HedgeFund.net (HFN): Energy Sector Funds Lead Hedge Fund Rally in April - Business Wire - Fri 8:59 am ET
NEW YORK----Early estimates show the HFN Hedge Fund Aggregate Average, an equal weighted benchmark of all single manager hedge funds and CTA/managed futures products in the HedgeFund.net database, was +1.96% in April and -0.85% YTD.

Blackstone Announces First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call for the Media - Business Wire - Fri 8:30 am ET
NEW YORK----The Blackstone Group L.P. , announced today that it will host a 9:30 am conference call for the media on Thursday, May 15, 2008 on its first quarter 2008 earnings results.

Diversified Funds with Big Latin America Bets - Morningstar.com - Fri 7:00 am ET
Bets on Latin America have definitely paid off lately.

Sanders Morris Harris Group Reports First Quarter Loss of $0.08 Per Share; Asset/Wealth Management Earnings Rise 64% - PR Newswire - Fri 6:00 am ET
Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc. today announced a first quarter loss of $2.1 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $2.7 million, or $0.11 per diluted share, during the prior year quarter.

China fund sees opportunity in global instability - Reuters - Fri 5:24 am ET
Global economic instability has created huge investment opportunities for China Investment Corp , but the sovereign wealth fund will be careful not to destabilize countries where it operates, its head said on Friday.

Money fund assets rise to $3.472 trillion - AP - Thu 7:51 pm ET
Total money market mutual fund assets rose by $54.01 billion to $3.472 trillion for the week, the Investment Company Institute said Thursday.

Putnam Announces Distribution Rates for Closed-End Funds - Business Wire - Thu 7:05 pm ET
BOSTON----The Trustees of The Putnam Funds declared the following distributions at a meeting held today. EX RECORD PAYMENT FUND NAME AND DISTRIBUTIONS DATE DATE DATE Putnam High Income Securities Fund $0.0459 per share investment income 5/21/08 5/23/08 6/2/08 Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust $0.0380 per share investment income 5/21/08 5/23/08 6/2/08 Putnam Premier Income Trust $0.0390 per share investment income 5/21/08 5/23/08 6/2/08 Putnam Managed Municipal Income Trust $0.0354 per share investment income 5/21/08 5/23/08 6/2/08 Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust $0.0479 per share investment income 5/21/08 5/23/08 6/2/08