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EQUITIES SEP 17, 2013
Investors hearing the call of equities

Is the 'great rotation' beginning with the high net worth crowd?

By Michael Shagrin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
N.Y. insurance chief knocks life insurers for cutting capital reserves

Lawsky says companies operating in the state can't use modified model to calculate cushion.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
Preparing retirees for QE tapering

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES SEP 17, 2013
Affluent investors bet on farms, rail cars amid hunt for yield, income

Wealthy investors are putting money into farms, timberland and other uncommon investments as they hunt for yield. These assets, mostly the domain of pension funds and endowments, come with big risks.

By Gregory Crawford
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 17, 2013
Reserve Primary Fund settles shareholder suit for $54.9M

By Matt Ackermann
FIXED INCOME SEP 17, 2013
Fund firms having 'that talk' with clients about bonds — but is it too late?

Bond fund firms scramble to keep investors from bailing out

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 17, 2013
Risk altered as private equity moves into insurance

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 17, 2013
Railroad in Kazakhstan? Insurers getting bolder with annuity investments

PE firms, Wall Street giants taking bolder approach after acquiring carriers; 'troubling role'

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME SEP 16, 2013
Pimco's El-Erian says Fed to end easing to prevent excessive risk taking

He says the Fed sees the economy healing and aims to prevent unintended consequences of its monetary policy.

By Matt Ackermann
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 15, 2013
Emerging-markets bond rout?

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 15, 2013
Plaintiffs join lawsuit against Fidelity on profit-sharing plan

Conflicts of interest 'pretty obvious,' lawyer says but firm says suit lacks merit.

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 15, 2013
Mark Cortazzo: "There were some very tough conversations"

By MFXFeeder
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 15, 2013
Gene Diederich: "Clients need to have conservative return estimates"

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2013
Derivatives to face transaction fees under Obama proposal

The CFTC, starting in the 2014 fiscal year, would set a fee for futures, options on commodities, and swaps to fund the agency

By Matt Ackermann
EQUITIES SEP 13, 2013
Nasdaq to pay $10 million to settle SEC Facebook case

IPO debacle of social media darling led to losses of almost $500 million.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES SEP 13, 2013
SEC charges ex-GOP candidate with selling fake Facebook shares

The SEC claims a onetime gubernatorial candidate sold investors nonexistent shares of Facebook and other social-media darlings.

By DJAMIESON
EQUITIES SEP 13, 2013
Citigroup fined over alleged Facebook leak

Massachusetts' regulator claims junior analyst sent info to friend about much-anticipated IPO.

By AOSTERLAND
Average 401(k) account balances nearly double since crisis
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 12, 2013
Average 401(k) account balances nearly double since crisis

ICI chief Stevens says assumption that 401(k) plans aren't working is wrong.

By Barry B. Burr
FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2013
Gross: Buy short-term debt investments

Pimco's bond guru says such investments will be bolstered by the Federal Reserve's intent to keep benchmark lending rates at almost zero.

By Matt Ackermann
FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2013
Finding safe havens in fixed income as rates climb

The key to finding out whether investors are exposed to too much fixed income or just the wrong fixed income is to look at the typical refuges in a rising rate environment.

By Michael Temple