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ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2009
Lawyer: Galleon billionnaire no threat to flee charges

A lawyer says a billionaire hedge fund manager charged in a $25 million insider trading case plans to clear his name and is not a flight risk.

By Associated Press
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2009
Galleon Group will pull the plug on its $3.7B hedge fund biz

A hedge fund company whose manager is criminally charged in an insider trading case told clients Wednesday it's shutting down its funds.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 21, 2009
IBM exec shelved after being charged in $20M hedge fund insider trading ring

IBM Corp. put a top executive on leave Monday after he was charged in an insider trading scandal for allegedly leaking secrets about IBM's earnings and financial dealings with corporate partners.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2009
Pax World relaunches Women's Equity Fund with higher standards

The Global Women's Equality Fund seeks to invest in the best companies for women, rather than just screen out those companies that don't meet certain criteria.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2009
RIAs dive deeper into alternatives, brokers still testing the waters: Survey

But use of commodities and absolute-return strategies appears to be universal, according to a survey from Rydex Distributors

By Hilary Johnson
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2009
Wells Fargo and Evergreen to revamp fund lineup

Wells Fargo Funds Management and Evergreen Investment Management are planning a series of fund mergers, reorganizations and liquidations to form the Wells Fargo Advantage Funds family, confirmed Wells Fargo spokeswoman Laura Fay.

By Timothy Inklebarger
ALTERNATIVES DEC 20, 2009
Making a case for increased exposure to real estate

Don't make the mistake of letting this year's powerful rally by real estate investment trusts deter you from considering an allocation to real estate at this point in the cycle.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2009
Retail money fund assets fall by $1.9B

Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $2.59 billion to $3.272 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

By Associated Press
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 18, 2009
China shares down again as stronger dollar saps funds

Chinese shares fell for a fourth day Friday on worries a stronger U.S. dollar and new stock listings will further strain liquidity.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2009
ING's Landesman: Bears have it wrong

The stock market is mistakenly seeing the glass as half empty, says Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas. He cited the stock market's negative start today as evidence of “some cross-currents” that might have investors confused and conflicted.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2009
Current rally: Too far, too fast, too little real recovery

The stock market rally has gone too far too fast, and on too little real economic recovery, claims Tom Samuels, manager of the Palantir Fund (PALIX), a global long/short fund from Palantir Capital Management Ltd.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2009
Best sovereign-debt bet? Not Uncle Sam

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
Federal pay limits create storm at AIG

American International Group Inc. chief executive Robert H. Benmosche's reported threat to quit two weeks ago — and subsequent pledge to continue his work at AIG — sets the stage for a battle over pay curbs while underscoring the enormous challenges AIG still faces, observers say.

By Colleen Mccarthy
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
AIG CEO Robert Benmosche tells employees he plans to remain CEO

American International Group Inc. has released a letter Benmosche sent to employees Wednesday following a Wall Street Journal report that said he was threatening to quit. The Journal said Benmosche has been frustrated by heavy government oversight and cumbersome restrictions on executive pay.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
MassMutual cuts additional 160 workers

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced another series of terminations this week, cutting back 160 posts in its Enfield, Conn., and Springfield, Mass., offices.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
Life settlement firms that hit skids could hurt policy sellers

A recent bankruptcy protection filing by a provider of life settlements raises concerns that consumers in the midst of selling a policy, as well as investors, may get a raw deal in this and similar situations.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
Feds want to get their hands on life settlements, observers say

As states propose and pass rules for oversight of life settlement transactions, industry participants wonder just how far the Securities and Exchange Commission will reach into the market to provide uniform guidance on disclosure and broker registration.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 18, 2009
Insurance industry players, regulators meet to discuss life settlement

State insurance and securities regulators yesterday appealed to members of the Senate for tougher oversight of life settlement transactions in order to curb abuse of senior citizens.

By Darla Mercado
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 17, 2009
World markets down as greenback hits three-month euro high

World stock markets fell Thursday while the dollar strengthened to a three-month high against the euro.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2009
Bill would pave the way for mutual funds to invest in commodities

Mutual funds could invest directly in commodities under legislation introduced Wednesday by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., and Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass.

By Sara Hansard