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MUTUAL FUNDS APR 26, 2012
Gross is buying mortgage-backed debt

By Bloomberg
Surprise! Long is the new short in mortgage bond market
ALTERNATIVES APR 26, 2012
Surprise! Long is the new short in mortgage bond market

In a big switch, bears now bulls as funds buy up home loans; 'very high yield'

By John Goff
EMERGING MARKETS APR 25, 2012
Barton Biggs, famed market predictor, dead at 79

Morgan Stanley money manager took world view of stocks; several unfashionable calls were spot on

By John Goff
Biggs sees pretty big drop in large-caps dead ahead
EQUITIES APR 25, 2012
Biggs sees pretty big drop in large-caps dead ahead

Expecting up to 7% correction in S&P 500

By John Goff
Hedgies eat crow as equities gain mo'
EQUITIES APR 25, 2012
Hedgies eat crow as equities gain mo'

Amid sustained rally, hedge funds suddenly turn bullish; 'these people have missed it again'

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2012
Money manager Williamson found dead in car

Chilton Investment exec was on vacation in North Carolina; nephew of Julian Robertson

By John Goff
EQUITIES APR 24, 2012
Why Merrill is overweighting corporate credit

By Paul Menchaca
FIXED INCOME APR 24, 2012
Fed policy makes doing right by clients difficult

By Ben Inker
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2012
AMG buys fund run by 'two of the greatest investors of this generation'

Takes majority stake in Yacktman Asset Management; start of a trend?

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES APR 24, 2012
LPL: Tax rate changes show little impact on markets

By Jeffrey Kleintop
ALTERNATIVES APR 24, 2012
Oppenheimer fund solicitation challenged in investor lawsuit

The Oppenheimer Holdings solicitation allegedly overstated the value of holdings in the Global Resource Private Equity Fund, described in a private placement memorandum as a fund of funds intending to invest in natural resource-related companies.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2012
White-hot bond fund going dark to new investors

By Jason Kephart
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
In rejiggering, MetLife to curb VA sales, roll out health insurance

Carrier aims to pull away from 'capital-intensive' products — including annuities

By Darla Mercado
China's ghost towns should scare investors: BlackRock
EMERGING MARKETS APR 23, 2012
China's ghost towns should scare investors: BlackRock

Asset manager sees bumpy road ahead, as the PRC's building bubble finally bursts; materials companies will be hardest hit

By John Goff
SALB story: Loring Ward to offer stand-alone living benefits
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2012
SALB story: Loring Ward to offer stand-alone living benefits

Turnkey asset manager in talks with Transamerica Life Insurance Co. and The Phoenix Cos. to develop income-producing product

By Darla Mercado
Active management's savior? Passive management
ETFS APR 23, 2012
Active management's savior? Passive management

Over time, switch to index funds likely to reduce number of active managers -- and boost the odds of outperforming

By Lubos Pastor
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Lincoln National ordered to make good on insurance in heated Stoli case

Judge finds for claimant in $5 million stoli benefits payment from Lincoln National Life

By Darla Mercado
'Mother of all bubbles' will pop China stocks: GMO
EMERGING MARKETS APR 23, 2012
'Mother of all bubbles' will pop China stocks: GMO

Marquee money management firm says the big country is headed for big trouble

By Jason Kephart
Pru will pay $17M to settle with seven states over death benefits
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Pru will pay $17M to settle with seven states over death benefits

Prudential Financial Will pay $17 million to settle with seven states; regulators claim insurer used more comprehensive database for cutting off annuity payments than one used to locate those owed money.

By Bloomberg
Analysts wave off $1.57B death benefit suit against Met, Pru
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2012
Analysts wave off $1.57B death benefit suit against Met, Pru

Illinois lawsuit alleges MetLife and Prudential owe some $524M in unclaimed death benefits

By Bloomberg