Soft Dollars Verses Hard Dollars

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:21:32 -0600

When I worked in the mining industry I heard the term Soft Dollar verses Hard Dollars on many occasions. Managerâ€™s that constantly mentioned this term were of the belief that unle...

Soft Dollars

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:19:39 -0600

Soft dollars can pose a conflict because the investment manager selects the broker and directly benefits from the soft dollars while it is the investment manager's client who pays the co...

SEC and Registered Hedge Fund Investment Advisors: Report by the GAO

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:20:43 -0600

soft dollars (eg, paying for a hedge fund’s office space without disclosing it);; market manipulation (eg, the dissemination of false information to inflate the price of a stock);; hedge fun...

beware of soft dollars in funds

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:21:19 -0600

teaser: most of us just don't have the time, interest or skills to dig through an entire universe of stocks in search of the best performance. instead, we welcome having financial professionals manage...

conflict within commission on soft dollars

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 02:23:09 -0600

new york, ny - this past week the sec voted unanimously to issue guidance to mutual fund directors on what type of oversight boards should provide on

Conflict within Commission on Soft Dollars

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:21:16 -0500
New York, NY - This past week the SEC voted unanimously to issue guidance to mutual fund directors on what type of oversight boards should provide on soft-dollar arrangements used by a f...

Stocks making a strong comeback, Dollar still soft

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:21:09 -0500
EUR/JPY is showing strength at the moment as the market continues sell dollars against Europe this afternoon. EUR/USD has broken above 1.4320, the Monday afternoon high while cable is well abov...

Passing The Buck

Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:21:51 -0500
New York—Yesterday the SEC issued draft guidance for directors of registered 40 Act funds relating to ‘soft dollar’ practices. In the ‘sunshine’ meeting in which the commissioners dis...

My Broker Made Me Do It...

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:20:36 -0500
New York—A recent survey of compliance officers at SEC-registered investment advisors shows continuing confusion about the topic of soft dollars. Two years have passed since the SEC clarified...

SEC Clears Up Under Reporting of Soft Dollar Use'

Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:21:07 -0500
New York, NY - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it plans to meet this coming Wednesday to consider whether to issue guidance to mutual fund directors on the use of “soft doll...

Fed lowered the economic growth forecast soft dollars across the ...

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:20:42 -0500
While the Fed announced the April 29-30 conference record discuss interest rates on the outstanding concerns on inflation, and hinted that further rate cut less likely, but not enough to curb the d...

The CCA/Soft Dollar Paradigm

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:21:32 -0500
If you are an investment manager or any type of institutional investor looking to obtain third party research, you are eligible to pay using CCAs or soft dollars. (See below for a more in-depth...

50 Dollars

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:19:46 -0500
Esther always replied, “I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty ...

Five Days Left to Comment on Proposed Form ADV Amendments

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:20:03 -0500
Data collected from the Investment Adviser Registration Depository as of September 30, 2007 showed that only 60% of

Five Days Left to Comment on Proposed Form ADV Amendments

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:19:41 -0500
Data collected from the Investment Adviser Registration Depository as of September 30, 2007 showed that only 60% of

Soft dollars

Soft Dollars Verses Hard Dollars

Soft Dollars

SEC and Registered Hedge Fund Investment Advisors: Report by the GAO

beware of soft dollars in funds

conflict within commission on soft dollars

Conflict within Commission on Soft Dollars

Stocks making a strong comeback, Dollar still soft

Passing The Buck

My Broker Made Me Do It...

SEC Clears Up Under Reporting of Soft Dollar Use'

Fed lowered the economic growth forecast soft dollars across the ...

The CCA/Soft Dollar Paradigm

50 Dollars

Five Days Left to Comment on Proposed Form ADV Amendments

Five Days Left to Comment on Proposed Form ADV Amendments