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ALTERNATIVES MAY 31, 2007
Man Group to launch hedge fund IPO

Hedge fund manager Man Group plans to list one of its hedge funds on the NYSE this fall – and today announced a strong annual profit.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 31, 2007
Idaho hedge fund manager pleads guilty

The former head of an Idaho hedge fund firm pleaded guilty to securities fraud, according to published reports.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 30, 2007
Goldman's lead hedge fund takes hit

Global Alpha, Goldman Sachs’ flagship hedge fund, fell 3.4% during the first four months of this year.

RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 29, 2007
New 401(k) platform features iShares

A new 401(k) plan featuring iShares ETFs from Barclays Global Investors is now available.

ETFS MAY 29, 2007
State Street to launch SPDR ETFs

State Street Global Advisors announced five new fixed-income SPDR ETFs will begin trading on the American Stock Exchange tomorrow.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 29, 2007
Atkins eyed as CFTC head, says report

Paul S. Atkins, a commissioner of the SEC, is in line to head up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Financial Times reported.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2007
Presto! SEC loses another battle Cookware maker

WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission is on a roll in the courts — but not a good one.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 29, 2007
RiverSource aims to improve image

RiverSource Funds — formerly American Express Funds — ranked as last year’s third-best-performing mutual fund group by one measure and now is waging a battle to improve its image and reverse investor outflows by sometime next year.

ETFS MAY 29, 2007
Slim pickings for Russell 2000 arbitrageurs

Arbitrageurs looking to profit from the annual reconstitution of the small-cap Russell 2000 Index next month will have a more difficult time of it this year, according to some industry experts.

ETFS MAY 29, 2007
First Trust places a wager on the alpha craze

PHILADELPHIA — First Trust Advisors LP is betting that investors will want exchange traded funds that seek alpha.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 25, 2007
One-third of managers to beef up outsourcing

One-third of investment management firms will increase their use of outsourcing over the next two years.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 25, 2007
‘CAT’ bond fund brings in the scratch

Pioneer Investments today has launched the Pioneer Diversified High Income Trust.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 24, 2007
JPMorgan hedge manager rockets to 1st place

JPMorgan Asset Management is now the world’s largest hedge fund managers, according to Alpha Magazine’s 2007 list of “The Hedge Fund 100.”

ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2007
Gotham founds cancer research prize

Two hedge fund managers have joined forces with scientists to launch a $1 million prize for cancer research.

ETFS MAY 23, 2007
Lipper launches target-risk ETFs

Lipper Inc. of New York announced today it has created a suite of target-risk fund benchmarks made up exclusively of exchange traded funds.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 23, 2007
UBS sued by ex-hedge fund

Defunct hedge fund Wood River Partners LP is suing its prime broker, UBS, for $200 million.

ETFS MAY 22, 2007
Euronext profits down, revenues up

Euronext NV today reported a 4.4% profit loss during the first quarter, due to a reclassification of the company’s stake in LCH.Clearnet.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 22, 2007
Hedge funds return 2.04% in April

Hedge fund returns were up in April but fell short of several leading major indicators.

ETFS MAY 21, 2007
Vanguard files for fifth ETF

The Vanguard Group Inc. announced it filed a registration statement with the SEC for its fifth international exchange traded fund.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2007
Merrill buys big stake in GSO hedge fund

Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. is purchasing a 20% minority stake in a hedge fund with $8 billion in assets under management.