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New Regs for Derivatives
By Melanie WaddellTaking its first step in implementing the Obama Administration's financial services regulatory overhaul, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner announced May 13 a comprehensive regulatory framework for the over-the-counter derivatives market.
May 01, 2009
PowerShares to Close 19 ETFsInvesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC plans to close 19 of its exchange-traded funds, which it says represent less than 1 percent of its total assets.
May 01, 2009
Just say no to objectionsThere are numerous reasons for clients and prospects to say "no" to advisors these days.
May 01, 2009
Asset AllocationBehind the Numbers, with Gail Dudack In the April 8 release of Direct from Dudack, her intermittent one-page report on economic events, Gail Dudack asked, "When...
May 01, 2009
BGI to Offer Portfolio Data, Sell iSharesBarclays Global Investors (BGI) has unveiled its ETF Managed Solutions Guide, designed for financial advisors in identifying third-party managers (TPMs) who offer model ETF portfolios....
May 01, 2009
State Street Launches Long-Term Bond ETFState Street Global Advisors has just introduced the SPDR Barclays Capital Long Term Credit Bond ETF (LWC). LWC provides market exposure to long-term (10-plus years) investment-grade...
May 01, 2009
The ETF Advisor: Energy EdgeThe nearly $100 per barrel plunge in oil prices since last summer, coupled with the credit crisis and stock market decline, hit the nascent biofuels...
May 01, 2009
Selling in All SeasonsWho: Stanton C. Selbst, SmartPros Where: Madison Bistro, 238 Madison Avenue, New York City When: March 17, 2009 On the Menu: Sole filet Colbert style, fried leek, and...