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ALTERNATIVES AUG 21, 2007
Hedge fund thief nabbed in Greece

Angelo Haligiannis was arrested in Greece and then freed pending an extradition hearing next week.

RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2007
Subprime fallout breeds new kind of ‘vulture’ fund

Money managers are finding a bevy of opportunities in the subprime-mortgage fallout.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2007
ING offers high-growth-rate VA

The variable annuity has a withdrawal base that will grow at least 7% annually during its first 10 years.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2007
SEC debuts e-filing for mutual funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun its voluntary electronic filing program for mutual funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2007
Hedge funds stay afloat in June

Equity markets pulled back during June, but hedge funds still posted positive returns, according to the Lipper Hedge Funds Insight report.

MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 20, 2007
Vanguard urges target-date benchmarks

The lack of a benchmark is impeding the growth of target-date funds, according to The Vanguard Group.

ETFS AUG 20, 2007
ETF assets predicted to top $2 trillion

Total assets under management globally in ETFs are expected to top $2 trillion by 2011, up from $669 billion as of June 30, according to a report by Morgan Stanley.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE AUG 20, 2007
SEC’s principal trade proposal raises new fears

Some financial advisers fear that a proposal backed by the Financial Planning Association that would allow brokers to make principal trades in their fee-based accounts would result in a new loophole that brokers can use to skirt investment adviser regulations.

FINTECH AUG 20, 2007
Migrating to specialized planning software

Financial advisers sometimes outgrow relationships — including relationships with software.

RIA NEWS AUG 20, 2007
Younger workers better savers, but advisers take a pass

CHICAGO — Younger workers are ahead of other generations when it comes to saving for retirement, but advisers still tend to prefer older and wealthier clients.