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LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 24, 2007
Insurer settles bid-rigging case for $115M

The Hartford said it has reached a $115 million settlement with three states to resolve a bid rigging and market timing case.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2007
Correction

An article about Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fund indexes revising performance data did not include a correct comparison of indexes.

By D Hampton
ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2007
Hedge funds inflows dip below 1Q

Hedge funds pulled in $58.7 billion in new flows during the second quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 23, 2007
Suitability czar plan raises questions

Is the creation of a top-level suitability monitoring job by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America a step forward in annuity marketing or a defensive position in response to a battery of lawsuits?

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 23, 2007
Morningstar reverses stance on board governance

PHILADELPHIA — Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund research company, is backing off its long-held position that fund boards that oversee multiple funds are less effective stewards than those responsible for just a few funds.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 23, 2007
Sentinel’s changing of the guard a way to get distributors’ attention

BOSTON — Say goodbye to the Green Mountain Boy. As part of an ambitious growth strategy designed to get its mutual funds noticed by distributors, Montpelier, Vt.-based Sentinel Asset Management Inc. is retiring its decades-old icon.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 20, 2007
Senate eyes insurer sales to seniors

The Senate opened an investigation into insurers that use suspect tactics when dealing with seniors.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 20, 2007
Robin Hood stops investing in rich

The Robin Hood Foundation said it would stop investing in its donors’ and board members’ hedge funds.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 19, 2007
Hedge index revises its numbers

The failing subprime mortgage market caused a hedge fund index to revise its performance returns.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 19, 2007
HFR unveils Asian indicies

Hedge Fund Research Inc. today introduced five new indices to track hedge fund performance in Asian markets.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2007
Downturn feared for credit derivatives

Global credit derivatives totals spiked 113% in 2006, but that streak is threatened by recent hedge fund disasters.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 18, 2007
Bear Stearns hedge funds tapped out

Investors in Bear Stearns’ two failed hedge funds have lost their money and will probably not get it back, according to published reports.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JUL 18, 2007
Boost muni market oversight, says Cox

The SEC chief wants Congress to mandate more oversight of the $2.4 trillion municipal bond market.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 17, 2007
Willis settles Florida fee cases

Willis Group Holdings. today agreed to reimburse about $2.6 million to cities and counties throughout Florida.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 17, 2007
Assurant execs on leave after SEC notice

Insurance provider Assurant put its CEO and CFO on administrative leave after regulators notified the two executives that they may face civil charges.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Blackstone: Loophole report a 'myth'

Blackstone has slammed a story saying the private equity giant is using a loophole to get millions back in taxes.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Henderson sinks $1B into Asian real estate

London's Henderson Global Investors will launch a $1 billion fund focused on Asian real estate, according to a Financial Times report.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 16, 2007
Robin Hood eyed for giving to rich

The Robin Hood Foundation is under scrutiny by Congress for investing charitable money into its donors’ and members’ hedge funds, Bloomberg reported.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 16, 2007
Ex-exec sues Marsh & McLennan

An ex-COO is suing the company, saying he was unfairly compensated in the wake of a bid-rigging scandal.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 16, 2007
Lincoln’s departing CEO nixes analyst speculation

Jon A. Boscia’s retirement announcement this month has nothing to do with the company’s merger prospects or its financial performance, according to the chief executive and chairman of Lincoln Financial Group.

By Bloomberg