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Bond investors headed for a doozie of a hangover: Mark Gilbert
FIXED INCOME SEP 08, 2010
Bond investors headed for a doozie of a hangover: Mark Gilbert

The party's almost over for the raucous debt markets, predicts Mark Gilbert. And the endgame is going to leave bond investors with a doozie of a headache.

By Bloomberg
SEC about to rock muni bond world?
FIXED INCOME SEP 08, 2010
SEC about to rock muni bond world?

Settlement of N.J. suit seen as opening salvo in crackdown on lax disclosure; 'harbinger'

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES SEP 08, 2010
Why UBS and Barclays are both bullish about tech

Computer and software shares have slumped to the lowest valuations in two decades, a sign to Barclays Wealth and UBS AG they will rebound as Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies start spending their record cash.

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2010
Altegris Advisors launches actively managed futures fund

Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 07, 2010
SEC slaps Schwab with warning over bond funds

The Securities and Exchange Commission's warning to The Charles Schwab Corp. that it could face civil charges over two fixed-income mutual funds may have a direct effect on current and looming legal actions from investors over losses suffered in the funds.

By Bruce Kelly
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 05, 2010
Janus plans global push into fixed-income funds

Janus Capital Group Inc. wants a bigger share of the red-hot bond market.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS SEP 05, 2010
Schwab applauded for active-ETF foray

The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc. last week didn't come as much of a shock to advisers, who gave the firm high marks.

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
Will the SEC's 12(b)-1 plan smack Legg Mason?

The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
A suggestion to the SEC on 12(b)-1 fees

The goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, but would the new 12(b)-1 fee proposal really accomplish that objective? Probably not.

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2010
It's not just 12(b)-1 fees, say SEC critics

As it attempts to crack down on 12(b)-1 fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is ignoring a raft of mutual fund charges that investors are paying indirectly, critics contend.

By Dan Jamieson
FIXED INCOME SEP 02, 2010
State tax revenue up, fear of muni defaults down

Lion's share of states see gains in overall collections; Harrisburg, Pa. default called 'an anomaly'

By Jessica Toonkel
RIAS SEP 02, 2010
Editorial: So much for 'Home Sweet Home'

For the forseeable future there will be no easy way to build a retirement nest egg, meaning investment advisers and their clients will have to work harder and use a wider range of tools to accomplish the task.

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2010
Eaton Vance closes popular macro fund

Assets in Global Macro Absolute Return Fund grew by more than 600% this year

By Bloomberg
How low can mortgage rates go?
ALTERNATIVES SEP 01, 2010
How low can mortgage rates go?

Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.

By Associated Press
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 01, 2010
American Funds losing luster in eyes of reps

Financial advisers' loyalty to American Funds appears to be waning, as the firm saw the largest outflows of any fund company for the first half of this year.

By Jessica Toonkel
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 01, 2010
BlackRock's emerging-markets ETF outpaced Vanguard's in June

BlackRock Inc.'s iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM) had net inflows of $1.7 billion in June, compared with $787.7 million for Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF Ticker:(VWO).

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2010
Court case could trigger 'crippling uncertainty' in securities biz

Suit filed by shareholder over statements made in firm's fund prospectuses could cause 'flood tide of additional securities litigation,' critics claim

By Jessica Toonkel
FIXED INCOME AUG 31, 2010
Pimco, TCW vector into unexpected sector

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC and TCW Group Inc. are investing in bonds guaranteed by aircraft as U.S. airlines hold back from adding seats to protect profitability, preserving the value of their planes.

By Bloomberg
Guess who's betting billions on gold?
ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2010
Guess who's betting billions on gold?

Eric Mindich's $13 billion Eton Park Capital Management LP led hedge funds in raising gold investments last quarter, joining billionaire John Paulson's bet that bullion will increase amid inflation concerns.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2010
Richard M. Weil: The new face of Janus

By Bloomberg