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NYSE Euronext said its trading in futures and options worldwide was up 9.0% in April, compared to first quarter levels. European stocks were up 17.8%, but U.S. stocks down 3.6%.

Fifty-one percent of Gen Y investors agree that investment products are overly complex, more than the 40% average for the survey and older age groups.

Denver-based Janus Capital Group Inc. has made two senior-level hires to beef up its client relations team.

Milwaukee, W.I.-based Baird has launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund, managed by Michelle Stevens.

San Francisco-based Forward Management is once again embarking on an alternative roadshow with a group of alternative mutual funds in hopes of educating advisors on the benefits of alternative investing and, ultimately, winning business.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 29.74 points to finish at 13,008.53 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 1.42 points and 0.48 points, respectively.

On May 7, 2012, On the one year anniversary of its inception, the PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility Portfolio (SPLV) has grown to $1.5 billion in assets under management, according to Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC.

On May 7, 2012. Baird unveiled a small cap mutual fund.

On May 7, 2012, Denver-based Janus Capital Group Inc. made two senior-level hires to beef up its client relations team.

On May 7, 2012, a new survey says investment products are "overly complex," and investors are feeling "overwhelmed" by the slew investment choices available to them.