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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Role reversal? Pimco dons equities, Janus tries on bonds

Two prominent mutual fund companies are hard at work moving beyond the specialties that made them well-known in the first place.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 14, 2012
A twist on bond laddering

By Tony Davidow
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2012
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO

CEO Daniel Goodwin doesn't rule out legal action against Retail Properties of America Inc., which Inland formerly controlled.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2012
$3B nontraded REIT will post new valuation in August

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 13, 2012
Fixed-income saves the day at Janus

Janus' lesser known bond funds played a big role in a Japanese life insurer's decision to buy a stake in the firm.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 13, 2012
Latest round of Treasury showdown goes to Fuss

By JKEPHART
FIXED INCOME AUG 13, 2012
Despite bankruptcies, muni funds rake it in

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 13, 2012
Why muni bankruptcies may not be such a good idea

Some people are suggesting that municipalities consider bankruptcy as a strategy in fixing financial problems rather than a last resort, but the long term damage to cities walking away from their debt could be serious.

By Jeff Benjamin
Diversified alpha bets? This alt fund's got them
ALTERNATIVES AUG 13, 2012
Diversified alpha bets? This alt fund's got them

While any fund dubbed “absolute return” is automatically setting the bar way too high, the Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund deserves some credit for making every effort to remove market beta, which theoretically would leave investors with alpha, or absolute returns.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS AUG 12, 2012
Can ETFs plug the river of outflows at Columbia Funds?

Fund firm plans to offer 17 active exchange-traded funds; weighed down by sagging interest in mutual funds

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2012
SEC stirs, money funds scramble

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 10, 2012
Adviser to NASCAR fund that tanked riles SEC

Dube failed to provide commission with documents on eight separate occasions, regulator claims; administrative hearing pending

By Liz Skinner
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 09, 2012
Betting the farm on a dozen stocks

Co-managers of ultra-concentrated fund put entire net worth on the line

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC: Fund firms got OK to bail out 155 money funds
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 09, 2012
SEC: Fund firms got OK to bail out 155 money funds

But list from Commission does not show which companies actually took action; fuel to the fire?

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 09, 2012
TCW fund assets double to $40B since Gundlach's departure

TCW has doubled his mutual fund assets from 2009, when Jeffrey Gundlach's departure led to a number of client defections

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 09, 2012
Gundlach blasts TCW's touting as 'offensive to everyone in the industry'

Angry that ex-employer is trumpeting Lipper award for fund he used to run

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2012
Fed bosses on money fund reform: If SEC doesn't act, we will

Governors say central bank could cut money-fund firms off at the source; 'capital drain'

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2012
Advisers cool to changes pushed for money funds

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Run on money funds could be 'financial contagion': Schapiro
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2012
Run on money funds could be 'financial contagion': Schapiro

SEC chairman stands her ground in testimony before Congress; industry dubs reform 'deadly medicine'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SEC staff ready to roll with money market proposal — but is Schapiro?
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2012
SEC staff ready to roll with money market proposal — but is Schapiro?

'We are waiting direction from the chair,' says deputy director of Investment Management Division

By Mark Schoeff Jr.