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Hedge fund compensation increased again in 2010, although by less than it did in 2009, and industry payouts are still below the peaks reached in 2007, according to analysis by Glocap Search LLC and Hedge Fund Research.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking public comment on its proposed "whistleblower'' program, which is to provide financial reward to individuals who provide tips that lead to successful enforcement actions.

The Hedge Fund Association said it is adamantly opposed to the establishment of a self-regulatory organization for hedge funds, which the Government Accountability Office is currently investigating under the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

SPARK says 25 basis point cap on the fees is not high enough.

The SPARK Institute has sent a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission asking it to modify its proposed 12b-1 fee rule.

The unit of U.K.-based Barclays plc, opened a national U.S. trust company, Barclays Wealth Trustees (U.S.), NA., based in Delaware.

Negative sentiment weighs down healthy savings rates in the third quarter, trend firm First Command finds.

While many advisors are on a behavioral finance kick right now, they don’t necessarily practice the emotion-free rationality they preach to clients.

Americans are underutilizing their 401(k)s, according to a survey of 1,000 participants by the ING Retirement Research Institute. Eighty-seven percent admit they could save an additional 1% of their annual salary, 59% said they could increase it by 3%, and 53% could bump it up by 5%. And for 64%, their 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan accounts for all, if not the majority, of their retirement savings.

To further round out its index fund and ETF offerings across multiple asset classes, Vanguard has introduced the Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate Index Fund, which will also have an exchange-traded fund share class.

Even though Americans know they are responsible for their retirement and are not confident about the future of Social Security they still save less than they know they should.

The new product line covers fund administration.

Build America Bonds have entered a world of their own. As the market braces for a blitz of taxable state and local government debt sales to close out the year, some experts expect the already-shaky correlations between BABs and other assets to break down.

The firm added research teams and begins coverage of master limited partnerships.

Portfolio managers at the top funds took home an average $4.85 million.

JPMorgan Chase in the "next couple of weeks" will resume filing paperwork on 127,000 foreclosures it suspended due to documentation errors, said the CEO of its retail bank.

Rep. Ed Royce clearly sees himself as a stronger leader at a critical time for his party and the financial services industry.

Glenmede Trust's office in New York has helped provide a quick asset boost in the wake of the market crash. The Philadelphia firm has added about $2 billion to its assets under management since the end of 2008, for a total of $18 billion.

WASHINGTON — Two different interpretations of this week's historic midterm elections emerged on Wednesday, with both sides competing to say how the vote would impact the financial services world.

Dupree Funds is launching a taxable municipal bond fund this week, just the second effort at creating a mutual fund devoted to Build America Bonds.