Russ Koesterich says emerging markets will reemerge as good bets in the second half of the year; pass on India, however
In the wake of some highly publicized private-placement offerings that went sour, the regulator's head of enforcement says the SRO aims to crack down on Reg D deals and non-traded REITs.
Bill Gross of Pimco doesn't mince words when it comes to the Federal Reserve's stranglehold on interest rates. According to the bond king's latest report, the Fed's efforts to hold yields at historic lows is 'an abdication of responsibility.'
Soviero tops among managers of diversified U.S. equity funds over the past ten years; big chunk of junk
Moving funds from CDs into checking accounts, money market deposit accounts; poised to get back in the market?
Turkish debt getting hammered; Istanbul market derailed by trouble in Middle East
Lawyers cite risk of information overload; 'confusing' to participants
As part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006, the Labor Department granted plan sponsors a “safe harbor” to enroll participants automatically in a handful of investment products designated as qualified default investment alternatives
Financial advisers are worried that a report saying the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating how municipal bond funds price risk in their portfolios may cause investors to rush for the exits — just when things were settling down
Withdrawals hit lowest level in two months; $1.2B in outflows in January
The municipal bond market, already under a dark cloud due to rising risk levels, apparently has a pattern of lax financial reporting practices that could further elevate concerns about the market
Ambani blames rumor-mongering rivals for massive sell-off; 'vicious and illegal'
More detail? Less detail? Groups disagree about the DOL's plan to hike disclosure about the funds
Rule requiring greater disclosure draws fire from retirement plan providers
The Labor Department today proposed a rule aimed at providing 401(k) plan participants more details about target date funds used in retirement plans.
Active exchange-traded funds for the most part have been slow to take off
The ICI and unions are going toe-to-toe over whether mutual funds pose any major systemic risks to the U.S. financial system -- and if the mutual fund industry needs extra oversight
Hedgies' performance badly trails that of S&P 500 in January
Executives at BlackRock Inc. and Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC are calling on regulators to address suitability requirements for the sale of sophisticated ETFs, such as commodities-based and leveraged funds.
Index specialist carving out big piece of the action; 'investor favorability' cited
