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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2010
Ex-Wachovia gurus roll out first mutual funds at Riverfront

Riverfront Investment Group, the asset manager founded by former investment gurus from Wachovia Securities, is launching three mutual funds.

By Dan Jamieson
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 04, 2010
Goldman exit leaves NFP in control of Institutional Life Services

The pullout of Goldman Sach leaves NFP in control of Institutional Life Services. So what will they do with it?

By Darla Mercado
BlackRock's Bob Doll: Recent correction is a buying opportunity
EQUITIES AUG 03, 2010
BlackRock's Bob Doll: Recent correction is a buying opportunity

Once again, disappointing economic data caused stock markets to sag last week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.6% to 11,952, the S&P 500 Index declining 2.2% to 1,271 and the Nasdaq Composite dropping 3.3% to 2,644. Investors also witnessed a rebound in the US dollar, a rally in bonds and a rise in oil prices.

By Bob Doll
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 03, 2010
Broker-dealers blast SEC pricing plan for mutual fund fees

Brokerage executives are slamming the SEC's proposal to allow broker-dealers to set their own sales charges on mutual funds, claiming that it could create problems for both the industry and individual investors.

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 01, 2010
12(b)-1 proposal may hurt investors, advisers contend

The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal last week to revamp 12(b)-1 fees could have a number of unintended consequences that could hurt investors rather than help them, according to some observers.

By Jessica Toonkel
EQUITIES JUL 30, 2010
The stocks Warren Buffett is selling

The number of U.S. stocks in Berkshire's $51 billion stock portfolio slipped to 33 as of March 31, compared with 39 a year earlier and 37 in 2008. Here are some of the notable reductions —and eliminations— Berkshire's portfolio.

By Mark Bruno
ETFS JUL 29, 2010
Nuveen jumps into ETF market

Nuveen hopes this type of arrangement is just the first of many as it hopes to subadvise more muni bond ETFs

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2010
Prominent rabbi tried to blackmail Conn. hedge fund, court finds

A prominent Brooklyn rabbi has been convicted in a scheme to extort a Connecticut-based hedge fund into paying millions of dollars to two schools.

By Associated Press
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2010
Fugitive who bilked Pimco, others found 'living in the lap of luxury'

Rebecca Parrett, who bilked Pimco and others out of $3 billion, had been on the lam since March 2009. Yesterday, she was arrested in a Mexican resort. Said a U.S. Marshal: 'For somebody who was on the run, it was pretty good.'

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2010
Ex-cop used investors' cash to build dream vacation home: Prosecutors

A former Bend police captain and his wife who have been under investigation by the FBI and IRS over their real estate dealings in Oregon and Indiana have been indicted on fraud charges.

By Associated Press
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2010
Ex-NBA star's $1.45M arbitration claim against Morgan Keegan is upheld

A federal judge has upheld a $1.47 million arbitration award given last fall to former NBA star Horace Grant for losses he sustained on investments in failed Regions Morgan Keegan Select bond funds.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUL 27, 2010
Why Barton Biggs is selling his tech stocks now

Traxis Partners LLC's Barton Biggs sold almost all his U.S. technology shares last week.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUL 27, 2010
Bill Miller: Forget a double-dip, S&P is set to spike

Legg Mason Inc.'s Bill Miller said the U.S. stock market, which has dropped 12 percent from its April high on concerns Europe's debt crisis may spread, will rise after the region's banks complete stress tests.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES JUL 27, 2010
Barton Biggs is betting on the tech sector — and a 20% rally

U.S. stocks could jump as much as 20 percent, led by technology companies, as the global economy rebounds from Europe's debt crisis, said Barton Biggs.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME JUL 27, 2010
Morgan Keegan to square off against regulators

Morgan Keegan & Co. has been granted an administration hearing on allegations that its brokerage firm cost investors, including retirees, more than $2 billion in losses through fraudulent and reckless business practices.

By Associated Press
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 26, 2010
Will SEC's life settlement proposal kill industry?

Critics say plan to treat all life settlements as securities will shrink the industry – or worse; others say that's hooey

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 26, 2010
SEC task force: Life settlements should be defined as 'securities'

An SEC task force on Thursday recommended that life settlements be defined as 'securities,' thus making such transactions subject to federal securities laws.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 26, 2010
Q&A: AllianceBernstein's Peter Kraus

It's been just over a year since Peter Kraus took over as CEO of AllianceBernstein LP.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 26, 2010
AllianceBernstein looking to add financial advisers this year

AllianceBernstein Holding LP demonstrated enough progress in some businesses last year that the company plans to add advisers in 2010 and may buy smaller complementary firms, executives said late Thursday during an earnings conference call.

By Hilary Johnson
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUL 25, 2010
An easier pill to swallow

In his early 60s and at the doorstep of retirement, Robert Neiswanger was considering long-term-care insurance. He acknowledged that the coverage made sense, but he couldn't come to terms with paying for something he might never need.

By Darla Mercado