Hedge fund assets have increased by 11% in the past six months, according to HFM.
Load funds significantly underperform a buy-and-hold strategy with the same funds, says the Zero Alpha Group.
The Bank of America report identifies 12 donor types and how they go about giving away their money.
Schwab Charitable Fund has reduced the minimum donation to open a charitable gift account from $10,000 to $5,000.
Investors in Bear Stearns' two collapsed hedge funds have filed arbitration claims against firm, according to Reuters.
Merrill's new CEO will receive 46,304 shares of restricted stock that will vest over the next three years.
The regulator is investigating whether financial entities are investing in hedge funds in order to share inside information.
The European Central Bank held its key interest rate at 4%, while The Bank of England cut interest by a quarter-point.
The ETF seeks to track the total return performance of the Lehman Brothers High Yield Very Liquid Index.
A report from UCLA says the U.S. will escape recession in 2008, but most polled by Bloomberg aren't buying it.
