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FIXED INCOME MAR 04, 2012
MSSB urges safety first, citing worries over European slump

By Bloomberg
ALTERNATIVES MAR 04, 2012
Ex-real estate group head guilty of fraud

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES MAR 02, 2012
What Yelp's CEO had to say after stock surged 60% in debut

Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp's CEO, saw shares of his company spike as much as 73% in its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange today.

By Mark Bruno
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized
FIXED INCOME MAR 02, 2012
Bonds, fake bonds: $6 trillion in bogus Treasury notes seized

Fake securities found in safety depost boxes in Zurich; date back to 1934

By John Goff
How much emerging-market exposure should your clients have?
EMERGING MARKETS MAR 02, 2012
How much emerging-market exposure should your clients have?

A growing number of individual investors are seeking returns from emerging markets, with China and the Brazil at the top of the list.

By Mark Bruno
RIA NEWS MAR 02, 2012
Decision to keep rates low could hurt interest in annuities

By Bloomberg
MetLife, Axa limiting customer contributions to certain variable annuity purchases
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 02, 2012
MetLife, Axa limiting customer contributions to certain variable annuity purchases

MetLIfe, Axa curbs on clients' VA additions a way to rein in market exposure amid tough economy

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 02, 2012
Carriers look beyond variable annuities

In a bid to appeal to fee-based and fee-only financial advisers, life insurers are resurrecting a once-forgotten product intended to generate a steady stream of retirement income outside the VA arena.

By Darla Mercado
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES MAR 02, 2012
SEC fraud case could give new life to life settlements controversy

Life Partners accused of misleading shareholders about mortality estimates; securities or not?

By Darla Mercado
ETFS MAR 01, 2012
ETF strategies gain traction

By Bloomberg
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2012
After betting on housing crash, Goldman now betting on housing reboot

Firm that famously avoided huge losses when real estate tanked is launching mortgage fund

By John Goff
ALTERNATIVES FEB 29, 2012
Grubb & Ellis goes bust; to sell assets to brokerage firm

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
'Ideal' conditions for stocks, but investors won't take the plunge

By Bloomberg
Chart of the day: Apple v. the S&P 500 — what a difference a decade makes
EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
Chart of the day: Apple v. the S&P 500 — what a difference a decade makes

Shares of Apple Ticker:(AAPL) crossed the $500 mark today for the first time in the company's history.

By Mark Bruno
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities
EQUITIES FEB 29, 2012
BlackRock's Fink says investors should be 100% in equities

World not going to fall apart, says BlackRock big; Treasuries a losing proposition

By Doug Cubberley
Schapiro: Industry 'hue and cry' won't kill money fund reform
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 28, 2012
Schapiro: Industry 'hue and cry' won't kill money fund reform

SEC boss says investors need protection -- and aims to provide it; 'working without a net'

By Liz Skinner
Guggenheim eyes combining Claymore and Rydex, sources say
ETFS FEB 28, 2012
Guggenheim eyes combining Claymore and Rydex, sources say

Melding of two acquired units would create seventh-largest ETF provider; 'scale business'.

By Jessica Toonkel
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 27, 2012
U.S. value buyers find gold in Europe's battered equities

By Dan Jamieson
ALTERNATIVES FEB 27, 2012
Former LPL rep sold TICs with "tricks,' lawyer says

By Bloomberg
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008
FIXED INCOME FEB 27, 2012
Pioneer says buy high-yield debt after worst losses since 2008

Managers recommending speculative-grade bonds after the debt declined 6.7% since the end of July.

By Doug Cubberley