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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2012
Vanguard says beware of bonds

By JKEPHART
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
The rippling effect of Hartford's restructuring

Insurer never recovered VA business it lost after the financial crisis

By Darla Mercado
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 18, 2012
Prudential to bail on sales of individual long-term care

Prudential will stop selling long-term care policies citing 'challenging economics.'

By Doug Cubberley
ALTERNATIVES AUG 16, 2012
Interest payments are suspended on private placement

By Bruce Kelly
Packers' 'share sale' is anything but
EQUITIES AUG 16, 2012
Packers' 'share sale' is anything but

That's about the only upside of purchasing a share of the NFL's Green Bay Packers, whose currently for-sale stock can't re resold or traded, and according to the prospectus, does not constitute an investment. Punt.

By Bloomberg
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Another nontraded REIT faces sharp decline in value

Another large nontraded real estate investment trust has seen a sharp decline in its estimated value, with CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. reporting on Tuesday a new estimated per share value of $7.31, a drop of 27% from its offering price.

By Bruce Kelly
Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Janus to sell stake to insurer — but will it stem the bleeding?

Dai-ichi to buy up to 20% of struggling mutual fund company; 12 straight quarters of redemptions

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES AUG 15, 2012
Lawsuit against KBS REIT dropped

Allegations in dropped lawsuit included misrepresentation of objectives, holdings and dividend policy

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2012
Role reversal? Pimco dons equities, Janus tries on bonds

Two prominent mutual fund companies are hard at work moving beyond the specialties that made them well-known in the first place.

By Bloomberg
FIXED INCOME AUG 14, 2012
A twist on bond laddering

By Tony Davidow
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO
ALTERNATIVES AUG 14, 2012
Inland CEO Daniel Goodwin criticizes REIT IPO

CEO Daniel Goodwin doesn't rule out legal action against Retail Properties of America Inc., which Inland formerly controlled.

By Bruce Kelly
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 14, 2012
$3B nontraded REIT will post new valuation in August

By Bruce Kelly
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 13, 2012
Fixed-income saves the day at Janus

Janus' lesser known bond funds played a big role in a Japanese life insurer's decision to buy a stake in the firm.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 13, 2012
Latest round of Treasury showdown goes to Fuss

By JKEPHART
FIXED INCOME AUG 13, 2012
Despite bankruptcies, muni funds rake it in

By Jeff Benjamin
FIXED INCOME AUG 13, 2012
Why muni bankruptcies may not be such a good idea

Some people are suggesting that municipalities consider bankruptcy as a strategy in fixing financial problems rather than a last resort, but the long term damage to cities walking away from their debt could be serious.

By Jeff Benjamin
Diversified alpha bets? This alt fund's got them
ALTERNATIVES AUG 13, 2012
Diversified alpha bets? This alt fund's got them

While any fund dubbed “absolute return” is automatically setting the bar way too high, the Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund deserves some credit for making every effort to remove market beta, which theoretically would leave investors with alpha, or absolute returns.

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS AUG 12, 2012
Can ETFs plug the river of outflows at Columbia Funds?

Fund firm plans to offer 17 active exchange-traded funds; weighed down by sagging interest in mutual funds

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2012
SEC stirs, money funds scramble

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 10, 2012
Adviser to NASCAR fund that tanked riles SEC

Dube failed to provide commission with documents on eight separate occasions, regulator claims; administrative hearing pending

By Liz Skinner