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  • Reform Debate Makes Health Stocks Cheap Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:11AMAdriana Posada, manager of the American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund, says uncertainty surrounding health care reform has made stocks in the industry cheap.
  • Sack Says Fast Sale of Fed Assets Risks Sudden Rise in Rates Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:10AMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brian Sack , the New York Federal Reserve Bank’s markets chief, said reducing the central bank’s $2.3 trillion balance sheet quickly through sales of assets would risk a sudden increase in long-term interest rates.
  • CRD Analytics and Trucost Expand Partnership Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:09AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - March 9, 2010) - CRD Analytics (CRDA), LLC and Trucost PLC announced the signing of a new partnership agreement that will enhance and expand the SmartViewT platform and provide greater transparency of environmental impact on financial performance for public and private companies.
  • CRD Analytics and Trucost Expand Partnership Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:00AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - CRD Analytics (CRDA), LLC and Trucost PLC announced the signing of a new partnership agreement that will enhance and expand the SmartView platform and provide greater transparency of environmental impact on financial performance for public and private companies. The partnership between CRD Analytics, the leading provider of independent sustainability ...
  • interview - ein hedgefundsmanager als valueinvestor ? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:58AMinterview anbei ... Whitney Tilson is the founder and Managing Partner of T2 Partners LLC and the Tilson Mutual Funds. The former ( http://www.T2PartnersLLC.com ) manages three value-oriented private investment partnerships, T2 Accredited Fund, Tilson Offshore Fund and T2 Qualified Fund, while the latter is comprised of two value-based mutual funds, Tilson Focus Fund ...
  • Ottawa promises to consult on retirement issues Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:48AMShould Canada raise Canada Pension Plan benefits for future retirees, or merely let its low-cost money manager accept additional voluntary savings?
  • Saving: Employers can do more Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:07AMEmployers can do more to help foster a savings culture in South Africa, a survey has found.
  • As bull market turns 1, is it time to party, or worry? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:53AMOn Wednesday investors will celebrate the first birthday of the current bull market. Optimists contend that there are plenty of reasons the odds favor a second year of gains.
  • Fed acts to take back liquidity added during credit crisis Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:46AMNEW YORK - The Federal Reserve said Monday that it will make more financial institutions eligible for a program to drain some of the unprecedented liquidity it added to markets during the credit crisis. The move is intended to make the program, under which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York temporarily sells some of its securities, more effective. The New York Fed said that domestic money ...
  • Mutual Funds vs ETFs: What should you choose Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:39PMWith more exchange traded funds coming into the market, are they a better alternative to mutual funds?
  • Banning Heights Water elects new board Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:33PMPhoto for the Record Gazette by Tim Smith Retired Riverside County Superior Court Judge Victor Miceli, left, provides last minute ballots to Banning Heights Mutual Water Co. shareholders during its board election at the Holiday Inn Express in Beaumont.
  • Your funds: Be wary of mutual funds' shiny 'new' records Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 10:00PMYou might not be celebrating the one-year anniversary of the stock market bottom, but mutual fund executives are, because their worst 12-month period in recent history takes a step toward becoming a memory. Fund companies sometimes encourage investor amnesia, and there's little doubt the industry hopes you will linger on the feel-good of the last 12 months rather than dwelling in the past. It's ...
  • The Ticker Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:19PMStop & Shop Thousands of Stop & Shop workers are set to vote tomorrow on a final...
  • It's time to celebrate Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 9:19PMThe opening of the new PCU Centre in Portage la Prairie's Island Park last Saturday was a day of celebration for those who attended — and a source of complaint for some who chose not to.
  • No sales charge for OCBC’s new products Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:48PMPETALING JAYA: OCBC Bank (M) Bhd is the first bank in the country to offer equity unit trust products that come without the standard sales charges of up to 5%. OCBC Bank head of consumer financial ser...
  • Kuckkahn: City Hall move just made sense Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:41PMScottsbluff City Hall will soon be in new headquarters. Moving day for the city’s administration and other departments is planned for the beginning of April.
  • Tax Relief: IRS Eases Squeeze On Some Foreign-Account Holders Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:36PMFewer investors will be subject to tough reporting rules on foreign accounts, according to the latest IRS guidance.
  • Earlier Retirement: Beating Back the High Fees Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:29PMEmployees horrified by losses in their 401 retirement plans are finally getting traction where lawmakers and regulators have stumbled: Putting the squeeze on high retirement-plan fees.
  • A Star Trader Who Rarely Ever Traded Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 8:20PMJohn Laporte, who has just retired, outperformed indexes by holding stocks far longer than many fund managers would.
  • ETFs Slowly Displace Mutual Funds in 401(k)'s Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:55AMETFs are chipping away at the dominance of mutual funds in Americans' 401(k) plans.
  • FIIs net buy Rs 913cr, DIIs net sell Rs 661cr Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:55AMForeign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers of Rs 913.34 crore (provisional) today, according to data released by BSE.
  • Bake sale will benefit Roxbury libraryâs 50th Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 4:29AMROXBURY TWP. -- The Roxbury Township Public Library, 103 Main St, Succasunna, is planning several programs for adults, kids, teens, families and preschoolers for the coming months.
  • BNP Paribas aims to double sharia assets Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:35AMBNP wants to double $500m Islamic assets in this year; much interest coming from SE Asia.
  • Republic Services, HCA Sell Debt as Greek Credit Crisis Eases Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:21AMMarch 5 (Bloomberg) -- Republic Services Inc., North America’s second-largest trash hauler, and Nashville, Tennessee- based HCA Inc. sold debt this week as an oversubscribed Greek bond sale showed growing confidence the country would control its budget deficit.
