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MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 22, 2007
Fund focuses on world's fast-growing markets

It is difficult to evaluate funds and strategies that haven't yet established a track record, but the <b>Aston/Neptune International Fund (ANIIX) </b>comes to market with a certain pedigree and a legitimate strategy for investing outside the United States.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 22, 2007
A round of applause for style drift

Let's say you paid $7 each back in early 2003 for 1,000 shares of a struggling Cupertino, Calif.-based personal-computer and consumer electronics company that was trading at a fire sale price based on a classic fundamental- valuation metric.

FIXED INCOME OCT 22, 2007
Lord Abbett beefs up muni-bond team

Lord Abbett &amp; Co. has added Marybeth Leithead as a portfolio manager on its Municipal Bond team.

FIXED INCOME OCT 22, 2007
Ruling could raise cost of muni bonds

The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a case that could affect state taxes on municipal bonds, published reports said.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 19, 2007
Merrill rolls out platform for hedge funds

Merrill Lynch has launched an independent broker-neutral platform for its prime brokerage clients in the hedge fund industry.

ETFS OCT 17, 2007
New ETF follows MarketGrader indexes

SPA ETFs, an affiliate of London &amp; Capital, today launched its first U.S. equities-focused ETF on the American Stock Exchange.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2007
Hedge funds revive in third quarter

Hedge funds pulled out of this summer&#8217;s market havoc, recording average returns of 2.44% for the third quarter, according to Morningstar Inc.

FINTECH OCT 15, 2007
Advisers offered new rating yardstick

Financial advisers who are frustrated over perceived shortcomings in mutual-fund- rating systems soon will have a new prism through which to view funds.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2007
Franklin Resources ripped on Sudan

In its quest to push for divestment in Sudan, the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition has decided to go underground to fight a major mutual fund company.

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&#8217; 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 &amp; 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 &amp; 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&#8217; 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.