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ALTERNATIVES NOV 07, 2008
Biz partner’s troubles could hurt REIT

Developers Diversified Realty Corp., a shopping center real estate investment trust that has struggled with debt issues, faces yet another headache.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 07, 2008
New York Life declines Fed’s money

New York Life Insurance Co. said it won’t participate in the Department of the Treasury’s capital-purchase program.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME NOV 07, 2008
Lack of clarity undermines TARP, firms say

Fully 91% of firms said a lack of clarity about the way the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program works is making them less willing to participate in it.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 07, 2008
Barclays Global unveils two new ETFs

Barclays launched the iShares S&P Short Term National Municipal Bond Fund (SUB) and the iShares Barclays Agency Bond Fund (AGZ).

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2008
Cigna downgraded to ‘negative’

The outlook of Cigna Corp., a Philadelphia-based health insurer, has been downgraded to “negative” by Standard and Poor’s of New York.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 06, 2008
Nationwide remains ‘negative,’ according to S&P

Nationwide Financial Services Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, will remain on CreditWatch “negative,” Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services of New York said today.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 06, 2008
Direxion introduces triple-leverage ETFs

Direxion Shares this week for its first time launched ETFs that have a goal of returning 300% of the performance of their underlying indexes, either on the positive side or the inverse.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 05, 2008
Ambac, MBIA, Marsh & McLennan

Ambac posted a third-quarter loss of $2.43 billion, or $8.45 per share, as it set aside $3 billion to cover anticipated claims.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 04, 2008
Goldman hedge fund takes mighty fall

A $989 million loss by a Goldman Sachs fund year-to-date through September offers more proof that in the hedge fund space, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 04, 2008
Actively managed funds under seige

Actively managed mutual funds are facing more pressure for market share from exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, structured notes and 130/30 funds, according to a study released today by Financial Research Corp.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 04, 2008
The Hartford to pink-slip 500 employees

The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. has announced that it will lay off 500 employees — about 1.6% of its total work force — this month, citing falling revenue and investment losses.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 03, 2008
KKR puts IPO plans on hold

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, a 32-year-old private-equity firm, is delaying plans to become a public company, due largely to the credit crisis, which has cut the value of its investments.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 03, 2008
Cash drains from ETNs in September

Investors pulled $581 million out of exchange traded notes in September, leaving a total $5.5 billion, according to the latest data from Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 03, 2008
The Hartford insists it has enough capital

The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. today reassured the public that it indeed has sufficient capital — though it is lower than previously forecasted.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 03, 2008
Mass Mutual announces $1.35 billion dividend

The total payout for 2009 reflects a dividend interest rate of 7.6% on new eligible participating life insurance policies.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 02, 2008
New index takes quantitative approach to sector plays

A financial advisory firm is betting that investors who use a quantitative formula — rather than emotion and panic — to move in and out of stocks will get through Wall Street's roller coaster ride with their pocketbooks largely intact.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES NOV 02, 2008
Single-family offices moving forward on hedge funds

Advisers for ultrawealthy investors are bullish on hedge funds, with many planning to increase their allocations to the alternative investments next year, according to a new study.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 02, 2008
Two community funds doing well

They aren't necessarily the first mutual funds that come to mind as a place to take cover during turbulent markets, but two funds that invest in mortgage-backed securities with an eye towards community development are doing relatively well.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES NOV 02, 2008
New LTC products are

Innovative long term care insurance products are on the horizon as the industry seeks to appeal to more clients.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 02, 2008
Foreign stocks hit with one-two punch

Advisers are struggling to deal with clients' exposure to foreign stocks.

By Bloomberg