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American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
American Realty again tries to take control of real estate investment trust

American Realty Capital has fired a second salvo in a hostile takeover bid for Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust that is in flux.

By Bruce Kelly
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Grubb & Ellis considers reverse stock split to avoid delisting

The risk of the Grubb & Ellis brokerage being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange could be alleviated with a reverse stock split to be considered next week.

By Daniel Duggan
ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2012
Storm clouds brew over Grubb & Ellis

By Bruce Kelly
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Should investors care if the markets are over-valued or under-valued?

By Mark Bruno
EQUITIES FEB 20, 2012
Separately managed accounts: What drove the 4Q markets

By MFXFeeder
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors set to dump poor hedge fund performers

Institutional investors will be sharpening their scalpels this year, cutting managers that failed to provide what they promised: absolute returns.

By Christine Williamson
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2012
Look deeper in choosing target funds

By MFXFeeder
FIXED INCOME FEB 19, 2012
Institutional investors move into local-currency debt

By Drew Carter
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 19, 2012
Columbia exec jumps to Fidelity

By Jason Kephart
ALTERNATIVES FEB 17, 2012
Fight over commodities in funds

By MFXFeeder
How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut
FIXED INCOME FEB 17, 2012
How does AA grab you? S&P talking another U.S. ratings cut

One in three chance Uncle Sam downgraded again; 'political brinksmanship hasn't gone away'

By John Goff
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 16, 2012
New service aids ETF use in 401(k)s

Folio Institutional and unitZXchange partnership makes it easier to use mix of assets in plan accounts

By Dan Jamieson
Fidelity takes a global approach to dividends
EQUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Fidelity takes a global approach to dividends

The Fidelity Global Income Fund will seek to provide more yield than the MSCI All-Country World Index by investing in dividend-paying equities both in developed and emerging markets.

By Jason Kephart
Tardy TD enters VA race
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Tardy TD enters VA race

Brokerage rolling out low-cost variable annuities for RIAs; direct sales to consumers the endgame

By Bloomberg
ETFS FEB 16, 2012
What advisers should know about ETF model portfolios

By Bloomberg
DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow
FIXED INCOME FEB 16, 2012
DoubleLine's first closed-end fund expected tomorrow

Star manager Jeffrey Gundlach makes his closed-end fund debut on Thursday

By Bloomberg
Purging of emerging market stocks halts, shares hit two-month high
EMERGING MARKETS FEB 16, 2012
Purging of emerging market stocks halts, shares hit two-month high

Possible solution to Greek drama reigniting interest in cross-border bets

By John Goff
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered
ALTERNATIVES FEB 16, 2012
Value of popular nontraded REIT hammered

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I down 46% from a year ago; portfolio includes 99% leased portfolio in central Europe

By Bruce Kelly
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES FEB 16, 2012
Others retreat, but this carrier is charging into the VA business

Sammons to launch new product with large investment menu; hawking the tax benefits, not the living benefits

By Bloomberg
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation
FIXED INCOME FEB 15, 2012
Buffett not likely to be buffeted by inflation

Berkshire boss has done masterful job of shielding company from rising prices, says Moody's

By John Goff