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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.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2007
IDC: Independence rule unnecessary for boards

Fund boards have adopted governance practices that are thought to serve the best interests of shareholders "in advance, or in the absence, of any regulatory mandate to do so," according to a new study from Independent Directors Council.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 19, 2007
Subprime problems are hitting money funds

Money market funds usually are as boring as it gets in the investment business.

FIXED INCOME NOV 16, 2007
Forced selling of munis seen as unlikely

Mutual funds might be forced to sell off lower-quality issues that carry a high rating due to insurance.

ETFS NOV 16, 2007
Barclays ETFs debut on Nasdaq

Barclays Global Investors has launched eight new iShares international exchange traded funds.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 14, 2007
401(k)s boost mutual fund ownership

Nearly 51 million U.S. households own mutual funds, representing 44% of all households.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Amaranth sues JPMorgan for $1 billion

The now-defunct hedge fund claims that JPMorgan Chase & Co. hindered its efforts to avoid collapse.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2007
Greenwich hedge index climbs in October

And the index has increased 12.75% year-to-date, marking the best performance for the first ten months of the year since 2003.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 13, 2007
Fortress dips on IPO costs

The Chicago-based private-equity and hedge fund firm posted a net loss of $37.6 million, or 52 cents a share.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 12, 2007
Subadvisers are grabbing larger piece of the market

Competition and demand for the best asset managers are fueling a growth in subadvised funds, which are gathering assets faster than those managed internally.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 12, 2007
Wunderkind is back

Timothy Sykes, the boy wonder investor, who turned $12,415 in bar mitzvah money into $1.65 million by trading stocks, started and folded his own hedge fund. Then he wrote a book about his experiences. Now he is embarking on a new venture.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 12, 2007
Multimanager approach makes inroads at Fidelity, Janus

Although Fidelity Investments and Janus Capital Group Inc. recently designated multiple managers for specific portfolios, neither firm is abandoning their individual-portfolio-manager system.