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ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Citadel nabs another JPMorgan exec

Derek Kaufman, who spent 12 years at JPMorgan, will serve as the hedge fund's senior managing director.

ALTERNATIVES APR 23, 2008
Top manager to depart GLG

Greg Coffey, a portfolio manager with the hedge fund, who oversees $7 billion in assets, is stepping down May 1.

ALTERNATIVES APR 22, 2008
Sales of existing homes drop 2% in March

Sales of existing homes decreased by 2% last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.93 million units.

ALTERNATIVES APR 21, 2008
Unhedged hedge optimism

The current economic and market challenges apparently aren't enough to derail the growth and prosperity of the $2 trillion hedge fund industry, according to a survey of hedge fund managers.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 21, 2008
NAIC slams NAIFA on charter support

“We are certainly ... disappointed that NAIFA’s board would suddenly change course on this important consumer protection issue"

RIA NEWS APR 21, 2008
BofA takes $1.9 billion in write-downs

Bank of America Corp. reported a 77% decline in first-quarter earnings, to $1.21 billion, or $0.23 cents a share.

ETFS APR 21, 2008
Active ETFs are, well, less active

If investors were expecting the first actively managed exchange traded funds to look anything like their mutual fund counterparts, they are probably disappointed by three ETFs that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC introduced this month.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2008
Amid downturn, some financial firms bolster sales staff

While some financial services firms tighten their belts in times of economic uncertainty, others see it as a good time to add sales jobs.

RIA NEWS APR 21, 2008
Embracing strategies based on derivatives

A small but growing number of advisers are turning to derivatives-based strategies to help manage increased levels of market risk.

MUTUAL FUNDS APR 21, 2008
ICA launches FundSelect

Investors Capital Advisory Services has released a new mutual fund wrap program named FundSelect.