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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2011
Alternatives absent from company retirement plans

Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy

By Jeff Benjamin
Gundlach, RiverNorth team to offer 'alternative' fixed-income fund
FIXED INCOME MAY 03, 2011
Gundlach, RiverNorth team to offer 'alternative' fixed-income fund

Plenty of moving parts in Strategic Income Fund; targeting 6% yield

By Bloomberg
Alternative investments on the rise in retail world
ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2011
Alternative investments on the rise in retail world

Alternative-investment strategies are emerging as a top priority across the asset management landscape — and are also quickly gaining traction with retail investors — according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc.

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAY 03, 2011
Plan is under way to boost disclosure for muni bonds

With criticism mounting about the lack of disclosure in the municipal bond market, the agency that oversees the sale of muni securities is working on initiatives designed to encourage broker-dealers and issuers to provide more information to investors

By Jessica Toonkel
Muni funds with large chunks of non-rated bonds 'a red flag'
FIXED INCOME MAY 03, 2011
Muni funds with large chunks of non-rated bonds 'a red flag'

Seven firms hawking high-yield-debt funds that have at least 33% of assets in unrated paper; massive redemptions could get sticky

By Jessica Toonkel
Morgan Stanley, Goldman drop bets against Treasuries — but Gross sticking to his guns
FIXED INCOME MAY 02, 2011
Morgan Stanley, Goldman drop bets against Treasuries — but Gross sticking to his guns

Wall Street giants Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs dropped their bets against Treasuries. But bond king Bill Gross is sticking to his guns.

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 01, 2011
To Christopher C. Davis, his work is a calling

When Christopher C. Davis talks about money management, the one-time theology student sounds as if he is discussing a calling, employing words that reflect cultural choices

By Douglas Appell
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 01, 2011
Ship has sailed on QE2, analyst says

With the expiration of the second round of quantitative easing scheduled for next month, investors shouldn't assume that the fixed-income markets will respond as they did at the expiration of the first round

By Jeff Benjamin
Jeremy Grantham: Stocks on the verge of being 'dangerously overpriced'
EQUITIES APR 29, 2011
Jeremy Grantham: Stocks on the verge of being 'dangerously overpriced'

Jeremy Grantham, chief investment strategist at Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co., said the Federal Reserve's attempt to boost the economy could push U.S. stocks to a level where they will be “dangerously overpriced.”

By Mark Bruno
EMERGING MARKETS APR 29, 2011
Mobius talks Turkey: Best bet in emerging Europe

Templeton fund manager plans to plow another $250M into Turkish equities

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS APR 29, 2011
Mark Mobius: Emerging markets investments that will benefit from the World Cup

I'm sure a number of you have been keenly following the World Cup matches as they play out across South Africa.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME APR 27, 2011
Credit Suisse analyst: No more QE2? No problem

Still, June expiration has many worried; institutions to the rescue?

By Dan Jamieson
Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources
ETFS APR 27, 2011
Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources

It's been a busy few days for Ameriprise Financial. Earlier this week, the firm, along with subsidiary Securities America, lined up an agreement with lawyers representing investors who got burned in Reg D offerings. And today, it appears the company is on the verge of acquiring Grail -- and moving into the actively-managed ETF space.

By Jessica Toonkel
EMERGING MARKETS APR 25, 2011
Vindicated Mobius says emerging markets still best bet

Legendary investor called his shot in 2009 -- and was right; sees more gains ahead for BRICs, frontier markets

By John Goff
Oil rocketing Russia to top of fund manager's picks
EMERGING MARKETS APR 25, 2011
Oil rocketing Russia to top of fund manager's picks

Milev says rise in price of crude boosting country to No. 1 choice among emerging European markets

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2011
Former Schwab exec to pay $150K in SEC YieldPlus case

Ex-Charles Schwab Corp. investment company manager Randall Merk agreed to pay a $150,000 civil fine to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors in its YieldPlus fund.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2011
Putnam's fund evaluation tool 'a bold statement'

Putnam Investments has launched an online tool that enables its financial adviser clients to evaluate more than 10,000 mutual funds using up to 60 different criteria. Next month, advisers also will be able to compare up to 1,100 exchange-traded funds using the Fund-Visualizer tool

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 22, 2011
Ex-Fairholme managers launch fund

By Jeff Benjamin
Portfolio manager is long optimism with equity fund
EQUITIES APR 22, 2011
Portfolio manager is long optimism with equity fund

Dale Harvey of Poplar Forest Partners prefers cheap and out-of-favor stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES APR 21, 2011
Amaranth won't face SEC enforcement action

The SEC will not bring an enforcement action against Amaranth Advisors following a three-year investigation, according to an Aug. 19 letter to Amaranth's attorney from Philip Koski, assistant regional director in the SEC's Boston office, which was obtained by P&I Daily.

By Bloomberg