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ETFS APR 10, 2011
Will hedge funds be gremlin in Nasdaq-100 re-balancing?

In the wake of last week's announcement by the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. that it will re-balance the Nasdaq-100 Index for the first time in 13 years, portfolio managers are warning that investors could see greater volatility in technology stocks over the next few weeks

By Jessica Toonkel
BRIC house shaky, as developed nations suddenly a mighty good bet
EMERGING MARKETS APR 08, 2011
BRIC house shaky, as developed nations suddenly a mighty good bet

Stocks in U.S., Europe outpacing ermerging market equities for first time since 1998; 'skies are bluer'

By John Goff
ETFS APR 08, 2011
ETF model portfolios to be ranked by Morningstar - stars next?

Morningstar Inc. soon will begin ranking — and possibly even applying its popular star rating to — exchange-traded-fund model portfolios used by financial advisers, a first for the burgeoning industry

By Jessica Toonkel
FIXED INCOME APR 08, 2011
Nassim Taleb: Two lousy bets every investor should avoid

'Black Swan' author says steer clear of Treasuries, U.S. greenback; 'Euro has Germany, the dollar has nothing'

By Bloomberg
How to 'backdoor' emerging markets in 2011
EMERGING MARKETS APR 08, 2011
How to 'backdoor' emerging markets in 2011

Emerging markets remain red-hot among investors, but rather than just making a broad sector bet, advisers should look for specific and strategic exposure to these economies as a way to minimize risk and take advantage of sweet deals.

By Bloomberg
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 07, 2011
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal

Rep. Schakowsky want big increase in marginal rates for millionaires, billionaires

By Bloomberg
Finra orders Citigroup to pay $51M to muni fund investors
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2011
Finra orders Citigroup to pay $51M to muni fund investors

Citigroup Inc., the third-biggest U.S. bank, was ordered to pay more than $51 million to a group of investors in its MAT and ASTA municipal-bond hedge funds, which regulators began examining more than two years ago.

By Mark Bruno
Bond investors steering clear of Treasuries
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2011
Bond investors steering clear of Treasuries

Dan Fuss, manager of the $19.4 billion Loomis Sayles Bond Fund, currently has just 2.51% of his portfolio in U.S. Treasuries, and his allocations to government debt aren't likely to change anytime soon.

By Andrew Osterland
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 06, 2011
Top tax rate would go sky-high under new proposal

U.S. millionaires would face an annual income tax increase of at least 10% under a deficit reduction measure proposed by Rep. Jan Schakowsky, R-Ill

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 05, 2011
American Century nabs ex-Fidelity big as new sales chief

Former Fidelity distribution head Peter Cieszko will join American Century in a new position heading up intermediary and institutional sales in North America

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 05, 2011
SEC enforcement to target fund industry

The mutual fund industry will be one of the targets of more-aggressive enforcement by the SEC, according to experts who spoke last week at an Investment Company Institute conference

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers
ETFS APR 05, 2011
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers

Asset manager set to launch customized programs for broker-dealers

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME APR 05, 2011
Gross urges speeding up global bond allocations

Institutional investors increasingly are thinking outside the U.S. Barclays Capital Aggregate box for their fixed-income allocations, but market veterans say that it will be a long time before there are more-global mandates

By Douglas Appell
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 04, 2011
SEC pitches plan to prevent 'breaking the buck'

To prevent another instance of a money market fund's “breaking the buck,” the Securities and Exchange Commission is discussing placing capital requirements on such funds

By Jessica Toonkel
You having a laugh, mate? U.K. proposes $225 a week flat-rate state pension
RIA NEWS APR 03, 2011
You having a laugh, mate? U.K. proposes $225 a week flat-rate state pension

The U.K. government proposed replacing its current means-tested state pension with a flat-rate payment of about 140 pounds ($225) a week, with the goal of increasing incentives for people to save for their old age.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 03, 2011
Fiduciary standard could choke mutual fund distribution

With regulators inching closer to setting a universal fiduciary standard for all financial advisers, mutual fund companies may want to brace for the shift

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2011
How mutual funds could feel the regulatory squeeze

In 2,300 pages of legislation overhauling the U.S. financial regulatory system, there is no section or subsection entitled “mutual funds,” an indication that they were not seen as a primary culprit in the market crisis that shook the economy three years ago.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2011
Keeping an eye on Washington

By MFXFeeder
El-Erian: 'Japan can navigate this'
EMERGING MARKETS APR 01, 2011
El-Erian: 'Japan can navigate this'

Pimco boss says country's high savings rate, repatriation of overseas capital will help country overcome disaster

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME MAR 31, 2011
BlackRock sees muni glass as half full

If municipal bond investors can stomach continued negative headlines — and some defaults over the next few months — they will find some compelling investment opportunities, BlackRock Inc. executives said last Thursday at a press gathering

By Jessica Toonkel