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Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Schwab latest to hop on active-ETF bandwagon

Add the online broker to the growing list of firms queuing up to offer actively managed ETFs

By Jason Kephart
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI
ETFS APR 17, 2012
Market volatility? Don't blame ETFs, says ICI

New research from industry groups shows that macroeconomic events are more to blame for volatility than exchange-traded funds

By Jason Kephart
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2012
2011 good sign money market reform not needed: ICI

Says funds have held up despite fears of a global recession and drama on the Continent

By Jason Kephart
Why Dennis Gartman went from riding the bull to riding the pine
EQUITIES APR 16, 2012
Why Dennis Gartman went from riding the bull to riding the pine

Economist sees market retreat ahead, heads for the sidelines; just as soon sit this one out

By John Goff
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen
EQUITIES APR 16, 2012
Bonds bigger risk than stocks right now, says Abby Joseph Cohen

Goldman strategist sees S&P 500 ending year as high as 1,600; corporate capex still robust

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2012
Gundlach leads way as bond funds boost cash to most since 2008

Mutual funds in the U.S. that focus on bonds have the highest percentage of their assets in cash since 2008, which may temper a rise in yields from about record lows as managers put that money to work.

By Mark Bruno
Gundlach's fast-growing startup sees nearly $6B in inflows in a year
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 16, 2012
Gundlach's fast-growing startup sees nearly $6B in inflows in a year

Despite months of legal wrangling with his former employer, TCW Group Inc., it appears that Jeffrey Gundlach's move to start his own firm is paying off

By Jessica Toonkel
EQUITIES APR 15, 2012
Advisers eyeball key 1Q earnings to forecast market

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES APR 15, 2012
Correction projection is 5-7% drop: Doll

By DJAMIESON
FIXED INCOME APR 13, 2012
U.S. muni yields rise fifth day amid signs economy strengthening

U.S. municipal-bond yields rose for a fifth straight day to the highest in more than four months as government reports pointed to a recovery in housing.

By Doug Cubberley
FIXED INCOME APR 13, 2012
Volcker Rule could prove to be 'devastating' for munis

By James Colby
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 13, 2012
American Funds is the biggest loser in shift toward passive investments

More than any other mutual fund company, American Funds is bearing the brunt of investors' latest infatuation with passive investing.

By Jason Kephart
U.S. Chamber taking money fund campaign to the street — and below it
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
U.S. Chamber taking money fund campaign to the street — and below it

Staging ad blitz in subway station in D.C. where most SEC employees arrive for work

By John Goff
FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Bond buyers betting on big bounce-back for Treasuries

By Bloomberg
Time for money funds to buck the buck
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
Time for money funds to buck the buck

Dollar-a-share peg little more than a marketing gimmick that confuses investors; this is not a bank account

By John Goff
Is this the start of the Treasury rout?
FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Is this the start of the Treasury rout?

Government notes headed for steepest decline in one quarter since 2010; Fed rate-raising raised

By John Goff
Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze

“There have been hundreds of money fund bailouts, where the funds would have broken the buck if the manager hadn't stepped in,” said Robert E. Plaze, deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management

By Jason Kephart
SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints

Walter wants industry participants to cool the rhetoric, refrain from issuing public statements; 'destructive disengagement'

By Jason Kephart
Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds
FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Pimco readying a pair of muni bond funds

Investors are plowing cash back into tax-free bonds and Pacific Investment Management Co. is ready to take advantage of investors' renewed enthusiasm.

By Jason Kephart
FIXED INCOME APR 12, 2012
Slumping munis may have hit bottom; buying opportunity?

The highest yields on 30-year U.S. Treasuries since October erased the extra income advantage investors get from similar-maturity municipal bonds to the least in eight months, suggesting an opportunity to buy.

By Doug Cubberley