The firm is responding to criticism that ratings firms underrate municipal debt relative to corporate bonds.
The index of leading indicators that gauges future business activity fell 0.3% in February, the fifth straight month of decline.
A cap on fees for Class C mutual fund shares looks like it will make its way into a rule on 12(b)-1 fees.
Firms with less than $500 million in assets under management have been most affected, said David DeVoe, senior director of mergers and acquisitions for Schwab Institutional in San Francisco.
W.P. Carey & Co. was accused of selling more than $235 million of an affiliated REIT's shares without a registration statement.
401(k) participants who have borrowed from their investments rose from 9% in 2005 to 18% in 2007.
The firm reported first-quarter net income of $1.5 billion, compared with $2.7 billion in the year-ago period.
During last year's fourth quarter, 288 new funds were launched and 154 funds were liquidated, according to HFR.
The index for finished goods other than foods and energy moved up 0.5 percent after a 0.4% increase in January.
AIG will pay $13.5 million to settle an investigation involving its alleged sham reinsurance deal with General Re.
