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Labor Department kills Bush investment-advice rule
By Doug HalonenThe DOL officially killed a Bush administration rule that would have cleared the way for mutual fund companies to offer direct one-on-one investment advice to DC plan participants.
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Hedge fund managers make it three quarters in a row of upside
Hedge fund managers retained their gains and posted respectable returns for the third straight quarter. All 22 of the hedge fund and fund-of-funds strategies tracked by Morningstar Inc. turned in positive average performance for the three months ended Sept. 30.
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- Risk managers most worried about financial regulation changes
- Labor Department kills Bush investment-advice rule
- Traders skittish about 'unintended' results of changes
- No rate hike until at least July, say 35% of managers
- CII backs draft bill's provisions
- SEC issues $2.4 billion in sanctions for FY2009
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Exec pay freeze eyed for firms with underfunded plans
Rep. George Miller said he is considering drafting legislation that would freeze executive compensation at companies with significantly underfunded pension plans.
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Peters heads CFA Institute financial reporting group
Sandra J. Peters joined the CFA Institute as head of its financial reporting policy group.
By Barry B. BurrSEC taps Goldman Sachs exec for new post
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Anything but .01%
PIMCO's Bill Gross, fed up with earning 0.1% on money market funds, is looking to utility stocks to provide better returns.
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Managers contest change in oversight
Money managers are fighting legislation that would — for the first time — subject the roughly 4,000 firms associated with broker-dealers to regulation by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
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Full plate awaiting PBGC chief
Joshua Gotbaum, President Barack Obama's nominee to lead the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., will have a long to-do list at the agency.
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Panel: EC proposal could be death knell for some hedge funds
A European Commission draft proposal to strengthen regulations on alternative investment managers would hurt competition, restrict investor choice and put many hedge funds out of business, a report commissioned by the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs said.
By Drew CarterPBGC, British pension agencies to share DB info
The PBGC will share non-confidential information with the U.K.-based Pensions Regulator and Pension Protection Fund under a new agreement.
By Doug HalonenNorway fund manager chides ministry over rules
Norges Bank Investment Management, which oversees the 2.546 trillion Norwegian kroner ($456 billion) Government Pension Fund-Global, Oslo, said the Ministry of Finance would be overstepping its bounds if proposed regulations on how the fund is managed were implemented.
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