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Mutual insurers ramp up development of deferred-income annuities
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2012
Mutual insurers ramp up development of deferred-income annuities

'Buy now, get income later' is becoming a sellable argument to clients

By Darla Mercado
Next big move in bonds? Down, warns Abby Cohen
FIXED INCOME DEC 03, 2012
Next big move in bonds? Down, warns Abby Cohen

Goldman Sachs senior investment strategist the latest to make bearish call on fixed-income; credit hedge funds no place to hide, either

By JKEPHART
Bond fund to pour $100M into post-Sandy rebuild
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 03, 2012
Bond fund to pour $100M into post-Sandy rebuild

Community Capital Management expects solid returns as ravaged Northeast communities return

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES DEC 03, 2012
Embracing liquid alternatives for investors at all levels

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES DEC 03, 2012
Shift to alts: Fund offers wealthy clients easy access to hedgies

Private Advisors Alternative Strategies Master Fund invests directly in dozens of hedge funds

By Jeff Benjamin
Damn the torpedoes, Guggenheim launches hedge fund platform for RIAs
ALTERNATIVES DEC 03, 2012
Damn the torpedoes, Guggenheim launches hedge fund platform for RIAs

By JKEPHART
Exchange got black eye from going dark: Arthur Levitt
EQUITIES DEC 03, 2012
Exchange got black eye from going dark: Arthur Levitt

The New York Stock Exchange is up and running after an historic two-day shutdown. But former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt says the NYSE's reputation took a 'body blow' because of the closure.

By John Goff
Second bank-loan ETF on the runway amid hunt for yield
ETFS DEC 03, 2012
Second bank-loan ETF on the runway amid hunt for yield

Pyxis hopes to gain from high-yield debt demand, prices fund lower than PowerShares' fund.

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2012
So where did The Hartford go?

Major player in advice industry pulls a 180-degree turn in reorg; 'almost non-existent'

By Darla Mercado
Sign of the times as insurers seek yield in riskier investments
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 03, 2012
Sign of the times as insurers seek yield in riskier investments

Alternative investments, commercial mortgages, junk bonds all on the menu

By Darla Mercado
AIG emerges as most likely buyer of Woodbury Financial Services
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS DEC 03, 2012
AIG emerges as most likely buyer of Woodbury Financial Services

Announcement of a deal for the 1,600 reps and advisers is expected before indie B-D's national sales conference next month

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 02, 2012
BlackRock's Doll finds new home at Nuveen

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2012
MetLife B-D chief leaves company

The head of MetLife's broker-dealer operations has parted ways with the insurer. So far, the carrier's management has offered no explanation for the departure.

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME DEC 02, 2012
Treasury bears are capitulating as Fed buying meets fiscal cliff worry

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 02, 2012
Self-directed IRAs complex, but they can be profitable

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2012
Private-equity set does tax tango

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME NOV 30, 2012
No tragedy: Greek bonds up 80% since January

Daring investors earned 20 times more than buyers of top-rated German debt.

By Gregory Crawford
FIXED INCOME NOV 30, 2012
Another red flag as veteran bond fund manager raises white flag

It's another red flag for the bond market as a veteran fund manager raises the white flag | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20121130/FREE/121139998>Gundlach: 'Kaboom' ahead </a>&amp;raquo;

By JKEPHART
Fidelity: Muni land mines on the horizon
FIXED INCOME NOV 30, 2012
Fidelity: Muni land mines on the horizon

Herd instinct of investors means liquidity is big risk; plenty of opportunities as well

By JKEPHART
High-yield bond fling might be over
FIXED INCOME NOV 30, 2012
High-yield bond fling might be over

Record inflows reverse course; economic uncertainty, tax planning could be why.

By Jeff Benjamin