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Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2012
Obama kicks munis to the curb again in new budget

In the proposed 2013 budget released today, Obama reprised his call to cap deductions, including tax-exempt interest, for families earning more than $250,000 a year.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2012
SEC must go slow on money fund reform

By Paul Menchaca
RIAS FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

By Bloomberg
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw

By Jason Kephart
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

By Jason Kephart
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME FEB 22, 2012
SIFMA and ASF create covered-bond group

Announced today, the council aims to be a collaborative forum for market participants to promote the U.S. covered-bonds market.

By Bloomberg
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2012
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows

Pioneer Investments is bolstering its emerging-markets lineup and adding wholesalers as it fights for inflows

By Jason Kephart
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Should investors care if the markets are over-valued or under-valued?

By Mark Bruno
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Separately managed accounts: What drove the 4Q markets

By MFXFeeder
FIXED INCOME FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

By Drew Carter
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2012
Look deeper in choosing target funds

By MFXFeeder
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

By Christine Williamson
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2012
Columbia exec jumps to Fidelity

By Jason Kephart
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder