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RIA NEWS FEB 19, 2007
Bank loans thriving as bond option

Bank-loan funds are the beneficiary of a bond market that has made investors leery of most fixed-income investments — particularly junk bonds. Compared with junk-bond funds — to which some consider bank-loan funds an attractive alternative — asset flows into bank-loan funds have remained strong.

ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2007
200 have filed comments on SEC hedge fund plan

WASHINGTON — The SEC’s efforts to protect hedge fund investors have stirred up free market enthusiasts, who are making it clear they don’t want the government limiting their investment options.

RIA NEWS FEB 19, 2007
Budget includes another 529 boon from Bush

A short but significant provision in President Bush’s proposed fiscal 2008 federal budget has cemented his status as the college savings plan industry’s new best friend.

RIA NEWS FEB 19, 2007
These days, it’s no fun being a bond manager

SAN FRANCISCO — A top bond expert made only passing mention of bonds at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.’s 2007 annual conference in San Diego early this month.

ETFS FEB 19, 2007
Barclays targets REITs, but timing may not be right

PHILADELPHIA — Real estate investment trusts have outperformed the broad market for seven years, so it isn’t surprising that exchange traded fund providers want in on the action.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2007
John Hancock ups the ante in cash value guarantees

NEW YORK — John Hancock Life Insurance Co. of Boston this month introduced a policy that guarantees cash values to a greater extent than other types of whole life insurance.

FINTECH FEB 19, 2007
Canadian SRO pressuring gadfly on complaint data

OTTAWA — A tussle has erupted over what to do with complaints against more than 2,000 brokers that the Investment Dealers Association of Canada inadvertently posted on its website.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 19, 2007
MetLife accused of coercing advisers to sell its products

NEW YORK — A securities law firm is seeking class action status for clients who may have been financially damaged by an insurer’s threats and commission incentives designed to skew adviser judgment in favor of proprietary products.

BofA chief's stock options shrink
RIA NEWS FEB 16, 2007
BofA chief's stock options shrink

Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis saw his stock options drop 8% to $10.8 million last year, compared with $11.7 million in 2005, according to Financial News.

ETFS FEB 12, 2007
‘Empty voting’ ploy used by hedge funds is on SEC’s radar

The practice of borrowing company stock to manipulate the outcome of company votes has piqued the interest of the Securities and Exchange Commission and has rekindled a debate over stock lending.