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ETFS OCT 04, 2007
Rydex ETF Essentials for investors debuts

Rydex has kicked off a web initiative to put investors in the know about exchange traded funds.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 02, 2007
Morgan Stanley raises $1.5 for Asia fund

The private-equity fund will invest in China, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan as well as Japan, India and Australia.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 01, 2007
Alternatives, ETFs deplete stock funds

Investors' increasing appetite for ETFs and alternative investments is sapping money from stock funds — a trend that some say could last for several years.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Subprime crisis breeds opportunity

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 01, 2007
Morningstar stewardship ratings sink

The number of mutual funds receiving the highest possible stewardship grades from investment research provider Morningstar Inc. dropped, while the number receiving the lowest grades increased as a result of the company's Sept. 25 revision of its grading system to impose new, tougher standards.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Pride of the quants

ETFS OCT 01, 2007
First life-cycle ETFs debut

The five TDAX Independence ETFs are a joint venture between TD Ameritrade and XShares Advisors.

ETFS OCT 01, 2007
ETFs weather the fiscal storm

The ETF 50 Index increased 4.7% in September, marking its largest monthly gain this year.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Hedge funds shake summer doldrums

September hedge funds recovered from a sickly August to generate positive returns of 0.85% net of fees for investors.

ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Cazenove and Dexion seek to raise $612M

Investor appetite for hedge funds will be gauged as London-listed closed-end funds are expected to announce plans to raise a combined $612 million.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 01, 2007
401(k) fee disclosure garners attention from Congress

New legislation is being written as congressional interest in 401(k) fee disclosure rules heats up in advance of a round of hearings set for this week.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 01, 2007
Investors scramble to hedge diluted dollar

ALTERNATIVES OCT 01, 2007
Fewer clients waiting till death to part with charitable dollars

More clients are interested in charitable donations while they are still alive to oversee how the money is being spent.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 01, 2007
Muslims have pent-up demand for financial services

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 01, 2007
Blending bonds, high-dividend stocks

ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2007
REIT ETFs begin trading on Big Board

Real estate manager Adelante Capital Management’s Adelante Shares subsidiary and XShares Advisors introduced seven equal-weighted REIT ETFs.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 27, 2007
Vanguard floats new funds of funds

The Vanguard Group today filed for a new series of mutual funds designed to provide monthly payments to retirees.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 27, 2007
Report: Redemptions could bleed hedge funds

Hedge funds are about to see billions wiped out as investors take their money and run, the Financial Times reported.

ETFS SEP 27, 2007
PowerShares launches five ETFs

The PowerShares International Listed Private Equity Portfolio has generated quite a lot of buzz.

ETFS SEP 27, 2007
U.S. ETF assets top $507 billion

Total assets of the 546 ETFs listed in the U.S. rose 3.7% to $507.11 billion in August.