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MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 01, 2012
Berkowitz takes another hit as Sears slumps

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 01, 2012
Buffett Lite fund vaults to top by lightening up on Buffett

By John Goff
Pimco Total Return ETF may spark return of small investor
ETFS DEC 30, 2011
Pimco Total Return ETF may spark return of small investor

New fund likely to attract price-conscious clients; 'seminal moment'

By John Goff
ETF hit home? Investment advisers piling into exchange-traded funds
ETFS DEC 30, 2011
ETF hit home? Investment advisers piling into exchange-traded funds

Data shows investment managers embracing passive funds with a passion; low fees a big draw

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 30, 2011
Exotic strategies a mixed bag for target funds

By Darla Mercado
Morningstar names 2010 fund managers of the year
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 29, 2011
Morningstar names 2010 fund managers of the year

Morningstar tabs managers at Sequoia Fund, Janus Overseas and Templeton Global Bond for 'exceptional performance' in 2010

By John Goff
BlackRock's Fink: Indexing all the rage in 2012
ETFS DEC 28, 2011
BlackRock's Fink: Indexing all the rage in 2012

With low interest rates, investors actively seeking passive management, fund firm boss says

By Jason Kephart
SEC wants money funds to buffer up: Sources
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 28, 2011
SEC wants money funds to buffer up: Sources

Commission said to favor plan requiring funds to hold cash reserves; floating rate NAV for those that don't

By John Goff
Money funds have biggest redemptions this year amid debt talks
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 28, 2011
Money funds have biggest redemptions this year amid debt talks

Investors last week pulled more money from money-market mutual funds than any week this year.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 27, 2011
Berkowitz, Heebner and Miller in tight battle - for last place

Bruce Berkowitz, Kenneth Heebner and Bill Miller, three of the best-known U.S. stock pickers, are competing for last place this year after their bets on an economic expansion backfired

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES DEC 19, 2011
Dividend stocks 'the name of the game' for retirees

Financial advisers increasingly are looking to dividend income as a means to provide cash flow to retired clients — despite some obvious risks in doing so.

By Dan Jamieson
New SEC commissioner wants agency to slow down
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 16, 2011
New SEC commissioner wants agency to slow down

It didn't take long for Daniel Gallagher, the SEC's newest commissioner, to disagree with the agency's chairman, Mary Schapiro.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Occidental tourists get another shot at Matthews Asia funds
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 15, 2011
Occidental tourists get another shot at Matthews Asia funds

Firm reopens five-star funds, giving closed-out investors a chance to buy in at lower prices

By Jason Kephart
Highland gives funds a face-lift with spinoff
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 14, 2011
Highland gives funds a face-lift with spinoff

Highland Capital Management LP is taking its separation of institutional and retail assets to the next level.

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 14, 2011
Ignoring risk in bond market, investors covet fixed income

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS DEC 13, 2011
BlackRock CEO Fink slams SocGen unit's synthetic ETFs

Laurence D. Fink, chief executive of BlackRock Inc., stepped up his criticism of some exchange-traded funds such as those provided by Société Générale SA, saying that he doesn't want them to damage the industry

By Bloomberg
BlackRock, ProShare execs clash over ETF proposal
ETFS DEC 13, 2011
BlackRock, ProShare execs clash over ETF proposal

Recent market volatility is prompting Congress to examine the role ETFs may play in the gyrations. At the same time, ETF vendors are squabbling over the best way to dampen the risks arising from the popular funds.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2011
Closed-end funds have an extra kick

John Cole Scott believes that sometimes it would be easier to squeeze blood from a stone than provide his clients with the retirement income they demand from their assets

By Lavonne Kuykendall
ETFS DEC 06, 2011
New low-volatility ETFs offer fewer bumps in the road

Investing in equities these days should come with a warning for those who suffer from motion sickness

By Jason Gerard
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2011
Fidelity replaces manager of moribund small-cap fund

Fidelity Investments has replaced the manager of its $3.1 billion Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund, which has declined 15.7% this year.

By Doug Cubberley