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Advisors are looking to adopt alternative investments in their portfolios but are leaning on guided strategies from fund firms to do so, according to a new survey by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

The global market for fixed income exchange traded funds will likely grow to more than $2 trillion in assets over the next decade, compared with $302 billion today, according to a new report by iShares.

Alternative mutual fund shop Hatteras Funds has launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.

The municipal bond market rallied Tuesday as new issuance found willing investors and tax-exempt yields outperformed those of Treasuries.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved off another 83.17 points Tuesday to close at 12,653.12 as investors pushed stocks lower for a fourth day in a row. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also fell 29.44 points and 10.99 points, respectively.

Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.

Although overall activity in the annuity market has been down over the past 13 months, inflows in May increased by slightly more than 1% to $7.5 billion from $7.4 billion in April, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.

The Raleigh, N.C., company hired Charles Pendergraft, John Zachary Carnes, Cort Meinelschmidt, Chelsea Miller, J. Marshall Culp 3d, and James Beam.