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J.P. Morgan said emerging market external debt increased inflows marginally from $4 billion in February to $5.5 billion.

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services is expanding its team that services third party administrators and shifting personnel to strengthen this move.

BOSTON—With auction rate securities in question, Evergreen Investments’ equity managers are now earnestly looking for alternate sources of liquidity, the firm announced in a conference call late yesterday.

Russell Investments has launched six new “strategy” funds in its LifePoints Funds, Target Date Series, including an “in retirement” portfolio

CalPERS' Returns Dip

Citadel Hires Morgan's Foreign Exchange Chief

After a year of record growth, Hartford Financial Services wants to expand its 529 college savings business over the next two years by increasing sales and, perhaps, in what would be a shift in strategy, by becoming a plan sponsor in another state.

While the storied Bear Stearns went up for a fire sale of $236 million to JPMorgan last week, less than one-tenth of its trading price, Bear hit another brick wall.

WASHINGTON-Few question the Federal Reserve Board's recent efforts to stabilize the economy, but plenty of people are wondering how much risk the central bank is taking.

Shareholders in a number of large Fidelity mutual funds, most notably the $73 billion Contrafund, succeeded in forcing a proxy vote at press time on whether the company should institute a "genocide-free" investment policy. Insiders did not expect, however, the unbinding measure to pass.