The funds gained some momentum during the quarter ended June 30, but are still struggling, according to HFR.
Paul Eustace will pay more than $279 million in restitution to settle charges that he defrauded commodity pool participants.
The firm saw net income slip to $49.6 million from $55.8 million in the year-ago period.
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Bros. had their earnings estimates slashed by Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.
The SEC chairman said investigations will go beyond the banks and include the brokerages that sold the investments.
LandCap Partners has announced plans to buy $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia Corp.
The cost of doing business increased to a 26-year high while housing starts crumbled to a 17-year low.
Confidence among global institutional investors declined this month, led by a steep drop among North American investors.
Under IRC Section 108, certain exceptions allow a taxpayer to exclude COD income from gross income.
Many of the country's largest companies expect corporate charitable giving to remain flat or decrease this year.
