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FIXED INCOME JUN 19, 2014
Bill Gross bulls butt heads with bears in great bond debate

With Treasury yields at historically low levels, the stakes are rising as the Fed cuts back the bond buying that's held down borrowing costs on trillions of dollars of debt from governments to companies and individuals.

By Gregory Crawford
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
REIT begins trading on NASDAQ

United Development Funding IV launches tender offer in conjunction with listing.

By Minda Smiley
EQUITIES JUN 19, 2014
After large shareholder criticizes ARCP, Schorsch says REIT will slow down activity

Responding to a letter from an activist investor, Nicholas Schorsch says he will keep building the company but his acquisition pace will slow. <i>(And on Monday, <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140602/FREE/140609990&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>ARCP shareholders rejected Schorsch's executive comp plan</a>)</i>

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
Finra holds off sending nontraded REIT share price rule to SEC

Regulator still reviewing industry comments on rule to give investors better handle on share values.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2014
Potholes litter road to ETF investment by DC plans

Even as the technical barriers are eclipsed, doubts remain over cost and utility.

By Ari I. Weinberg
ALTERNATIVES JUN 19, 2014
You, too, can play hedge fund manager with new credit swap ETFs

Eight new funds offer chance to wager on the riskiest to safest corporate borrowers.

By Gregory Crawford
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Life insurers show their hands with new VA filings

Regulatory filings reveal new living benefits, investment-focused annuities or exchange offers for existing clients.

By Darla Mercado
EQUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Next on Janet Yellen's to-do list: Winding down a $4.5T balance sheet

On Friday's menu: What's next on Yellen's to-do list. Plus: Small-cap stock weakness as a leading indicator, an SEC official dishes on PE funds, big banks are loving big mortgages, three finance questions you better be able to answer, and getting by on $6,000 an hour.

By Jeff Benjamin
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES JUN 18, 2014
Variable annuity sales drop in 1Q and new leaders emerge

Decisions to moderate sales volume in recent years has caused changes for the bigger players

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 18, 2014
SEC will step up information gathering from mutual fund industry

Commission is developing rule proposal to strengthen industry data received, official says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2014
Nontraded REITs want delay in Finra's proposed disclosure rule

Nontraded REIT industry backs Finra's proposed disclosure rule but wants implementation pushed out to late 2015.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2014
W.P. Carey completes acquisition of affiliated nontraded REIT

Acquisition of Corporate Property Associates 16 Global is industry's latest liquidity event.

By Andrew Leigh
ALTERNATIVES JUN 18, 2014
Nontraded REITs set up for strong year but speed bumps loom

With heady momentum after a record year of sales, nontraded REITs are expected to be popular with advisers and investors again in 2014 but new regs and climbing interest rates could dampen enthusiasm.

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME JUN 17, 2014
Bond rally means now is the time to re-evaluate muni holdings

By Guy Davidson
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2014
Answering the questions high-frequency trading raises

Money manager Brian Schreiner digs into the questions raised by the firestorm over Michael Lewis' book &quot;Flash Boys&quot; and claims that the stock market is rigged and comes up with some answers. Some questions can't yet be answered, though.

By Brian Schreiner
EQUITIES JUN 17, 2014
Slow and steady for economy, stocks and tapering: Nuveen's Doll

Bob Doll, Nuveen's chief equity strategist doesn't see big head winds for stocks or the economy this year, forecasting mid- to high-single-digit equity gains this year. What about tapering?

By Robert C. Doll
EQUITIES JUN 16, 2014
Pimco likely to pick Dan Ivascyn to succeed Gross

Deputy chief investment officer has inside track to succeed 'Bond King' as CIO

By Bloomberg
FINTECH JUN 16, 2014
Covestor announces 0% management fee on ETF portfolios

Passively managed portfolios of low-cost ETFs for 'core' portion of an investor's holdings.

By Joyce Hanson
ETFS JUN 16, 2014
Gundlach to manage active ETF from State Street

SPDR DoubleLine Total Return Tactical exchange-traded fund to compete with Bill Gross' Total Return ETF.

By Gregory Crawford
EQUITIES JUN 16, 2014
Why REITs are looking like the year's hottest market sector

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> looks at what's propelling REITs into their position as the year's hottest market sector, plus emerging market stocks' record month, Japan's inflation woes, and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin