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The Middle East is becoming an attractive investment target both for Saudis and worldwide investors. Last month more then 10 million Saudis bought stock as fighting raged on in Lebanon, according to a Washington Post article by Afshin Molavi.

Standard & Poor's, Morningstar and Moody's are all developing wide-ranging credit and risk ratings in hedge funds and their managers, according to the Financial Times.

Even the grumpiest bear market since the Great Depression didn't detract from the benefits consistent participation in 401(k) plans offer, according to a joint study by the Employee Benefits Research Institute and the Investment Company Institute released Thursday.

Growth guys aren't the only ones diving into technology and health stocks, according to Bloomberg News.

Growth guys aren't the only ones diving into technology and health stocks, according to Bloomberg News.

Mutual fund companies looking to increase product offerings beyond their wealthy client base are offering free financial checkups or inexpensive plans for less affluent households, according to Ohio's Akron Beacon Journal.

Instinet, after being purchased less than a year ago by Silver Lake Partners, has hit a crossroads. The Menlo Park, Calif-based private equity firm plans to either sell the firm or take it public, according to the Associated Press.

Exchange-traded-funds are growing at exponential speed, and investment bank growth in ETFs will be driven by a variety of factors, according to Investor's Business Daily.

When it registering one's hedge fund with federal regulators, membership has its benefits, according to a report released Wednesday by Greenwich Associates shows.

In a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox, Senate Finance Committee, Chairman Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) questioned whether the agency's rules have stalled inquiries about insider trading at a $7 billion hedge fund, Bloomberg News reports.