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Gross's Pimco Total Return fund drew $231M in January
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 12, 2012
Gross's Pimco Total Return fund drew $231M in January

The new money ended three straight months of redemptions for Total Return fund: Morningstar

By Doug Cubberley
This Fidelity fund is way in the money on sale of pharma firm
EQUITIES MAR 12, 2012
This Fidelity fund is way in the money on sale of pharma firm

A Fidelity equity fund stands to reap $478.4 million on its stake in a pharmaceutical firm

By Doug Cubberley
Fidelity follows green line to 'Thinking Big'
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 09, 2012
Fidelity follows green line to 'Thinking Big'

Fund giant launches a new thought leadership microsite aimed at delivering provocative investment ideas

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 09, 2012
Greece moves toward second bailout as default spooks Europe

European governments moved toward a second rescue of Greece, calculating that the 130 billion-euro ($172 billion) cost of a fresh bailout is a price worth paying to prevent a default that could shatter the euro area.

By Bloomberg
Soros says Europe's debt woes 'more serious' than 2008 crisis
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2012
Soros says Europe's debt woes 'more serious' than 2008 crisis

World faces the prospect of a 'vicious circle' of deflation: Soros

By Doug Cubberley
Late to the party, Fidelity aims to squeeze into packed ETF market
ETFS MAR 09, 2012
Late to the party, Fidelity aims to squeeze into packed ETF market

Fund giant looks to launch first exchange-traded fund since 2003; 'if it's not broke, why fix it?'

By Jason Kephart
Threat of muni mayhem fades
FIXED INCOME MAR 09, 2012
Threat of muni mayhem fades

Defaults in the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market this year will again prove Meredith Whitney wrong.

By Doug Cubberley
High Fidelity: Stock rebound instrumental in boosting fund firm's income
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
High Fidelity: Stock rebound instrumental in boosting fund firm's income

Operating earnings up 13% last year; expenses kept in check

By John Goff
INsider: Fixation with fixed-income funds since 666 has burned investors
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
INsider: Fixation with fixed-income funds since 666 has burned investors

Three years after equities hit rock bottom, large-cap stocks have far outstripped debt funds

By John Goff
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'
FIXED INCOME MAR 08, 2012
Leon Cooper on Treasuries: 'Your capital is being confiscated'

Former head of GSAM says U.S. debt the worst best over the next three years

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Getting a look under the fixed-income ETF hood

By Jason Kephart
Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 08, 2012
Columbia Management's president jumps to Fidelity

Mike Jones will take over as CEO of fund giant's institutional-investments arm.

By Bloomberg
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Bogle: ETFs great for trading, not so great for investors

So-called father of indexing John Bogle still not a fan of exchange-traded funds, saying that the sheer volume of them makes 'a muddy pool muddier.'

By Jason Kephart
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
ETFs approaching 'critical mass' as clients accelerate investments

January net inflows into exchange-traded funds highest in 16 months; bond funds the main beneficiaries

By John Goff
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Guggenheim Partners confirms review of Claymore ETF division

Guggenheim Partners LLC confirmed it's considering options including a sale of Claymore Investments, the Canadian provider of exchange-traded funds it acquired two years ago.

By Doug Cubberley
Guggenheim scoops up insurer to build fixed indexed annuities
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 08, 2012
Guggenheim scoops up insurer to build fixed indexed annuities

Guggenheim Partners LLC is ramping up its presence in the fixed-indexed-annuity realm with the purchase of an insurer

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 08, 2012
Long-term care: Cutting back coverage

When a 74-year-old client visited Ellen R. Siegel six years ago with news of an upcoming 12% rate increase on the premium of her long-term-care insurance, the adviser knew she had to navigate the potential benefit cuts with the precision of a surgeon.

By Darla Mercado
ETFS MAR 08, 2012
Deal puts Guggenheim squarely in ETF frame

Guggenheim Partners LLC's announced last week that its acquisition of Rydex SGI will bring together a variety of products, including 77 mutual funds. But it is the new family of 104 ETFs that is expected to see the greatest level of development and innovation

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME MAR 07, 2012
'Lousy year' ahead for Treasuries, warns Wells Fargo unit

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAR 07, 2012
Investors have fared far better under Democratic presidents

By Bloomberg