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MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 23, 2008
Donor fund inflows track volatile market

Economic uncertainty and market volatility are taking donor-advised funds on a roller coaster ride.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 20, 2008
New York Life hires retail chief

New York Life Insurance Co. has tapped Jon Stenberg to join the company as a senior vice president in the individual-life department.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JUN 20, 2008
Bill would curtail separate muni ratings

Legislation that would require municipal bonds to be rated similarly to corporate bonds was introduced today in the House.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 20, 2008
Mutual funds report $75 billion of inflows

Investors put more than $75 billion into mutual funds in May, as stock, bond and money market funds reported positive inflows.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Hedge funds post positive returns

Hedge funds posted positive returns in May, despite growing concerns that inflationary pressures and spiking oil prices would hinder growth rates.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 20, 2008
AIG Advisor picks leader for B-Ds

Mark J. Schlafly will lead two broker-dealers, FSC Securities Corp. and Advantage Capital Corp., both of Atlanta.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 20, 2008
Barclays might receive cash infusion

Barclays PLC might receive about $927 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. to bolster its depleted balance sheet.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 20, 2008
Israeli action sends oil prices higher

Crude oil prices soared today on the news of an Israeli Air Force exercise that experts say was a show of force aimed at Iran.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2008
Target date funds tops for retirement plans

Target date funds are benefiting from the requirement that 401(k) plans include qualified default investment alternatives.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 19, 2008
Genworth unveils universal life policy

The policy, the Lifetime FlexPlus II, features premiums that are 3% to 5% lower than those of the original version.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2008
Blackstone buys health care group for $1.6B

The deal would transform Apria Healthcare into a private company wholly owned by Blackstone and its affiliates.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2008
PennLife pays $925,000 forfeiture

Pennsylvania Life Insurance has agreed to a $925,000 settlement following allegations of unsuitable annuity sales in Wisconsin.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2008
Gallagher buys consulting group

The Lance Group specializes in school boards and municipalities and handles benefit plan analysis as well as design.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 17, 2008
Wasatch to close funds to new investors

The firm's Micro Cap Value Fund and International Opportunities Fund will close to new retail investors June 30.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 17, 2008
Invesco Agency files mortgage REIT IPO

The company invests in mortgage-backed securities that are backed by government-sponsored agencies.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUN 17, 2008
PowerShares unveils metal and oil ETNs

The ETNs are designed to track the short and leveraged performance of base metals and oil.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 16, 2008
AIG's Sullivan shown the door after meeting

Martin J. Sullivan, CEO of American International Group, has been ousted from the New York-based insurer.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 16, 2008
Fund expects privatization trend

Infrastructure investing is the new name of the game for the Phoenix Global Utilities Fund (PGUAX), which will become the Phoenix Global Infrastructure Fund, effective Aug. 18.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 16, 2008
Funds charging performance fees outperformed

Performance fees appear to deliver what they promise, at least by a little, according to a study by New York-based research firm Lipper Inc.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 16, 2008
Many fund managers don't buy own picks

“Invest as I say, not as I do,” is the philosophy of many fund managers, according to a study by Morningstar.

By Bloomberg