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RIA NEWS NOV 23, 2008
Nuveen creates alternative-investments unit

Even though alternative investments that follow hedge-fund-like strategies are currently frowned upon because of poor absolute performance, Nuveen Investments LLC is betting that such investments once again will be viewed favorably.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2008
Fidelity shakeup signals focus on breakaway brokers

Fidelity Investments' decision last week to replace the head of its adviser unit with an executive from Morgan Stanley is another sign that the former is serious about recruiting more breakaway brokers.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 23, 2008
Warning lights flash for Michigan advisers

As representatives from the American auto industry plead for a multibillion-dollar federal bailout, some financial advisers are already bracing for worst-case scenarios that could leave thousands of autoworkers, retirees and those working in related industries scrambling to fill retirement and health care funding gaps.

ETFS NOV 23, 2008
In dismal market, ETFs take on added allure

In the current economic maelstrom, exchange traded funds are beating mutual funds in the fight for investor dollars — a battle that will have long-term implications for the asset management industry.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 23, 2008
Fund expense ratios headed up in 2009

Mutual funds fees will be going up next year, with market turmoil likely to be the main culprit.

LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 21, 2008
MetLife to include ETFs in variable annuities

MetLife Inc. of New York said that State Street Global Advisors in Boston will subadvise a pair of exchange-traded-fund-focused asset allocation portfolios for the carrier’s variable annuities.

MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 21, 2008
Treasury guarantees Reserve's U.S. Gov't Fund

Reserve Management Co. Inc. has announced that its U.S. Government Fund is now covered by Treasury’s temporary guarantee program for money market funds.

RIA NEWS NOV 21, 2008
Fed heads weigh in on economy

Now that the Federal Reserve Board has cut the federal funds rate to 1%, the focus needs to be on increasing liquidity, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank president James Bullard said yesterday.

ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2008
Hedge funds lost $40 billion in October

The global economic meltdown has walked back the hedge fund industry to where it was at the end of 2006, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago.

OPINION NOV 21, 2008
ETFs: The advisers answer for all markets