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Eze Castle Integration said it has created a new subsidiary called Ledgex Systems to pull together performance data for managers of funds of hedge funds, pension plans and private equity funds.

Brokerage firms continue to talk a good game when it comes to social media, but few are actually doing anything about it, and that may turn out to be a mistake.

Observers note the move comes amid intensifying competition among equity funds.

Barclays Wealth appointed David Lewis to the newly created position of managing director and head of banking, Americas.

With so much money in motion as people change jobs, qualified-account conversions are the quick ticket for advisors looking to grow assets fast.

The service will offer actionable steps that participants can take to improve savings.

Financial Executives International has written to congressional leaders criticizing President Obama’s proposal to close foreign tax credit loopholes in exchange for making the research & development tax credit permanent.

Kathleen Kennedy has joined Boston-based Columbia Management where she will head the firm’s consultant relations efforts. Her role with the asset manager is effective immediately, a Sept. 20 announcement said.

The investment bank hired Anthony Noto, the league's chief financial officer, as partner and co-head of its global media group.

With bankers turning back to cross-selling, they are using corporate loans to attract other business from borrowers. That trend has Goldman Sachs backing accounting reforms.

NEW YORK-Many investment firms dealing in complex asset-backed securities did not have sufficient computing capacity to figure out the risks they were taking, as the global financial crisis unfolded, said the managing director and chief technology architect of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Monday.

Fewer hedge funds closed their doors in the second quarter, but there were also fewer hedge fund launches, as investors continued to shun startups and smaller firms in favor of large, established players.

A wealth management firm has identified a growing niche serving clients in the United States and north of the border.

The sell-off in municipal bonds finally appeared to sap some retail demand for state and local government debt last week as muni mutual funds reported taking in the paltriest amount of new money in six weeks.Municipal bond mutual funds that report their figures weekly posted a net inflow of $638.2 million during the week ended Sept. 15, according to Lipper FMI, the lightest inflow since early August.

PIMCO co-Chief Investment Officer Bill Gross is said to be planning to one-up himself on touting Canadian companies as good fixed income opportunities; he is planning a big expansion into Canada.

The Securities and Exchange Commission approved the expansion of its post-Flash Crash circuit breaker program to include all stocks in the Russell 1000 Index and a test group of exchange-traded funds.

David Corkins, a star manager at Janus who sucessfully ran the Janus Mercury and Janus Growth & Income funds and executed an impressive turnaround on the flagship $12 billion Janus Fund, started hedge fund Arrowpoint Partners in 2009 - delivering returns of 33%.

Morgan Stanley has named Paul Price head of the firm's investment management international sales.

Fund managers may soon be faced to make a tough choice if they want to reduce operating risk and cost.

Life used to be so simple.