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ETFS MAR 26, 2008
PowerShares ETF goes nuclear

PowerShares Global Nuclear Energy Portfolio is designed to track the overall performance of companies in the nuclear energy industry.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 26, 2008
Advisers weigh in on targeted payouts

Roving reporter Aaron Siegel quizzed conference attendees on their views on finance ... and the NCAA tournament.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 25, 2008
Pershing makes annuities available to B-Ds

Annuities are from Principal Financial Group, Symetra Life Insurance and firms affiliated with MetLife Investors.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAR 25, 2008
SSgA starts ETF tracking global bond index

SSgA launched a new ETF that tracks Deutsche Bank’s DB Global Government ex-U.S. Inflation-Linked Bond Capped index.

By D Hampton
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 25, 2008
Aflac shareholders get 'say on pay' vote

Aflac's directors have released a proxy statement inviting its shareholders to vote on performance-based compensation.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2008
Hedge funds hold nearly $2.2 trillion

Assets managed in nearly 10,000 hedge funds totaled $2.16 trillion as of Dec. 31, estimated researchers at Credit Agricole Structured Asset Management in a new report.

By D Hampton
ETFS MAR 25, 2008
Bear launches actively managed ETF

AMEX has launched the Bear Stearns Current Yield Fund today, touting it as the the first actively-managed ETF to hit the market.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 24, 2008
Retirement Income: Advisers still poke holes in retirement income products

Even as the financial services industry scurries to provide advisers with better retirement income vehicles, advisers continue to criticize the new products.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Morgan Stanley streamlines retail management

Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. of New York is cutting its four retail divisions down to two, creating a South/West division and a Northeast/Central division.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Direxion aims to shed light on leveraged-index funds

Educating financial advisers about leveraged-index funds is one goal that Dan O'Neill embraced when he took over last month as Direxion Funds' chief executive.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Donohue: Watch out when marketing managed-payout funds

Mutual funds that offer managed payouts designed to give investors a steady stream of income have caught the attention of Andrew J. "Buddy" Donohue, director of the division of investment management at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Bloomberg
ETFS MAR 24, 2008
Firm plans to launch four credit default swap ETFs

Providers of exchange traded products are developing investments that give investors the ability to more accurately pinpoint risk.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2008
Coast Asset Management readies for growth

In a period of market volatility and anxiety, a Santa Monica, Calif., investment firm is preparing to expand.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
Series trusts gain popularity with funds

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2008
SEC seen capping fees on C shares

The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to issue a proposal by summer that would cap 12(b)-1 fees that investors in Class C mutual fund shares are charged, according to the general counsel of the Investment Company Institute.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2008
Hedge funds forced to sell private-equity holdings

Hedge funds — facing forced margin calls and investment redemptions — are selling off wide swaths of their private-equity-type investments in search of cold hard cash.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 21, 2008
Lehman veteran launches hedge fund

One William Street Capital was founded by David Scherr, who worked for Lehman for 21 years.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME MAR 21, 2008
Muni bonds flee auction-rate securities

Municipal borrowers plan to pull at least $21 billion of bonds out of auction rate securities by May 1, Bloomberg reports.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME MAR 21, 2008
Moody's mulls rating change for muni bonds

The firm is responding to criticism that ratings firms underrate municipal debt relative to corporate bonds.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 20, 2008
Cap on Class C fees in offing

A cap on fees for Class C mutual fund shares looks like it will make its way into a rule on 12(b)-1 fees.

By Bloomberg