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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 14, 2008
Sentinel launches two do-good mutual funds

Expanding into what some industry observers see as a significant growth area, Sentinel Asset Management Inc. last week launched two funds focused on socially conscious investing.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 14, 2008
Labor Department hears 401(k) providers on fee-disclosure regs

Service providers to 401(k) plans should not be required to be fiduciaries of the plans, the Department of Labor is being told.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 11, 2008
London hedge fund sued for late trading

Headstart Advisers and its chief investment adviser, Najy N. Nasser, reaped $198 million in illicit profits, the SEC alleges.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 11, 2008
Zurich Financial cuts 400 jobs

Zurich Financial Services announced that it is cutting 400 jobs at its North American business insurance unit.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS APR 11, 2008
Actively managed ETF launched

Invesco PowerShares Capital Management also has launched an actively managed fixed-income ETF.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 11, 2008
Vanguard adds adviser to two funds

Baillie Gifford Overseas will be added as an adviser to its $6.9 billion Global Equity Fund and the $980 million Growth Equity Fund.

By Bloomberg
ADVISOR NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2008
Retirement angst reaches 18-year high

Less than 20% of American workers feel confident that they will be able to afford a comfortable retirement .

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2008
Hedge fund scoops up ex-Bear exec

Jerry Bailey, former senior advisory director at Bear Stearns Merchant Bank, is joining Halcyon Asset Management.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 09, 2008
Lord Abbett cuts fees on three funds

Lord Abbett has lowered the front-end sales charge on three of its short-term, fixed-income mutual funds to 2.25%, from 3.25%.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2008
Morningstar sees end to sinking fund fees

The average asset-weighted expense ratio for mutual funds in 2007 was 0.90%, remaining flat from the previous year.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 07, 2008
Insurance lobby creates PAC

The Association for Advanced Life Underwriting has created a political action committee, the organization announced.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 07, 2008
Henderson fund aims for concentration

Having watched the as-sets under management in the <b>Henderson International Opportunities Fund</b> (HFOAX) double to $3.9 billion over the past year, manager Iain Clark is satisfied that the portfolio was positioned in advance to handle the flood of inflows.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
Hedge funds lag market indicators

The Hennessee Hedge Fund Index declined 1.9% last month and is off 3.5% year-to-date through March 31.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 07, 2008
ICI pushes for a global mutual fund model

If U.S. mutual funds are going to compete effectively in the international marketplace, a new global fund model needs to be created, according to the fund industry's leading trade group.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
Hedge funds grew 14.5% in 2007

Despite the recent turmoil throughout the financial markets, the hedge fund industry appears to be alive and well, according to the latest calculations showing that the number of funds grew by 14.5% last year, but some say the data may be suspect.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ETFS APR 07, 2008
'New-product czar' needed, SEC commissioner says

SEC commissioner Paul S. Atkins is continuing his campaign for a &quot;new-product czar&quot; to shepherd products through the agency's Byzantine approval process.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 07, 2008
U.S., U.K. hedge fund groups join forces

The Managed Funds Association has announced a collaborative partnership with the London's Alternative Investment Management Association.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 07, 2008
AIG chief takes pay-package cut

CEO Martin Sullivan's pay package was sliced by one-third after AIG reported a 56% drop in annual profit in its 2007 net.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2008
Moguls see opportunity in distressed debt

&#8220;I wouldn&#8217;t invest in U.S. assets today, but I would buy U.S. paper,&#8221; said Sam Zell, chairman of several REITS.

By Bloomberg
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2008
Struggling REITs ripe for the picking

&#8220;This is probably one of the most exciting times [for REITs],&#8221; said Marty Cohen, co-chairman and co-CEO of Cohen &amp; Steers.

By Bloomberg