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INVESTING 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.

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 16, 2007
Morgan Stanley wins reps over

A year after taking over retail at Morgan Stanley — amid much skepticism — James Gorman has made believers out of most of the firm’s troops.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 16, 2007
Obama, Clinton call for investigation into LTC abuses

WASHINGTON — Members of Congress are calling for investigations into alleged long-term-care-insurance abuses just as the government is set to release its latest survey, showing a 97% satisfaction rate among policy claimants.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 16, 2007
NASD still tinkering with VA suitability rule

IRVINE, Calif. — NASD continues to tinker with a pending variable annuity suitability rule, making a fourth proposed change in almost two years.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2007
Niche planners target low- to moderate-income market

NEW YORK — Conventional wisdom holds that it isn’t profitable to work with the low- to moderate-income market, but financial advisers across the country are developing business models that fly in the face of that supposed truism.

INVESTING 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.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2007
Firm aims to mold brokers into uber-reps

SAN FRANCISCO — In a world of broker-dealers that are out to poach financial advisers with large books of business, Scott Householder takes a different tack that feels like tough love to his representatives.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 16, 2007
Court setbacks add to Ontario commission’s woes

OTTAWA — The Ontario Securities Commission is playing catch-up after a slew of embarrassing court decisions that have led to a spate of negative editorials and op-ed articles.

INVESTING 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.

INVESTING 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.