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Who exactly is feeling so confident about the markets? Are they the same people who aren’t saving anything and failed a (very easy) financial literacy test?

Deutsche Bank launched two ETFs for values based investors this week. Both will directly invest in a portfolio of securities, rather than rely on swaps, or “synthetic” index replication.

Start-ups are benefitting from stronger industry inflows and increasing investor tolerance for risk.

The fourth quarter delivered the highest deal volume since 2007, said the accounting firm, which added that financial sponsor-backed offerings continue to drive IPO volume. Led by China, Non-U.S. issuers contributed 49% of quarterly IPO activity.

U.S. equities are the primary beneficiary of improving global investor sentiment, according to a new survey.

As news comes out of the climate change conference in Cancun, investors are eager to bet on non-fossil fuel technology.

After performance, advisers look for robust support.

“Incomplete monitoring and fractured reporting" makes it difficult for fund managers to see a complete picture of risks from derivatives, the U.K.’s securities regulator said in a draft proposal.

Investors pulled $4 billion out of long-term stock funds in November, according to Morningstar. Biggest loser: Muni-bond funds. Biggest winner: money market funds.

A change in the methodology the Federal Reserve uses to measure who owns municipal bonds has masked the growth in foreign ownership of state and local government debt.

The platform, which allows clients to obtain two-way dealable prices and execute trades live or with delta exchange, is a component of BofA Merrill’s overall eFX offering.

Asset management fees for hedge funds, private equity, infrastructure and real estate have all fallen in both pooled and separately managed accounts, according to the 2010 Asset Manager Fee Survey by Mercer.

Index will generate resources for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Positions are being funded with the help of $2.4 million in state tax credits.

And money market funds saw $32.53 billion in inflows.

The Financial Services Roundtable offers a common-sense guide to help American’s make the most of their long-term investment decisions and retirement planning.

Nearly $500 million added in week ended Dec. 1, partially reversing the $1.85 billion that walked out the door the previous week.

Deutsche Bank’s fund arm goes the extra mile to promote its funds, a Corporate Insight study finds.

Citigroup, which seeded Claren Road, and a Goldman Sachs fund, which has a minority stake, are using the deal to exit their investments.

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has upped the ante in its dispute with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board over the self-regulator’s proposal to nearly double the fees it collects from dealers, warning that the MSRB must do a better job of explaining the need for the increase.