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ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2007
Merrill accelerated Bear hedge debacle

Merrill Lynch helped speed up the deterioration of one of Bear Stearns' collapsed hedge funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2007
Barclays launches Int'l REIT ETFs

Barclays Global Investors today launched the first iShare ETF to invest in international real estate via real estate investment trusts.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 02, 2007
Two major hedge funds post losses

The Raptor Fund fell 9% last month, while Caxton Associates' flagship hedge fund fell about 3%.,

RIA NEWS AUG 02, 2007
Waddell promises platform for top reps

Waddell & Reed will offer its advisers updated technology and a new outside platform for its top 300 reps.

RIA NEWS AUG 01, 2007
Star reps to divvy $28M in bonuses

For the second consecutive year, LPL Financial Services is giving a bump to its bigger-producing registered reps.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2007
Bear Stearns hit with claim over losses

Bear Stearns and several of its asset management employees are the subject of an arbitration claim by an investor who suffered losses in one of the company’s structured credit hedge funds.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2007
Another Bear hedge fund on the rocks

A third Bear Stearns hedge fund is in trouble due to the subprime mortgage market, according to published reports.

FIXED INCOME AUG 01, 2007
Lehman debuts muni index swap

Lehman Brothers launched the Lehman Brothers Municipal Index Swap, according to published reports.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2007
JPMorgan grows Asia hedge fund unit

JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services has expanded its Asia business with a pair of hires in its Hong Kong office.

ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2007
Tax change would hobble deals, say execs

Private equity executives today warned the Senate that higher taxes on carried interest would severely harm enterprises.