-index funds

Educating financial advisers about leveraged-index funds is one goal that Dan O'Neill embraced when he took over last month as Direxion Funds' chief executive.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Donohue: Watch out when marketing managed-payout funds

Mutual funds that offer managed payouts designed to give investors a steady stream of income have caught the attention of Andrew J. "Buddy" Donohue, director of the division of investment management at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

ETFS MAR 24, 2008
Firm plans to launch four credit default swap ETFs

Providers of exchange traded products are developing investments that give investors the ability to more accurately pinpoint risk.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2008
Coast Asset Management readies for growth

In a period of market volatility and anxiety, a Santa Monica, Calif., investment firm is preparing to expand.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Series trusts gain popularity with funds

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
SEC seen capping fees on C shares

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to issue a proposal by summer that would cap 12(b)-1 fees that investors in Class C mutual fund shares are charged, according to the general counsel of the Investment Company Institute.