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FIXED INCOME AUG 24, 2007
Pimco's Gross is buying bank bonds

The founder and managing director of Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying debt of investment banks.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2007
Troubled Goldman fund on upswing

Goldman Sachs's Global Equity Opportunities hedge fund gained 12% last week after the firm injected it with $3 billion in cash.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2007
London hedge fund gets summer trim

GLG's European Long-Short, with more than $2 billion in assets, lost 4.4% in value during the first 10 days Of August.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 22, 2007
'Carried interest' no cash cow, says study

Raising taxes on private equity managers probably won’t generate a whole lot of money, according to a new study.

ETFS AUG 22, 2007
Claymore ETFs bow on NYSE

Claymore has launched three ETFs based on Morningstar Super Sector Indexes on the New York Stock Exchange.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2007
FBR takes $57M loss on securities sale

FBR took a $57 million loss after selling $4.95 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2007
Hedge fund thief nabbed in Greece

Angelo Haligiannis was arrested in Greece and then freed pending an extradition hearing next week.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2007
SEC debuts e-filing for mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun its voluntary electronic filing program for mutual funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2007
Hedge funds stay afloat in June

Equity markets pulled back during June, but hedge funds still posted positive returns, according to the Lipper Hedge Funds Insight report.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2007
Vanguard urges target-date benchmarks

The lack of a benchmark is impeding the growth of target-date funds, according to The Vanguard Group.

ETFS AUG 20, 2007
ETF assets predicted to top $2 trillion

Total assets under management globally in ETFs are expected to top $2 trillion by 2011, up from $669 billion as of June 30, according to a report by Morgan Stanley.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 17, 2007
Newly formed REIT files $250 million IPO

Chimera Investment Corp., a newly formed specialty finance company that will invest in mortgages, filed to raise up to $250 million through an initial public offering.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2007
Hedge fund crooner sings the blues

Country songs aren’t just about losing your dog, your truck and your wife—they’re also about losing your hedge fund.

ETFS AUG 15, 2007
ETF to deal in carbon emissions

XShares filed a registration statement with the SEC to offer ETFs in AirShares EU Carbon Allowances Fund.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2007
Goldman cuts hedge fund fees

Goldman Sachs has slashed fees for its Global Equity Opportunities hedge fund.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2007
Most HFR indexes dip in July

Performance was negative in July for 12 of 21 hedge fund indexes created by Hedge Fund Research.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2007
KKR presses on with IPO

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is forging on with its IPO despite treacherous conditions in the credit markets.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2007
Deadline may prompt hedge withdrawals

As skittish investors run away from risk, fund managers expect to see a pile of redemption notices tomorrow.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2007
Senate eyes hedge fund lending

The Senate is investigating another tax perk enjoyed by the hedge fund industry.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 13, 2007
Goldman pumps $3B into flailing fund

Goldman Sachs’s Global Equity Opportunities fund lost $1 billion last week, prompting a $3 billion injection.