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MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 05, 2007
Record IPO may bring closed-end-fund resurgence

PHILADELPHIA — The successful launch of the closed-end Alpine Total Dynamic Dividend Fund — its initial public offering raised $4.04 billion last month, making it the largest closed-end-fund IPO ever — may signal a resurgence in closed-end funds, industry experts say.

WIREHOUSES FEB 05, 2007
Wachovia to unveil deferred-comp program

IRVINE, Calif. — Wachovia Securities LLC of Richmond, Va., is expected to roll out in coming weeks a significant new incentive program.

FINTECH FEB 05, 2007
Online options trading is getting cheaper

NEW YORK — The online options trading arena is rapidly expanding, as the cost to trade such investments has fallen significantly.

RIA NEWS FEB 05, 2007
Demise of savings may be greatly exaggerated

NEW YORK — The negative savings rate in the United States has been a cause for concern to some economists — who contend that Americans are spending away their futures.

RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 02, 2007
KPMG suffers adverse legal ruling

KPMG LLP endured another blow in its tax shelter case this week, when a federal judge in Texas ruled that tax shelters based on fake bank loans are not legitimate tax write-offs, according to the New York Times.

MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 02, 2007
Thornburg unveils international fund

Thornburg Investment Management Inc. announced today the introduction of the Thornburg International Growth Fund.

REGULATION, LEGAL & COMPLIANCE FEB 02, 2007
DOL clarifies investment advice exemptions

The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration released its first Field Assistance Bulletin of the year, which provides guidance to field investigators regarding an exemption for investment advice in the Pension Protection Act.

RIA NEWS FEB 02, 2007
Consumer sentiment sets record

Lower gas prices and a thriving labor market boosted consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to the monthly index of consumer sentiment that Reuters and the University of Michigan released today.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2007
Hedge fund group to price IPO Feb. 8

ALTERNATIVES FEB 02, 2007
Former hedge fund manager indicted for fraud

The former head of a Hailey, Idaho-based hedge fund was indicted on criminal charges that he carried out a fraudulent scheme that bilked investors out of $88 million, the U.S. Attorney's office said yesterday.