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Investors Warming Up to MBS

August 31, 2010 - Price may be high, but yields are 150 basis points over Treasuries.

Long-Short Strategies Beat the Market

August 25, 2010 - Long-short strategies are outperforming—or at least underperforming less—than traditional equity plays, according to a white paper by Credit Suisse. The firm points out that year-to-date results for the MSCI World Index in May were down by 9.5%. Over the same period, the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Long/Short Equity Hedge Fund Index was down too, but by a comparatively slight 3.2%. …

BNP Paribas Shakes Up Americas Business

August 18, 2010 - BNP Paribas has pushed to reorganize its corporate and investment banking business in the Americas by making some key staffing swaps within equities, derivatives and structured finance, the firm said yesterday.

Lobbyists Line Up to Push BAB Extension

August 11, 2010 - At least 78 organizations have either hired lobbyists or lobbied on their own for Build America Bonds, in addition to 202 lobbyists beating the pavement Inside the Beltway.

New CEO at the Helm for Rockefeller Financial

August 5, 2010 - Rockefeller Financial has named Reuben Jeffery III chief executive officer. Jeffery will also oversee subsidiaries Rockefeller Wealth Advisors, Rockefeller Asset Management, Rockefeller Capital Partners and Rockit Solutions.

State Street Turbulence Indices to Compete With VIX

July 28, 2010 - State Street Global Markets unveils its 18-month-old suite of seven Turbulence Indexes.

BlackRock World Gold Fund Aimed at U.S. Investors

July 26, 2010 - With gold seen as the place to be, BlackRock introduces its first gold mutual fund in the U.S., and shaves its gold ETF fees from 40 BPS to 25.

Hedging Munis: It Ain't Easy

July 23, 2010 - Shorting Strategy Remains Elusive

Prudential Cautiously Optimistic on Recovery

July 23, 2010 - America getting its financial house in order.

Investors Get Gold Bug Just as Volatility Looms

July 13, 2010 - Central banks in Europe have been selling their gold reserves to take care of their sovereign debt crisis, and this may lead to further volatility in the bullion market.

Silver Tsunami: Making the Case for Reverse Mortgages

July 8, 2010 - One Atlanta company preaches the gospel of responsible reverse mortgages and how they can raise the standard of living for people.

Fidelity Changes Green Fund

July 6, 2010 - As the world is finally going green...Fidelity is repositioning its 20-year-old environmental energy fund.

Bank Annuities Sales Continue to Recover

July 5, 2010 - Annuities sales through banks maintained their modest recovery pace in April after hitting record lows at the beginning of the year.

TD Ameritrade, Vanguard Add Thesis Flexible Fund to Platform

July 1, 2010 - Thesis Flexible is an alternative strategy fund that primarily uses hedge fund strategies and is already on the Fidelity and Schwab platforms.

Freeze of Assets of 'Purported' $105M Scam Artist in Virgin Islands

June 29, 2010 - The Securities and Exchange Commission said it effected an "emergency asset freeze" against a "purported fund manager" by the name of Daniel Spitzer, based in the U.S. Virgin Islands.