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EQUITIES MAY 07, 2010
On our blogs: A plan and a trade

The other day I said I had mapped out a trade if the market dropped to a certain level and this happened yesterday

By Mark Bruno
FIXED INCOME MAY 07, 2010
Build America Bonds: Are taxable munis here to stay?

As the market for taxable munis expands, many advisors and investors are rethinking their approach to municipal bonds.

By John Radtke
Pimco's El-Erian: Greek's financial crisis will get worse
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 07, 2010
Pimco's El-Erian: Greek's financial crisis will get worse

Before things improve, Pimco's co-chief investment officer sees even ore pain in the near future for Greece

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 06, 2010
Regulator faults Wall Street banks on derivatives

Wall Street banks are seeking exemptions to proposed new financial derivatives rules that could shield more than half the trades that should be subject to disclosure, a federal regulator said Thursday.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2010
AQR to offer mutual funds only through advisers

Retail investors will no longer be able to buy mutual funds from AQR Capital Management without going through a financial adviser, starting Oct. 30.

By Jessica Toonkel
FIXED INCOME MAY 05, 2010
Mohamed El-Erian and Dan Fuss: Greek crisis is going global

Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed El-Erian and Loomis Sayles & Co.'s Dan Fuss said the European debt crisis may spread across the globe because of investor concern that governments have borrowed too much to revive their economies.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 05, 2010
Bill Gross: It's now time for Greece to restructure

Greece needs to reduce the nation's debt through a restructuring and impose deep spending cuts to exit its fiscal crisis, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS MAY 05, 2010
Financial crisis sparks riots: Scenes from Greece today

At least three people have died in protests today, which have seen some 100,000 people take to the streets of Greece

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES MAY 05, 2010
Setback in Bear Stearns case may force gov't shift

The swift acquittal of two Bear Stearns executives in the government's criminal case tied to the financial meltdown likely will force prosecutors to rethink the evidence they planned to present in a raft of cases that have yet to go to trial, legal experts say.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 04, 2010
OppenheimerFunds ex-boss Macaskill named CEO at First Eagle

Bridget A. Macaskill, president and COO of First Eagle Investment Management, was also named CEO.

By Douglas Appell
That an ETF is commission-free doesn't make it cheaper, advisers say
ETFS MAY 04, 2010
That an ETF is commission-free doesn't make it cheaper, advisers say

Commission-free ETFs are good, but they may not be best.

By David Hoffman
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 03, 2010
ICI extends reach with global launch

London calling: Fund advocacy group sets up international body in the U.K.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAY 03, 2010
Nuns take aim at Street's moral dilemma

At Goldman Sachs' annual stockholders meeting May 7, a group of nuns will raise some uncomfortable issues.

By Aaron Elstein
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 03, 2010
Buffett takes a bath: How much did the Berkshire billionaire lose today on Goldman?

The value of Warren Buffett's options to buy Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shares dropped by $950 million after regulators sued the bank for misleading clients on the sale of securities tied to the subprime mortgage market.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES MAY 02, 2010
TIAA-CREF: Why investments in farmland are now 'like gold'

TIAA-CREF aims to add to its $2 billion holdings of farmland to help diversify its portfolio and hedge against inflation, said the pension-fund manager's director for private-equity investments in agriculture.

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES MAY 02, 2010
New York tops nation in mortgage fraud

New York has earned the dubious honor of being the nation's leader in mortgage fraud last year, according to a report from the LexisNexis Mortgage Asset Research Institute.

By James Comtois
ALTERNATIVES MAY 02, 2010
Goldman Sachs takes PE crown

While executives of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were getting grilled on Capitol Hill about deals involving mortgage-related securities, another division of the company quietly made headlines of a different sort.

By Hilary Potkewitz
FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2010
Bond prices edge up on European debt woes

The Treasury market is trading in a narrow range Thursday as investors balance European debt concerns with signs of an improving U.S. economy.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 29, 2010
Pimco's El-Erian: Second half of '10 is more important

Mohamed El-Erian says that today's nonfarm payrolls report demonstrates a “tug of war” between cyclical and structural factors. His take? The second half of 2010 will be more important that the first

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 29, 2010
Amid bank carnage, vultures are a good bet, says Burnham's Schutz

Banks with strong balance sheets are flying lazy circles over weaker rivals. And with 700 banks on the FDIC's worry list, there's plenty of stragglers to go after

By Jeff Benjamin