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ETFS OCT 15, 2007
State Street spins out more SPDRs

State Street Global Advisors today launched three new fixed-income exchange traded funds on the American Stock Exchange.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2007
Players swing at hedge fund pitch

Four prominent Major League Baseball players are major investors in a hedge fund that was launched last spring, according to Bloomberg.

FIXED INCOME OCT 15, 2007
Muni board aims to boost transparency

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board will consider amending Rule G-14 to heighten securities’ transparency.

ETFS OCT 15, 2007
ETFs face loss of seed money

Hundreds of exchange traded funds may not see the light of day, because seed capital for such funds is drying up.

ETFS OCT 11, 2007
U.S. ETF assets up to $554 billion

ETF assets increased by 9.7% in September, as 15 new funds were launched, according to State Street.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Dodge & Cox's Gunn blasts hedge funds

Hedge fund investors are likely to get burned, said John Gunn, chief executive of Dodge & Cox.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
$23.5 billion goes to private equity real estate

Real estate investment managers raised about $23.5 billion in 285 private equity funds in the first half of the year, according to Ernst & Young.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Private-equity tax said to be alive in House

The private-equity tax hike will not go gentle into that good night, according to published reports.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 11, 2007
Treasury eyes hedge fund fees

The Treasury is weighing a number of guidance projects, including one on hedge funds’ tax treatment of management fees.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2007
High hedge fees here to stay, report says

Despite faltering performance for hedge funds in the last few months, fees aren't dropping anytime soon, Reuters reported.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2007
Hedge fund adviser charged with short sales

The SEC today charged Sandell Asset Management Corp. with short-sale violations.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Hedge fund fudging scrutinized

Hedge fund managers may be overvaluing prices on illiquid securities to keep investors in the game.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Emerging-market returns jump in Q3

Emerging equity markets returned 13.81% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, more than six times the developed equity markets’ return of 2.07% in the same period.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 09, 2007
Private-equity firms dodge tax bullet

The fierce battle over an increased private-equity tax is stalling in the Senate, according to The Washington Post.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 08, 2007
Advisers, providers remain skeptical on ETF-based annuities

More than two years after the launch of the first variable annuity based on exchange traded funds, VA providers and financial advisers are still ap-proaching the product with caution.

ETFS OCT 08, 2007
Powershares to offer laddered-treasury ETFs

PowerShares will expand its family of fixed-income exchange traded funds on Oct. 11.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Hedge funds gain ground in September

After mid-August’s lows, indexes across the board posted improvements.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Goldman buys 9.99% stake in Winton

Goldman Sachs's new private-equity fund has purchased a stake in a $10 billion London-based hedge fund manager.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 08, 2007
Manager avoiding wild price swings

Investing in the commodities markets without actually buying commodities enables the managers of the <b>RS Global Natural Resources Fund</b> (RSNRX) to look beyond such basics as the fluctuating price of corn.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 08, 2007
Tax changes mean fiduciary issues