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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 09, 2007
Mortgage mess expanding, says AIG

Borrowers just above subprime are reporting more residential mortgage delinquencies, according to AIG.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2007
Hedge fund indexes mark gains

Despite high-profile stories of hedge fund collapses in the last few weeks, two indexes showed overall gains for the industry.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2007
Burned firm sues Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns is being sued over the now-infamous failure two of its hedge funds, published reports said.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 07, 2007
M&M revenue rises 7% in 2Q

Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. announced that earnings per share remained unchanged at 31 cents compared to the year-ago period.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2007
Startup launches real estate index

Radar Logic has licensed its real estate data to three Wall Street firms that will allow investors to bet on which way residential real estate markets are headed.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 07, 2007
Hedge fund stats edge up in July

The HFR Fund Weighted Composite Index increased 0.49% in July and is up 7.99% year-to-date.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2007
Hennessee cleared in Bayou loss

Hennessee Group has been cleared in a lawsuit filed by a client who lost money in the collapsed hedge fund Bayou Group LLC.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 06, 2007
Van Eck Global goes nuclear

Van Eck Global announced that it will launch an exchange traded fund based on nuclear energy.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 06, 2007
Goldman's Global Alpha plunged in July

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s flagship hedge fund fell 8% during the last week of July, according to Financial News.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 06, 2007
Annuity marketers invade video websites

NEW YORK — Middle-aged men in wigs performing a rap song, promises of a “Leadzilla” lead - generation system, and claims of millions of dollars in annual commissions — is this any way to market annuities?

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 06, 2007
Lifetime income offers advisers key sales opportunity

NEW YORK — Having enough income to last until age 90 and beyond is a future problem for baby boomers, but it can be solved now.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2007
Merrill accelerated Bear hedge debacle

Merrill Lynch helped speed up the deterioration of one of Bear Stearns' collapsed hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 03, 2007
Barclays launches Int'l REIT ETFs

Barclays Global Investors today launched the first iShare ETF to invest in international real estate via real estate investment trusts.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 02, 2007
Two major hedge funds post losses

The Raptor Fund fell 9% last month, while Caxton Associates' flagship hedge fund fell about 3%.,

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2007
Another Bear hedge fund on the rocks

A third Bear Stearns hedge fund is in trouble due to the subprime mortgage market, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 01, 2007
Lehman debuts muni index swap

Lehman Brothers launched the Lehman Brothers Municipal Index Swap, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES AUG 01, 2007
Bear Stearns hit with claim over losses

Bear Stearns and several of its asset management employees are the subject of an arbitration claim by an investor who suffered losses in one of the company’s structured credit hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2007
Tax change would hobble deals, say execs

Private equity executives today warned the Senate that higher taxes on carried interest would severely harm enterprises.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2007
JPMorgan grows Asia hedge fund unit

JPMorgan Hedge Fund Services has expanded its Asia business with a pair of hires in its Hong Kong office.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 31, 2007
Cox: No need for hedge fund legislation yet

The SEC doesn’t need legislation right now to beef up its oversight of the hedge fund industry, SEC Chairman Christopher Cox said today.

By Bloomberg