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Money fund firms hedging in case SEC breaks the buck
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 21, 2012
Money fund firms hedging in case SEC breaks the buck

Looming regulatory reform sees launch of alternative products; everything old is new again

By JKEPHART
Fed to go easy on quantitative easing, experts expect
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
Fed to go easy on quantitative easing, experts expect

QE3 not likely to be launched until January — if at all; waiting for the numbers

By Jeff Benjamin
Now's the time to place your chips on chips: Hogan
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
Now's the time to place your chips on chips: Hogan

Cyclical semiconductor industry on the cusp of a rebound, says PM; dividends an added draw

By Jeff Benjamin
With managed futures funds, think long think wrong
ALTERNATIVES AUG 20, 2012
With managed futures funds, think long think wrong

Short-term funds far outstripping those tracking longer trend lines; target 'overreactions'

By JKEPHART
Green mountain state seeks more green with flurry of muni offerings
FIXED INCOME AUG 20, 2012
Green mountain state seeks more green with flurry of muni offerings

Vermont fastest-growing issuer of municipal bonds in U.S.; Irene the trigger

By John Goff
Vanguard to bond holders: Bumpy ride ahead
FIXED INCOME AUG 20, 2012
Vanguard to bond holders: Bumpy ride ahead

Boring asset class could be headed for its share of spills and thrills, fund firm warns; no cushion left

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES AUG 20, 2012
The 'cult of equity' isn't dying - it's just passive

By JKEPHART
ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus
ETFS AUG 20, 2012
ETF guru rejoins Fidelity in sector-fund focus

Addition of ETF guru at Fidelity has lead to speculation that sector fund ETFs will soon be at an exchange near you.

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2012
High-yield munis on a roll, if you can stomach them

By JKEPHART
FIXED INCOME AUG 19, 2012
Janus bond funds are in the spotlight

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2012
Vanguard says beware of bonds

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
The rippling effect of Hartford's restructuring

Insurer never recovered VA business it lost after the financial crisis

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
Prudential to bail on sales of individual long-term care

Prudential will stop selling long-term care policies citing 'challenging economics.'

By Doug Cubberley
ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

By Bruce Kelly
Packers' 'share sale' is anything but
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2012
Packers' 'share sale' is anything but

That's about the only upside of purchasing a share of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, whose currently for-sale stock can't re resold or traded, and according to the prospectus, does not constitute an investment. Punt.

By Bloomberg
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value

Another large nontraded real estate investment trust has seen a sharp decline in its estimated value, with CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. reporting on Tuesday a new estimated per share value of $7.31, a drop of 27% from its offering price.

By Bruce Kelly
Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?

Dai-ichi to buy up to 20% of struggling mutual fund company; 12 straight quarters of redemptions

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Lawsuit against KBS REIT dropped

Allegations in dropped lawsuit included misrepresentation of objectives, holdings and dividend policy

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Role reversal? Pimco dons equities, Janus tries on bonds

Two prominent mutual fund companies are hard at work moving beyond the specialties that made them well-known in the first place.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 14, 2012
A twist on bond laddering

By Tony Davidow