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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.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 10, 2007
Advisers are seeing bargains in the wake of subprime mess

The subprime-mortgage crisis, pushed along by the high-profile collapse of two Bear Stearns Cos. Inc. hedge funds this summer, is turning out to be a boon for money managers looking to pick up bargains.

ETFS SEP 10, 2007
Volatile market sends many investors to ProShare ETFs

Recent market volatility has been good for ProShare Advisors LLC. The gyrations have drawn attention to its 52 exchange traded funds, all of which use leverage to provide short or magnified exposure to various indexes.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 10, 2007
NFL veteran’s financial strategy relies on rock band, real estate

It’s only nine in the morning on this late-July day, but Tom Ensign’s white dress shirt is already blotted with dark circles of perspiration. Mr. Ensign, president and chief executive of Provest Management Group, is standing on a football field under a blazing-hot sun, which still is rising in a cloudless blue sky. The pungent smell of earth and grass hangs languidly in the hot, thick air.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2007
Tax-deferral cap weighed for managers

Another threat to hedge fund managers: A new proposal may keep them from deferring taxes on compensation, The Wall Street Journal reports.

FIXED INCOME SEP 06, 2007
Is China dumping U.S. Treasuries?

A steep fall in bonds has led to speculation that China may be pulling its funds from the U.S., The Telegraph said.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 05, 2007
July hedge fund outflows at $32 billion

Hedge funds overall experienced outflows of $32 billion in July, according to data from the TrimTabs/Barclay Hedge Fund Report.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 05, 2007
Holders in tapped funds want to replace bear

A group of investors in Bear Stearns’ two deflated hedge funds want to replace the funds’ general partner and director.

ETFS SEP 05, 2007
Van Eck agri-ETF says 'MOO'

Van Eck Global launched the Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF on the American Stock Exchange today.

ETFS SEP 04, 2007
ETFs edge up in August

ETF Insider's ETF 50 Index increased by 0.6% in August, following two consecutive months of declines.

ALTERNATIVES SEP 04, 2007
NYC lags Greenwich in take-home pay

New York City houses the bulk of the investment banking industry, but it holds second place when it comes to weekly pay.

MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2007
Fund firms beef up alternative offerings

PHILADELPHIA — Despite concerns from financial advisers, more mainstream mutual fund companies are spicing up their fund lineups with products that employ strategies long used by hedge funds.