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ALTERNATIVES DEC 06, 2007
Bear hid dire state of funds, say investors

Investors in Bear Stearns' two collapsed hedge funds have filed arbitration claims against firm, according to Reuters.

EMERGING MARKETS DEC 06, 2007
Brawny euro's interest rate holds steady

The European Central Bank held its key interest rate at 4%, while The Bank of England cut interest by a quarter-point.

ETFS DEC 05, 2007
PowerShares to debut buy-write ETFs

On Dec. 20, the firm will list the PowerShares DJIA BuyWrite and S&P BuyWrite portfolios on NYSE Arca and the Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite Portfolio on Nasdaq.

ETFS DEC 05, 2007
State Street spins out more SPDRs

The ETF seeks to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers High Yield Very Liquid Index.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 03, 2007
Lockwood plans a UMA with an income guarantee

An insurance policy that provides an income guarantee to holders of a unified managed account at Lockwood is in registration at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
Fund redemption fees may be on their way out

As the market-timing scandals recede into financial history, the cautionary practices instituted in their wake could face the same fate.

ETFS DEC 03, 2007
ICI is likely to prevail in its effort to end ETNs' tax break

The Investment Company Institute, the powerful mouthpiece of the mutual fund industry, is trying to torpedo the tax advantages of exchange traded notes, and industry insiders think that it has a pretty good chance of being successful.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
Legg Mason stumbles

These days, Legg Mason Inc. is a bit weak in the knees.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
SEC is evaluating a shortened prospectus

The Securities and Exchange Commission might adopt a shortened prospectus that could save the industry $300 million a year in printing and mailing costs — and help preserve the environment.

MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2007
Bear funds starting to roar

Bear market mutual funds have come out of hibernation. For the 30 days through last Monday — the day major stock market indexes ended 10% down from their October peaks, signaling a market correction — the bear fund category had risen 11.27%, according to Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Gen Xers have need for advice but are off radar

While many of the 45.8 million people born between 1965 and 1975 would like help with investing, the 32- to 42-year-old members of so-called Generation X probably won't be receiving much attention from financial firms anytime soon.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Vanguard push for fair-value-pricing indexes falls on deaf ears

Extending the practice of fair-value pricing to indexes is being proposed to create better benchmarks, but some index providers aren't buying that idea.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 26, 2007
Mutual fund/insurance hybrid on the horizon

As early as next year, retirees may see a new hybrid investment product that blends mutual funds with insurance guarantees, possibly signifying an alliance between the two industries.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2007
Citadel said to book 27% return

Last year, returns at the fund topped 30% after it took over some assets from Amaranth Advisors.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 26, 2007
Fidelity funds abstain on some proxy resolutions

Top funds operated by Fidelity Investments stopped voting against shareholder resolutions that urge disclosure of corporate political spending for the 2007 proxy season, according to a study by a group that advocates for transparency in political spending.

ETFS NOV 26, 2007
Rydex chases rivals with glitzy new ads

Rydex Investments of Rockville, Md., is hoping that a glitzy new marketing campaign that includes television commercials will help it overcome the head start its chief rival has taken with regard to inverse and leveraged exchange traded funds.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2007
Goldman plans new hedge fund

Goldman Sachs is aiming to raise up to $6 billion in an effort to patch up the tattered reputation of its hedge fund business.

ETFS NOV 19, 2007
Analyzing international ETFs a challenge

Although exchange traded funds increasingly provide an inexpensive way for financial advisers to gain access to international markets, analyzing such ETFs is more difficult than analyzing those that stick to domestic securities.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2007
New fund investing in infrastructure

Kensington Investment Group Inc. in Orinda, Calif., makes a strong case for being uniquely suited to manage the first open-end mutual fund focused on the development and reinforcement of a worldwide infrastructure.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2007
3 for the money: Fund giants dominate

With three mutual fund giants well on their way to capturing nearly 40% of all U.S. fund assets, thousands of smaller fund companies are left competing for the rest, and some even contemplate exiting the business.