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ALTERNATIVES MAY 14, 2009
Treasury asks for control of derivatives market

The legislative proposal is the administration's first major step in overhauling the nation's financial regulatory system.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 13, 2009
Bank of England sees slow economic recovery in U.K.

The British economy has a 50-50 chance of returning to growth by the middle of 2010, says the U.K.'s central bank.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAY 13, 2009
ETF industry grew even amid market volatility

Exchange traded funds have fared relatively well during the financial crisis, but haven’t been immune to market volatility.

By David Hoffman
ALTERNATIVES MAY 12, 2009
Median home prices plummet a record 14% in first quarter

Home prices fell in nearly nine out of every 10 U.S. cities in the first quarter of this year as first-time buyers looking for bargains dominated the market.

By D Hampton
ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2009
Lawyer set to plead guilty to huge hedge fund fraud

A prominent lawyer accused of defrauding hedge funds of at least $400 million is expected to plead guilty Monday to charges that carry a potential sentence of decades in prison.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2009
Despite market gains, March sees major fund redemptions

Investors pulled $87.6 billion out of stock, bond, mixed-equity and money market mutual funds in March, the highest net redemption total since September 2008, according to a report released today by New York-based Lipper Inc.

By Sue Asci
ALTERNATIVES MAY 11, 2009
Hedge funds on upswing, but lag behind broader indexes

Hedge funds gained almost 4% in April, but failed to keep pace with the surging broad market indexes.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 11, 2009
Money market mutual funds hit record low in April

The average yield for money market mutual funds hit a record low in April, according to Crane Data LLC.

By Sue Asci
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 11, 2009
Turner Investment Partners introduces long/short equity fund

Turner Investment Partners Inc. today announced the launch of a mutual fund that will invest in six long-short equity strategies.

By Sue Asci
EQUITIES MAY 10, 2009
Non-traditional strategies dominate in equity funds

Equity managers overall got a boost at the end of the first quarter, thanks to the March rally, but the firms at the top of the performance charts for the 12-month period ended March 31 were those that followed non-traditional strategies, according to Morningstar Inc.'s database of separate accounts and collective investment trusts.

By Rob Kozlowski
FIXED INCOME MAY 10, 2009
Bond portfolios that played it safe fared best

Safety reigns supreme this year, with managers of long-duration and government bond strategies taking six of the top 10 spots in Morningstar Inc.'s database of separate accounts and collective investment trusts for the year ended March 31.

By Timothy Inklebarger
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 10, 2009
Neuberger Berman targets brokers, advisers

Executives of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, now running the $155 billion money manager as an independent firm, plan to share some of their institutional-only investment strategies with investment advisers and individuals for the first time.

By Mark Bruno
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 10, 2009
Mutual fund sales, advice tilt toward fee-based model

Sales of mutual funds through brokers and financial advisers continued to shift toward fee-based compensation last year, while the trend toward fee-for-advice distribution accelerated, according to a study released last week by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting LLC.

By David Hoffman
ALTERNATIVES MAY 10, 2009
Critics question whether endowment model should be used by individual investors

Some industry observers are questioning whether an endowment model of investing — as popularized by the Yale University endowment fund — should be used for individual investors.

By Dan Jamieson
ETFS MAY 10, 2009
ETF giant iShares is going after 401(k) market

Led by the iShares exchange traded fund group, exchange traded funds are poised to break the stranglehold that mutual funds have on 401(k) retirement plans.

By David Hoffman
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 10, 2009
Employees don't understand target funds, survey shows

Employees don't understand target date funds, and that could spell trouble for employers.

By Timothy Inklebarger
ALTERNATIVES MAY 08, 2009
Hedge fund honcho to pay $62M for fraud charges

Michael Lauer, the head of two Connecticut hedge funds, was ordered to pay more than $62 million to settle charges he defrauded investors of more than $500 million by manipulating securities prices and lying about the holdings of his funds, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced today.

By Sara Hansard
ALTERNATIVES MAY 07, 2009
Hedge fund industry finding even keel, Credit Suisse/Tremont report suggests

An analysis of the hedge fund industry’s first-quarter activity indicates that the $1.3 trillion industry is stabilizing, according to Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index LLC in New York.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 07, 2009
European Central Bank cuts key rate to 1%

The European Central Bank cut its main interest rate by a quarter point to 1 percent Thursday and is poised to unveil more measures to help boost the 16-nation euro zone economy.

By Associated Press
RIAS MAY 05, 2009
Mutual fund sales, financial advice tilt toward fee-based compensation model

Sales of mutual funds through brokers and financial advisers continued to shift toward fee-based compensation last year, while the trend toward fee-for-advice distribution accelerated, according to a study released today by Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting LLC.

By David Hoffman