Regulator issues alert about structured products, bank loan funds; 'significant recent inflows'
Offers exclusive program for high-producing FMOs — if they agree to tougher compliance standards
As financial advisers' use of options becomes more routine, the unsurprising results of a survey showed that advisers managing the most assets are “significantly” more likely to use the derivatives than peers with smaller amounts
Investors who are looking for diversification, higher-than-average growth and lower-than-average risk might want to consider one of the most overlooked investment areas on earth: Africa
Survey finds that almost all advisers with sizeable AUMs now trade derivatives
S&P has lowered it outlook on the U.S. credit rating. Bill Gross and other fund managers are betting against Uncle Sam. And then there's Claud de Wildt, a Fidelity SVP and researcher. His advise to investors? "Don't give up on Treasuries yet."
Proposal would require broker-dealers to publicly disclose information about shelf space payments from mutual funds
Despite a rebounding economy, the humber of 'underwater' mortgages in the U.S. now stands at a whopping 28%. And real estate analysts say there's more where that came from.
Pimco bond king hikes negative play on Treasuries; inflation 'the ultimate factor'
Bond giant reinventing itself as it seeks out higher returns; launches emerging market stock funds, eyeing alternative investments
Investors are slowly warming up to variable annuities. They'd get even more excited if annual charges on the products were reduced.
S&P's dramatic announcement that it may downgrade the credit rating of U.S. government paper sparked massive buying of U.S. government paper. As JPMorgan Funds' David Kelly said: "... you can't use [Treasuries] as a safe haven if the problem is Treasuries.” | <font color=blue><a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110418/FREE/110419928>'Shot across bow' could jolt lawmakers</a></font>
Celebration over terrorist's death turning to concern about attacks by al-Qaeda cells
Making the case for alternative investments in a long-term, properly allocated portfolio is easy
Plenty of moving parts in Strategic Income Fund; targeting 6% yield
Alternative-investment strategies are emerging as a top priority across the asset management landscape — and are also quickly gaining traction with retail investors — according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc.
With criticism mounting about the lack of disclosure in the municipal bond market, the agency that oversees the sale of muni securities is working on initiatives designed to encourage broker-dealers and issuers to provide more information to investors
In an attempt to buffer its variable annuity clients' accounts from market volatility, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. expects to launch a program that will shift funds into fixed-income investments when the stock markets dip
Insurers look to ramp up profits on variable annuities
Seven firms hawking high-yield-debt funds that have at least 33% of assets in unrated paper; massive redemptions could get sticky
