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MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2012
SEC must go slow on money fund reform

By Paul Menchaca
ALTERNATIVES FEB 24, 2012
Focusing on 'yield chasing,' Finra issues watch list

By Bloomberg
False bottom? Home prices plunging again
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 24, 2012
False bottom? Home prices plunging again

Housing values down 3.7% in November in 20 major cities; 'a turn for the worse'

By John Goff
Elderly couple: Rep told us to put our IRA into life settlements
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2012
Elderly couple: Rep told us to put our IRA into life settlements

But ex-broker refutes claim, says clients performed their own due diligence

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 23, 2012
Pru settles with 20 states over unclaimed death benefits

Agreement requires insurer to step up cross referencing to locate unpaid beneficiaries

By John Goff
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 22, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

RiverNorth Capital Management set to lock buyers out of its strategic-income fund; DoubleLine connection a big draw

By Jason Kephart
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
CEO rips GOP, Dems for fiscal irresponsibility

In a speech delivered to a group of private investors on Feb. 15, Robert Rodriguez, managing partner and CEO of First Pacific Advisors, warned of ongoing market instability if the federal government doesn't make “credible and material fiscal reforms” by the end of 2013.

By Paul Menchaca
ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2012
Dram of liquid gold

By Jason Kephart
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 22, 2012
Biggest expense for Americans over 50? Not health care

Out-of-pocket costs on drugs and medical insurance are the second-most-costly item for older folks.

By Darla Mercado
FIXED INCOME FEB 22, 2012
SIFMA and ASF create covered-bond group

Announced today, the council aims to be a collaborative forum for market participants to promote the U.S. covered-bonds market.

By Bloomberg
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 21, 2012
Pioneer ready to fight for inflows

Pioneer Investments is bolstering its emerging-markets lineup and adding wholesalers as it fights for inflows

By Jason Kephart
EQUITIES FEB 21, 2012
How a graffiti artist tagged Facebook for a $200M payday

David Choe's choice of stock over cash for murals was the real art of this deal

By Bloomberg
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Should investors care if the markets are over-valued or under-valued?

By Mark Bruno
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Separately managed accounts: What drove the 4Q markets

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2012
Look deeper in choosing target funds

By MFXFeeder
FIXED INCOME FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

By Drew Carter
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

By Christine Williamson