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RIAS OCT 18, 2011
Raymond James working on no-fee ETF program

Raymond James Financial Inc. aims to have a no-fee ETF program up and running within six months.

By Dan Jamieson
FIXED INCOME OCT 18, 2011
Muni bond tax break seen surviving

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES OCT 16, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

September wasn't good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes, according to the latest report from Hennessee Group LLC

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME OCT 16, 2011
Institutional investors question fixed-income allocation

The poor outlook for fixed-income returns is pushing some institutional investors to consider more-active approaches to managing their fixed-income portfolios

By Christine Williamson
Most advisers wish they knew more about alternatives, but...
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Most advisers wish they knew more about alternatives, but...

Even though the majority of advisers are not as well-versed on the subject of alternative investments as they might like, few are deterred from increasing allocations in their clients' portfolios.

By Mark Bruno
Regulator wants to firm up pricing of illiquid securities
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Regulator wants to firm up pricing of illiquid securities

Finra is continuing to shake up the way broker-dealers show the value of illiquid investments such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and private placements on clients' account statements.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
'Not priced' REITs rattle Lerner clients

Clients of David Lerner Associates Inc. holding shares in nontraded REITs created by Apple REIT Cos. Inc. received account statements at the end of last month in which the longtime value of the shares was shown as “not priced”

By Bruce Kelly
Apple REIT takes hit after pricing gap is revealed
ALTERNATIVES OCT 14, 2011
Apple REIT takes hit after pricing gap is revealed

The price of one in a series of 10 nontraded REITs sold exclusively through David Lerner Associates Inc. took a hit yesterday when management from Apple REIT Eight Inc. said that its book value was $7.57 per share at the end of March, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. That's in contrast to the $11-per-share price that Apple REIT Eight posted last week in a separate SEC filing.

By Bruce Kelly
Vix bets reflect optimism over Europe, equities
EQUITIES OCT 13, 2011
Vix bets reflect optimism over Europe, equities

Traders are placing more bets than any time since 2009 that the CBOE's Volatility Index will fall, a sign they expect concern about Europe's credit crisis to recede and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to rally.

By Doug Cubberley
EQUITIES OCT 13, 2011
This tech fund beats benchmarks by avoiding 'bleeding edge' stocks

Looking beyond the technology-centric U.S. market is key to building a solidly diversified portfolio of tech stocks, according to Ian Warmerdam, manager of the $300 million Henderson Global Technology Fund.

By Bloomberg
Corporate stash of cash is paying dividends for this fund
EQUITIES OCT 13, 2011
Corporate stash of cash is paying dividends for this fund

The nearly two-year trend of companies' hoarding cash due to economic uncertainty plays right into the hand of the $560 million JPMorgan Equity Income Select Fund.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES OCT 12, 2011
Private-equity firms willing to deal on fees

Some of the most popular private-equity funds — those once in such demand that they could get away with charging above-market fees — are finding it hard to fill their dance cards

By Arleen Jacobius
Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2011
Wasserstein haunts Harry & David in buyout doomed to bankruptcy

Bruce Wasserstein, dead for two years, still casts a pall over the Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon, home of Harry & David Holdings Inc.

By Doug Cubberley
Pimco goes bargain hunting in China
EQUITIES OCT 11, 2011
Pimco goes bargain hunting in China

Emerging-market stocks are “cheap” and Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying in China after the nation's shares tumbled this year

By Doug Cubberley
ICI to regulators: When knocking ETFs, please be specific
ETFS OCT 11, 2011
ICI to regulators: When knocking ETFs, please be specific

The Institute is worried that a recent report about synthetic ETFs actually tarred all exchange-traded funds. That, in turn, led to 'inflammatory media coverage.'

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2011
ICI to SEC: What's your say on pay-to-play?

With the Sept. 13 deadline on pay-to-play rules looming, mutual fund companies are in heated discussions with broker-dealers about getting access to customer information that they need to comply

By Jessica Toonkel
Hedge funds sank further in September
ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
Hedge funds sank further in September

The month of September was not good for hedge funds, but the alternative strategies on average still managed to outpace the broad equity market indexes.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
Experts: Alternatives a mandatory allocation

Alternative investments have become compulsory in recent years as investors have sought gains in all kinds of markets, according to investment experts

By Lavonne Kuykendall
ALTERNATIVES OCT 10, 2011
More options make bets on alpha easier

As the mutual fund industry continues to migrate toward the alternatives arena, financial advisers might find individual fund selection among the more challenging parts of their job

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES OCT 10, 2011
Developed-market currency concern taking center stage

More institutions are taking cover as uncertainty surrounding the euro is putting developed-market currency risk at center stage of global investment portfolios, including equities strategies

By Thao Hua