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MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 24, 2007
Return of growth stocks may entice fund companies

With growth-oriented stocks poised to make a comeback, many mutual fund companies may soon be forced to weigh the power of lessons learned from the burst of the dot-com bubble against the allure of growth.

ETFS SEP 20, 2007
William Henson hired as XShares' CEO

The firm, with $100 million in assets under management, focuses on introducing exchange traded funds.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2007
JPMorgan HFS to service FRM

FRM, a London-based global hedge fund manager, will transition its assets to JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 19, 2007
Goldman to keep Alpha fund going

Goldman's Global Alpha managers sent a letter to investors saying they would keep the fund open.

FIXED INCOME SEP 19, 2007
Court reverses FSA ruling

It’s the latest chapter in whether insurers can sue participants in a municipal bond transactions for securities fraud.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2007
NovaStar sheds REIT stuff

NovaStar, the troubled residential lender, will give up its status as a real estate investment trust.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 18, 2007
SEC eyes hedge funds for insider trading

The regulator is probing for relationships between managers, employees, family members and public companies.

ETFS SEP 17, 2007
ETF veteran signs on with IndexIQ

Agustin “Gus” J. Fleites is now the president of IndexIQ Advisors, a new asset management subsidiary of IndexIQ.

EMERGING MARKETS SEP 17, 2007
The new China syndrome is soaring stock prices

Recent recalls of Chinese products, including poisonous pet food and toys coated in lead paint, are having little effect on red-hot Chinese stocks.

ETFS SEP 17, 2007
Two proposed ETFs plan to tap private equity

Despite a downturn in private-equity returns, two new exchange traded funds providing investors access to that space may soon be launched. The proposed ETFs — one from PowerShares Capital Management LLC of Wheaton, Ill., and the other from Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco — would join what is the only private-equity ETF in existence: the PowerShares Listed Private Equity Fund.

ETFS SEP 14, 2007
U.S. ETF assets jump in August

U.S. ETF assets rose 13% in August, with inflows of $22.2 billion, according to a report by State Street Global Markets.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 14, 2007
Hedge fund turmoil tars hot art market

High-flying hedgies like to show off their good taste — and extreme wealth — by investing in art.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2007
Sachs' Global Alpha takes August plunge

Goldman Sachs flagship hedge fund lost more than 20% of its value in August, its largest monthly fall.

ETFS SEP 13, 2007
State Street launches muni bond ETF

On average, the securities in the SPDR Lehman Municipal Bond ETF index have a credit quality of AA1/AAA.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 12, 2007
Citigroup's Old Lane loses 5.9% in August

Unprofitable investments in debt and emerging markets have devoured the value of Old Lane, Bloomberg said.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2007
REIT files for $1.5 billion IPO

American Realty Capital Trust, under chief executive Nicholas Schorsch, plans to sell up to 150 million common shares, raising as much as $1.5 billion.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2007
Clipped bonuses for hedge fund managers

Turmoil in the credit markets will take a big bite out of hedge fund managers' bonuses this year, according to a report.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 11, 2007
Columbia to market Excelsior Funds

The addition of the 26 funds is the result of the recent Bank of America acquisition of U.S. Trust Corp.

ETFS SEP 10, 2007
First muni ETF debuts on AMEX

The iShares S&P National Municipal Bond Fund from Barclays Global Investors won’t be the last.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2007
Hedge funds lose ground in August

Hedge funds lost 1.31% in August, marking the first negative returns since July 2006, according to HFR.