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ETFS JAN 25, 2008
WisdomTree and BNY Mellon to offer ETFs

The firms will join forces to offer international cash- and fixed-income exchange traded fund products.

FIXED INCOME JAN 24, 2008
Regulators meet to safeguard bonds

Fears that stock-market panic may spread to the bond market led to a meeting between regulators and several large insurers of debt.

FIXED INCOME JAN 24, 2008
Survey: Bond issuance to spike in 1Q

Treasury bill, note and bond issuance is expected to climb to $125 billion during the first quarter of this year.

FIXED INCOME JAN 24, 2008
Massachusetts subpoenas MBIA and Ambac

William Galvin has requested a list of Massachusetts public-issuer bonds insured by the companies since January 2006.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 23, 2008
Former Bayou CEO sentenced to jail

Ex- hedge fund chief James Marquez was ordered to serve 51 months for conspiring to defraud investors.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 22, 2008
Best practices floated for hedge funds

The recommendations are designed to handle conflicts of interest between managers and investors.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 21, 2008
Hedge fund-scam mom to be deported

The mother convicted with her son in a multimillion-dollar hedge fund scheme will be sent back to Turkey.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2008
Cash-heavy fund allows manager to be nimble

Stephen Lieber, lead portfolio manager of the Alpine Dynamic Innovators Fund (ADINX), said he is starting 2008 with a portfolio positioned to be nimble by allocating nearly half the $68 million fund to cash.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2008
Subprime suits' next targets may be funds

Mutual fund companies largely have been immune to lawsuits stemming from the subprime-mortgage crisis, but that soon may change.

ESG JAN 21, 2008
Investors see the green in 'going green,' survey finds

Investors are becoming interested in environmentally aware companies from an economic rather than a socially conscious perspective, and many are turning to their financial advisers for help in going green.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2008
Independent fund chairmen may unite

A meeting of some 50 independent mutual fund chairmen and lead directors this week could result in the creation of a permanent organization for independent fund executives.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 21, 2008
High finance gets own cable TV night

On Thursday, Mojo HD, the high-definition channel, will launch a programming block that revolves around the lives of individuals who work in finance.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2008
SEC will soon propose guidance on soft dollars

Guidance regarding "soft dollars," or the use of brokerage commissions to pay for research and other services, soon will be proposed for mutual fund directors, a Securities and Exchange Commission official said.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 21, 2008
Advisers wary about Magellan's reopening

While Fidelity Investments has reopened its famed Magellan Fund, advisers remain skeptical and are keeping a close eye on its performance.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 17, 2008
Hedge funds leapfrog over mortgage woes

Despite being caught in the 2007 credit crunch, hedge funds gained 14.13% for the year according to Morningstar.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 17, 2008
Hedge funds spur demand for 'face time'

The influence of hedge funds is introducing a new set of challenges for corporate investor relations departments.

FIXED INCOME JAN 17, 2008
Ambac, MBIA shares dive on ratings fears

Shares of bond insurers Ambac Financial Group Inc. and MBIA Inc. plunged on renewed concerns that the two companies are on the verge of losing their AAA credit ratings.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 16, 2008
Hedge funds rack up record year

Despite a troubled economy, the hedge fund industry attracted a record $194.5 billion in new investor capital in 2007.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2008
Congressman to helm hedge fund lobby

Outgoing Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., will be the new president and chief executive of the Managed Funds Association.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2008
Greenspan joins NYC hedge fund

Ex-Fed chief Alan Greenspan’s guidance will be exclusive during his tenure at Paulson & Co.