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Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds

Business group, along with a score of big companies, tell commission to keep $1 NAV, ditch buffer idea By Mark Schoeff Jr.

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
SEC considers reforms to shore up money funds

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Capital buffer for money funds may be on the way

Regulators are closing in on new rules for money market funds that they have been hinting at for almost two years

By Liz Skinner and Mark Schoeff Jr.
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro

Commission still working on plan that would provide capital buffer for money market funds; torn on floating NAVs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Outperforming Pimco Total Return ETF switches up ticker
ETFS MAR 18, 2012
Outperforming Pimco Total Return ETF switches up ticker

The Pimco Total Return ETF is getting a new ticker symbol April 4.

By Bloomberg
OPINION MAR 18, 2012
Why housing deserves another look

As the housing market starts to recover, advisers and investors might want to reconsider portfolio allocations.

By Brad McMillan
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 18, 2012
Scrutinize emerging-markets funds

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2012
Pacific West is ordered to pony up $2.1M over TICs

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME MAR 16, 2012
MF Global's remaining execs won't be awarded bonuses, trustee pledges

Louis Freeh, a former FBI director and MF Global trustee, said he would not recommend bonuses for the three executives who stayed on at the company to help unwind the complex transactions between and among the firm's entities.

By Liz Skinner
FIXED INCOME MAR 16, 2012
Weekend cheer for bond bears

After being dead wrong for years, bond bears are feeling more confident going into the weekend. The Treasury market sold off big this week, taking the benchmark 10-year yield up 26 basis points to 2.29%, a four-month high.

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 16, 2012
Q&A: Did Bruce Berkowitz allow his asset base to grow too large?

By Paul Menchaca
Chart of the day: High yield vs. investment grade munis
FIXED INCOME MAR 16, 2012
Chart of the day: High yield vs. investment grade munis

Municipal high yields, thus far in 2012, continue to be priced at attractive spreads of 399 basis points, or 127 basis points above the long-term average of the past 16 years between the two Indices.

By Paul Menchaca
Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
Why advisers should — or should not — invest in hedge funds

Two investors square off over the value of these private funds

By Bruce Kelly
'Future' part crucial to managed futures
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
'Future' part crucial to managed futures

Alternative investments provide diversification benefits, but be prepared to sit on them for a while

By Jeff Benjamin
These two alternatives funds come with beta blockers
ALTERNATIVES MAR 15, 2012
These two alternatives funds come with beta blockers

New offerings from Stadion aim to generate equity-like returns with fixed-income-like volatility

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 15, 2012
Mutual fund mecca in city best known for brats and beer

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 15, 2012
Apple may have more juice left in its shares

By Bloomberg
Rising dividends will see investors bail from bonds: Henderson Global manager
EQUITIES MAR 15, 2012
Rising dividends will see investors bail from bonds: Henderson Global manager

Income-seeking investors should take solace in a trend toward rising dividend payouts in 2012, according to Alex Crooke, manager of the $1.2 billion Henderson Global Equity Income Fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
Europe a beacon for equity bargain hunters
EQUITIES MAR 14, 2012
Europe a beacon for equity bargain hunters

Strength despite Greek woes might indicate that the worst is over

By Dan Jamieson
EQUITIES MAR 14, 2012
Goldman: BRICs are hitting the wall

By Bloomberg