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ALTERNATIVES OCT 15, 2007
Players swing at hedge fund pitch

Four prominent Major League Baseball players are major investors in a hedge fund that was launched last spring, according to Bloomberg.

MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2007
Franklin Resources ripped on Sudan

In its quest to push for divestment in Sudan, the San Francisco Bay Area Darfur Coalition has decided to go underground to fight a major mutual fund company.

RIA NEWS OCT 15, 2007
'Terror-free' investing draws public pension plans

Across the country, states are considering plans to apply "terror-free" investing strategies to their public pensions.

REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 15, 2007
Banks to create fund to head off asset sale

The Master-Liquidity Enhancement Conduit seeks to prevent an asset fire sale and to stimulate credit markets.

FINTECH OCT 15, 2007
Time for second look at SMA platforms

Independent advisers who are interested in separately managed account platforms but have always thought they were too expensive may want to take a fresh look at what is out there today.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2007
There's no defense for the lack of 401(k) fee disclosure

Participants in 401(k) plans deserve to know exactly how much of their money is paying for their funds and services.

RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2007
Miller may drop requirement for index fund from 401(k) bill

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller, D-Calif., is expected to remove a controversial requirement from his 401(k) bill that a low-cost index fund be included in all such plans, said an industry official.

RIA NEWS OCT 12, 2007
Consumers spend despite price boosts

Rising energy costs bumped overall producer prices up 1.1% during, but consumers were happy to open their wallets.

RIA NEWS OCT 12, 2007
Richest get even richer

The wealthiest Americans took a record slice of the income pie in 2005, according to an IRS report.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 12, 2007
Nebraska insurance director dies

Nebraska insurance director L.Tim Wagner died on Tuesday, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.