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RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2007
T. Rowe gets into 401(k) annuities

The mutual fund giant said that it has started offering 401(k) plans an online platform that participants can use to purchase annuities.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2007
Activists press funds to nix big comp deals

BOSTON — Labor activists are using a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring mutual fund proxy disclosure to ratchet up the pressure on executive compensation that they consider excessive.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 20, 2007
Nuveen to buy HydePark

Nuveen Investments Inc. has agreed to acquire HydePark Investment Strategies, a specialist in enhanced equity investment management.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2007
Bigfoot hedge funds capture capital

The 100 largest hedge funds now control about 70% of hedge fund money, up almost 20% from 2003, according to Morgan Stanley's prime-brokerage unit, says a Wall Street Journal report.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 19, 2007
Jackson National sales climb 21%

Jackson National Life Insurance Co. today reported total sales of nearly $3.5 billion in the first quarter, up 21% from the same period a year ago.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 19, 2007
Hedge funds post record-breaking inflows

The hedge fund industry posted record inflows of more than $60 billion during the first quarter, bringing total assets under management to $1.57 trillion, according to data released today by Hedge Fund Research Inc.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 18, 2007
BoNY's revenues rise in first quarter

The Bank of New York Co. Inc, parent of Jersey City, NJ-based Pershing LLC, posted a 3% increase in net income during the first quarter.

By Bloomberg
ETFS APR 18, 2007
Natural gas exchange-traded security launched

Victoria Bay Asset Management LLC of Alameda, Calif, announced today the launch of the United States Natural Gas Fund LP (UNG), an exchange-traded security based on natural gas.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 17, 2007
Funds take heavy tax hit, says study

Investors in taxable mutual funds paid 56% more in taxes on their fund holdings in 2006 than they did in 2005, according to a report released today by Lipper Inc.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2007
HSA advocates blast sex-bias conclusions

Proponents of health savings accounts and their mandatory high-deductible health insurance plans have come out swinging against a study concluding that the plans cost women about $1,000 more per year than men.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 16, 2007
Adviser health insurance options exist

Most financial advisers wouldn’t expect to find health insurance in the same store where they buy lumber and fertilizer, but it turns out that the folks in orange aprons really can help with just about anything.

By Bloomberg
ETFS APR 16, 2007
WisdomTree to launch 401(k) platform for ETFs

WisdomTree Investments Inc. is planning to roll out a platform designed to get exchange traded funds into 401(k) plans.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2007
Multistrategy hedge funds dazzle investors

Despite being associated with one of the largest hedge fund implosions in recent memory, the multistrategy hedge fund model continues to represent the gold standard for much of the $1.2 trillion industry.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2007
Vanguard program draws hedge fund shares

Hedge fund shares fast are becoming an important source of new donations for the Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.

By Bloomberg
ETFS APR 16, 2007
Sale of parent Mellon has Dreyfus in flux

With the acquisition of the parent company due to close in July, the future of the storied Dreyfus Corp. still is uncertain.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2007
Citigroup negotiates for hedge fund

Citigroup Inc. is in talks to purchase Old Lane LP, a hedge fund run by former Morgan Stanley executive Vikram Pandit for more than $600 million, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2007
Hedge funds beating many indexes

The Greenwich Global Hedge Fund Index rose 0.98% in March, bringing year-to-date returns to 2.82%, according to a preliminary report released today by Greenwich Alternative Investments LLC.

By Bloomberg
ETFS APR 09, 2007
Investment club unveils index

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. has teamed with BetterInvesting, a nonprofit investment education organization, to launch the BetterInvesting 100 Index, a listing of the top growth companies that the group's 13,127 investment clubs and 131,556 individual members hold.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 09, 2007
Let competition, not boards, set advisory fees

Abolishing the role of mutual fund boards of directors in approving advisory expense ratios would lead to more competition in mutual fund fees, according to a book released in Washington today.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 09, 2007
Fund anti-abuse provisions set to take effect

With the deadline for complying with the rule that governs agreements between them just a week away, mutual fund companies and intermediaries are busy ironing out last-minute wrinkles.

By Bloomberg