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ETFS FEB 26, 2010
Morningstar: Fixed-income funds now 30% of mutual fund market

Mutual funds saw inflows of $44.5 billion in January, according to report released today by Morningstar Inc.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 26, 2010
Citing adviser frustration, TFS Fund backs away from performance-based fee

After nearly four years of linking its management fee directly to its investment performance, TFS Small Cap Fund (TFSSX) is raising the white flag and reverting to a more traditional static expense ratio.

By Jeff Benjamin
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 25, 2010
Allianz to delist from NYSE, other exchanges

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 24, 2010
Rule G-37 basher Blount gets four years in prison for kickback scheme

A former Alabama municipal bond dealer whose failed challenge to a pay-to-play rule set a legal precedent, was sentenced today to four years and four months in prison on corruption charges.

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2010
Dividend-slicing trend nearly over, says Henderson's Job Curtis

Corporate-dividend payouts have fallen over the past few years, but the bottom is now in sight, according to Job Curtis, manager of the $570 million Henderson Global Equity Income Fund (HFQAX).

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2010
Some cost-cutting companies flying under investors' radar, says Robeco Boston Partners' Donovan

Despite last year's rally, there remains a pocket of opportunity among those stocks that have lagged the overall market, according to Mark Donovan, manager of the $500 million John Hancock Disciplined Value Fund Ticker:(JVLAX).

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2010
Short-sale disclosure will jack up costs, sap liquidity, warns hedge fund group

Retail funds, pensions, endowments and other investors will face higher costs and lower returns if regulations requiring public disclosure of short sales are adopted, according to a study published today by the Managed Funds Association.

By Sara Hansard
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2010
Ill-fated Conn. power plant owned by PE fund

Energy Investors Funds says it is fully cooperating with authorities investigating the fatal explosion of the Kleen Energy Plant in Middletown.

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2010
Bank money flows imply inflation fears, says researcher

The recent pattern of money flows into bank deposits suggests growing investor concerns that an inflationary period is looming, according to Dan Geller, executive vice president at researcher Market Rates Insight.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2010
Danger on the money market horizon: Rising rates could sink funds

A friend in the mutual fund business, whom I respect, has shared some observations about money market funds that are alarming and worthy of note.

By Evan Cooper
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 23, 2010
John Hancock launching 'to retirement' series of target-date funds

John Hancock Funds LLC has filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch a new suite of target date funds that are specifically designed for investors up until the point they retire, a company official said today.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME FEB 23, 2010
Muni bond demand strong despite budget woes, says Dalpiaz of Advisors Asset Management

Municipal bonds are an ideal alternative to low-yielding cash allocations and could be the perfect place to invest in an environment of rising taxes, according to Thomas Dalpiaz, a portfolio manager at Advisors Asset Management Inc.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2010
ING's El-Khodr: U.S. dividend play is yielding dividends

International money managers drawn to dividends have been gobbling up shares of U.S.-based companies over the past year, according to Moudy El-Khodr, co-manager of the ING Global Equity Dividend Fund Ticker:(IAGEX).

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2010
InvestmentNews announces winners of its Adviser's Choice awards

InvestmentNews today announced the winners of its inaugural Adviser's Choice Awards, which honor financial advisers' top picks for the most outstanding companies and portfolio managers in the mutual fund industry.

By Bloomberg
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2010
John Hancock Funds the latest to launch interest rate hedge

John Hancock Funds LLC today launched an international fixed-income fund to enable investors to hedge against rising interest rates.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 21, 2010
ICI, kaChing in smack-down over fund fees

The Investment Company Institute has slammed assertions kaChing Group Inc. made regarding mutual fund fees, continuing an online sparring match between the two.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2010
After VC storm, who will be left?

Venture capital today is survival of the pluckiest.

By Arleen Jacobius
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 21, 2010
Fund companies are prepping bond investors for rising rates

Fearing a backlash from investors who are still piling into bond funds, mutual fund companies are rolling out sales and marketing campaigns to encourage investors to shift assets into other products.

By David Hoffman
FIXED INCOME FEB 21, 2010
High-quality junk bonds aren't junk at all

Their name is an oxymoron, but high-quality junk bonds themselves make a lot of sense in the fixed-income space right now.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2010
Fund companies' profits up, but share prices down

Shares of asset management companies fell with the broader market in afternoon trading Thursday even after several reported big earnings gains to close out 2009.

By Associated Press