  • UNIT TRUST PRICES - 6: MARCH 05 Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:17AMUNIT TRUST - 6 (MANAGER'S PRICE FOR MAR 06) NAV OSK-UOB UNIT TRUST MANAGEMENT BHD: MAR 06 ----------------------------------------- OSK-UOB EQUITY TRUST* RM0.6676 OSK-UOB SMALL CAP OPPORTUNITY TRUST RM0.8567 OSK-UOB KIDSAVE TRUST: RM0.5320 KLCI TRACKER FUND: RM0.6898 OSK-UOB DANA ISLAM: RM0.7620 OSK-UOB INCOME FUND: RM1.2797 OSK-UOB EMERGING OPPORTUNITY UNIT TRUST* RM0.5263 OSK-UOB SMART ...
  • Access To Japanese Capital Widens Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:14AMJapan's savings could benefit Asia as a whole.
  • South Africa : Patel Eyes Pensions Billions for State Fund Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 2:29AMCape Town — Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel is to explore ways of investing some of the R1,5-trillion of public and private retirement funds in development projects, including the possibility of issuing a development bond.
  • Some golden tax-saving tips Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 1:57AMIn an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Friday, financial planning expertTrideep Choudhary offered some valuable investment tips.
  • La. makes Race to Top cut Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:49AMBATON ROUGE — Louisiana made the cut in the first round of funding in the national Race to the Top education improvement program, but it's got 15 competitors also trying to be among the handful of states that actually receive money.
  • Wells Fargo Funds Management Announces the Launch of New Economic and Market Commentaries Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:00AMSAN FRANCISCO----Wells Fargo Funds Management, LLC, announced the launch of a new ongoing series of economic and market commentaries available to investment professionals and clients.
  • Finance Executive Appointed to County Board of Retirement Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:00AMSAN BERNARDINO, Calif.----The San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association is pleased to announce the addition of James Sheridan, a local Financial Advisor, to the Board of Retirement.
  • MF assets surge 3% in February Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:59AMNEW DELHI: After falling for two consecutive months, the country’s mutual fund industry witnessed a near three per cent jump in the average assets under management in February to Rs 7.81 lakh crore.
  • How to Beat the S&P 500 and LeBron James Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:50AMAuthor Reveals Foolproof Strategy to Beat the Pros and Level the Playing Field (PRWeb Mar 3, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3670974.htm
  • Dispute doesn’t dampen local AFMDA Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:49AMIt’s a big year for American Friends of Magen David Adom (AFMDA), the U.S. funding arm of Israel’s version of the Red Cross, formed by the merger of American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI) and MDA-USA.
  • Pros Place Bets on Wind Stocks in 2010, Pickens Not Among Them Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:49AMEver since T. Boone Pickens announced his "Pickens' Plan" back in 2008, we've been waiting for some wind stocks to break into his top holdings, but given his recent shift towards natural gas, it's no surprise it didn't happen in Q4.
  • How to give away millions Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:36AMTo be able to give away millions, you have to make millions first.
  • Jackson gets on board at Cobblers Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:26AMDavid Jackson has joined the board of directors at Northampton.
  • Vanguard's Three Worst Mutual Funds Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:24AMVanguard has a well-deserved reputation for quality. You wouldn't know it if you own these three funds.
  • Research and Markets: An Essential Report on Hedge Fund Management in the US Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:17AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Hedge Fund Management" report to their offering.
  • Investors Should Pay a Price For a Fund's Success Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:44PMBOSTON -- It's one thing to say you want to do the right thing, and something altogether different to actually do it.For years, investors and financial advisers have suggested that fund managers be p...
  • Relax funding avenues, create regulatory body Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 12:28PMThe world economy is now recovering on the back of huge monetary stimulus and fiscal packages provided by various...
  • Take Pravin's tax advantages where you can Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:21AMEvery year you get tax breaks in the Budget that are aimed mainly at helping you to save but also at alleviating the financial pressures on the elderly.
  • MF, banks' sell-offs push up bond yields Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:20AMBond yields firmed in listless trading, propelled by bank and mutual fund sell-offs ahead of the Budget. Traders said that the sell-off partly stemmed from banks' shrinking their liabilities.
  • Volatility to rule the roost Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:19AMWill there be surprises?: All eyes are on the Finance Minister ahead of the Budget. Equity market this week may turn volatile ahead of the 2010-11 Budget on Friday.
  • The Hindu Business Line : Corporate bonds out of reach for pension funds Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:18AMPension fund managers are parking funds in short-term money market instruments due to lack of investment options.
  • Study shows large-cap funds are better bet for long-term investment Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:17AMIf you are looking to outperform the indices, then plan to hold your equity fund for the long term and stick to funds that invest in blue-chip stocks.
  • Case against IAS officer with Rs 93 cr worth property Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 11:10AMAgencies Raipur, Feb 21: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) here has registered a case against a senior Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer after the Income Tax department said he owned properties worth Rs 930 million (Rs 93 crore).
  • US stocks advance with some good news Sunday, February 21, 2010 @ 10:50AMUS stocks advanced the most in more than three months last week as improving earnings and better-than- expected reports on manufacturing bolstered optimism that the economy is gaining momentum. The S...
  • Van Eck Global Launches First U.S.-Based ETF to Focus on Egypt Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:00AMNEW YORK----New York-based asset manager Van Eck Global today announced the launch of Market Vectors Egypt Index ETF on NYSE Arca®, the first U.S.-based exchange-traded fund to provide focused exposure to Egypt’s economy.
  • Blackstone Announces Fourth Quarter & 2009 Year End Earnings Conference Call for the Media Thursday, February 18, 2010 @ 7:00AMNEW YORK----The Blackstone Group L.P. , announced today that it will host a 9:00 a.m. conference call for the media on Thursday, February 25, 2010 on its fourth quarter & 2009 year end earnings results.