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RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2012
The top 25 sellers of variable annuities

Participating issuers, ranked by sales

By Mark Bruno
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 21, 2012
Longevity insurance promising - but higher rates would help

By Darla Mercado
'Buy American' not the hottest investment strategy: Franklin PM
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 20, 2012
'Buy American' not the hottest investment strategy: Franklin PM

Home country bias may be comforting, but it will make you poorer, says Rostom

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES MAR 19, 2012
Chart of the day: Stocks' Sweet Sixteen

By Jeffrey Kleintop
VA clients holding on to their VAs instead of surrendering them
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 19, 2012
VA clients holding on to their VAs instead of surrendering them

VA clients are less likely to surrender their variable annuities, as living benefits retain high value

By Darla Mercado
Sen. Toomey: 'Money funds are under attack'
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Sen. Toomey: 'Money funds are under attack'

SEC regulations threaten the viability of money market funds, says Pennsylvania GOP Senator Pat Toomey

By Bloomberg
Industry pushes back even before SEC makes money fund reform proposal
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Industry pushes back even before SEC makes money fund reform proposal

Sparks are already flying from the SEC's release of proposed reforms to money market funds, which are expected sometime within the next few weeks.

By Bloomberg
Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Big business to SEC: Lay off money funds

Business group, along with a score of big companies, tell commission to keep $1 NAV, ditch buffer idea By Mark Schoeff Jr.

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
SEC considers reforms to shore up money funds

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Capital buffer for money funds may be on the way

Regulators are closing in on new rules for money market funds that they have been hinting at for almost two years

By Liz Skinner and Mark Schoeff Jr.
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 19, 2012
Backstop proposal for money funds on SEC front burner, says Schapiro

Commission still working on plan that would provide capital buffer for money market funds; torn on floating NAVs

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Outperforming Pimco Total Return ETF switches up ticker
ETFS MAR 18, 2012
Outperforming Pimco Total Return ETF switches up ticker

The Pimco Total Return ETF is getting a new ticker symbol April 4.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 18, 2012
OSU, Pickens come up empty in insurance battle

By Darla Mercado
OPINION MAR 18, 2012
Why housing deserves another look

As the housing market starts to recover, advisers and investors might want to reconsider portfolio allocations.

By Brad McMillan
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2012
These tech tools know how to take annuities into account

By Davis Janowski
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 18, 2012
Scrutinize emerging-markets funds

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES MAR 18, 2012
Pacific West is ordered to pony up $2.1M over TICs

By Bruce Kelly
FIXED INCOME MAR 16, 2012
MF Global's remaining execs won't be awarded bonuses, trustee pledges

Louis Freeh, a former FBI director and MF Global trustee, said he would not recommend bonuses for the three executives who stayed on at the company to help unwind the complex transactions between and among the firm's entities.

By Liz Skinner
FIXED INCOME MAR 16, 2012
Weekend cheer for bond bears

After being dead wrong for years, bond bears are feeling more confident going into the weekend. The Treasury market sold off big this week, taking the benchmark 10-year yield up 26 basis points to 2.29%, a four-month high.

By Dan Jamieson
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 16, 2012
Q&A: Did Bruce Berkowitz allow his asset base to grow too large?

By Paul Menchaca