International Business News - funds http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $896 million to $3.456 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $2.50 billion in the latest week to $1.210 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/money-fund-assets-rise-by-896-million.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:10:09 EDT The funds states use to pay unemployment benefits are running low, raising fears of higher taxes on businesses and less money to help out-of-work employees during tight economic times. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/states-face-dwindling-unemployment-insurance-funds.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:43:56 EDT The rising commodities prices that have created so many headaches for consumers and businesses in recent months managed to reward some mutual fund investors in the second quarter, giving them the only healthy gains in a generally dismal market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/mutual-funds-in-commodities-see-2q-gains.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:52:38 EDT Picking the right mutual fund can pay off, but just how much depends on the sector, according to Morningstar. Small-company growth funds had some of the widest disparities between good and poor performers, based on 10-year annualized returns through May 31. Funds ranking in the top 25 percent gained nearly 9 times as much as those in the bottom quartile. This means $10,000 invested in a leading fund would have grown to $27,387, while the same amount in a laggard would have grown to just $11,300. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/spotlight-mutual-funds.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:04:55 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $20.45 billion to $3.455 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $13.45 billion in the latest week to $1.208 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/money-fund-assets-fell-to-3-455-trillion.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:21:59 EDT A taxpayer group asked a judge Thursday for an inquiry into the City Council's admitted allocation of public funds to nonexistent organizations, and its alleged funneling of the money to politically connected groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/nyc-taxpayers-want-inquiry-on-council-slush-funds.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:05:06 EDT Don't blame us. That's the message financial managers responsible for millions of Americans' retirement benefits delivered Tuesday to lawmakers who are increasingly blaming speculation for record fuel prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/pension-managers-deflect-blame-for-oil-price-surge.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:30:53 EDT The Vanguard Group named new portfolio managers for two of its value funds. So-called value funds often invest in stocks that are regarded as underpriced and that pay dividends. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/vanguard-names-managers-for-2-value-funds.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:37:58 EDT Oklahoma motorists, like those in other states, are cutting back on travel to deal with high gasoline prices, while looking for other ways to reduce fuel costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080623/gasoline-price-spike-causes-okla-road-revenue-dip.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:28:59 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $38.91 billion to $3.476 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $730 million in the latest week to $1.221 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/money-fund-assets-fell-to-3-476-trillion-in-latest-week.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:59:57 EDT A trade group representing hedge funds spent $660,000 in the first quarter to lobby against a proposal to hike takes on the industry and on other regulatory issues. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080618/hedge-fund-group-spent-660-000-lobbying-in-1q.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:19:28 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $5.51 billion to $3.515 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $4.88 billion in the latest week to $1.222 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/money-fund-assets-fell-to-3-515-trillion.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:48:14 EDT The state's struggling fishing industry is getting a much-needed boost. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has agreed to distribute $13.4 million in disaster relief to the commercial groundfish fleet. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/mass-fishing-fleet-to-get-13-4m-in-federal-aid.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:21:35 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $18.06 billion to $3.520 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds rose by $4.15 billion in the latest week to $1.227 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/money-fund-assets-rose-to-3-520-trillion-in-latest-week.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:32:38 EDT Wachovia's CEO gets fired, while Washington Mutual's top executive is stripped of his chairman's title. And guess what? Investors don't feel any better about the either company's prospects. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/all-business-wachovia-wamu-executive-shakeups.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:29:31 EDT Next time you face sticker shock at the gas pump over a $4 gallon of gas, check out your pension fund's investments. They may explain much about the surge in oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/all-business-commodities-risky-for-pension-funds.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 13:37:46 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets fell by $4.28 billion to $3.505 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $3.99 billion in the latest week to $1.223 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/money-fund-assets-fell-to-3-505-trillion-in-latest-week.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 17:33:58 EDT Lewis Ranieri is credited with inventing mortgage-backed securities two decades ago, and recently he sounded warnings about mortgage risks. Yet he couldn't save his own company from getting tangled in the real-estate loan bust. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/all-business-mortgage-bond-guru-hit-by-loan-bust.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 12:49:29 EDT Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $11.17 billion to $3.509 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday. Assets of the nation's retail money market mutual funds fell by $7.80 billion in the latest week to $1.227 trillion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/money-fund-assets-rose-to-3-509-trillion-in-week.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 17:47:11 EDT Mideast bankers say sovereign wealth funds _ the vast government-directed pools of investment money that have raised controversy in the West _ have helped save the U.S. financial system from collapse. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/mideast-bankers-defend-sovereign-wealth-funds.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 08:22:23 EDT