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ETFS MAR 17, 2008
Fund industry's ETN challenge may backfire

The mutual fund industry's push for raising taxes on exchange-traded notes may come back to hurt the industry when it asks Congress to defer taxes on mutual funds, the ranking minority member of a House Ways and Means subcommittee said.

OPINION MAR 17, 2008
DOL proposes full disclosure plan

Ambrose Bierce, the famous American journalist, defined the word "oath" as a "solemn appeal to the deity, made binding upon the conscience by a penalty for perjury."

MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 17, 2008
Mutual fund firms offer clients access to private equity

In a bid for higher returns amid a dismal stock market environment, some mutual fund companies are offering investors access to high-risk private-equity investments.

RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2008
WaMu's executive bonuses ignite backlash

Washington Mutual Inc.'s annual shareholder meeting April 15 will be no love fest.

RIA NEWS MAR 17, 2008
New exchanges to the rescue?

Companies holding auction-rate securities have a new escape option: an emerging secondary market for trading the now-illiquid instruments.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION MAR 14, 2008
SEC charges execs with insider trading

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the vice chairman of the International Securities Exchange and two financial consultants with alleged insider trading.

RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2008
CPI holds steady

Cheaper gas prices were a major reason the consumer price index was unchanged in February.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2008
Jackson National’s earnings rise

Jackson National Life reported today a 14% earnings increase and $4.1 billion in revenue for 2007.

ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2008
Carlyle Capital shares take a tumble

Carlyle group's David Rubenstein looks to help investors that suffered losses.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 14, 2008
Advisers focus more on health of insurance carriers