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MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2014
TCW's MetWest gains early lead in race for Pimco assets: Morningstar

Money manager attracts $6.7 billion as Pimco's flagship bleeds: Morningstar.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 17, 2014
Pimco Total Return suffers $27.5 billion asset drop in October after Gross exit

Redemptions top the $23.5 billion that left Pimco in September as investors continue to pull money in the wake of Bill Gross' exit.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 17, 2014
Fidelity files for nontransparent, active ETFs

Giant of active management joins other fund companies asking for new rules to allow it to offer more ETFs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 16, 2014
How much luck or skill contributes to investment performance

Luck and skill should be of great interest when evaluating active managers and here's one way to assess the balance.

By Meritt Finer
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Unconstrained bond funds disappoint

Unconstrained bond funds have showed disappointing returns this year; 1.7% year-to-date compared with 5.6% for its benchmark.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Best- and worst-performing alternatives funds

By Andrew Leigh
ALTERNATIVES NOV 16, 2014
Largest alternatives funds

By Andrew Leigh
ETFS NOV 15, 2014
Adviser as the ultimate active manager

By MFXFeeder
ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2014
Liquid alts suffer big asset drop; MainStay Marketfield takes biggest hit

After strong growth, the category suffers its first outflows in two years in the month of October. Redemptions were dominated by a continued sell-off of the MainStay Marketfield Fund, the largest in the alternative category.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ETFS NOV 13, 2014
CEO of embattled ETF manager F-Squared steps down

Howard Present leaves as firm faces regulatory scrutiny over how it reported performance.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES NOV 13, 2014
Morningstar's latest Pimco remarks spark catty comments

On Thursday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: A string of catty comments accompany a Morningstar talk-up of Pimco's outlook. Plus, what municipal bond investors can learn from Detroit and Stockton, avoid getting sucked in by the market's latest winning streak, and much more.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 12, 2014
Strong dollar makes a strong case for currency-hedged ETFs

Midweek <i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> What's making dollar bulls cheer. Plus: Picking winners and losers in the net-neutrality fight, Goldman's coveted promotion cycle, Dems suddenly like the Keystone XL pipeline, and Tim Geithner ruffles the Europeans.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Investor appetite for China A-shares sends ETF assets toward record

X-trackers Harvest, Market Vectors ChinaAMC exchange-traded funds get surge of cash as stock pipeline opens.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Sweet deal at Goldman Sachs lets partners invest alongside the bank

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> It's all about access at Goldman. Plus: U.S. soldiers sue banks for helping Iran finance attacks in Iraq, adjusting portfolios for a fourth-quarter ride, oil prices are expected to hang low till the next OPEC meeting, and a hats off to companies taking their hats off to veterans today.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Gold's 'dead-cat bounce' is a temporary distraction from an inevitable fall

Also on Monday's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Janus rides the wave of a Bill Gross effect, bond managers talk their book, IN's deep-dive into bond fund assets shifts, some oil stocks are worth buying on the dips, and happy birthday to the United States Marine Corps.

By Jeff Benjamin
ALTERNATIVES NOV 10, 2014
Fidelity targets bruised Pimco, launches actively managed bond ETFs

Fidelity's active management heft and huge product-distribution capacity now extend to a corner dominated by Pimco as it launches actively managed bond ETFs.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES NOV 10, 2014
Pimco boss shrugs off Gross' exit

Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> sees Pimco CEO Douglas Hodge downplay Bill Gross' exit, big-money players identifying a stock market entry point, JPMorgan's huge data breach, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Wholesalers make hay with Pimco

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Fixed-income firms scramble to capture funds unleashed by Pimco turmoil

With interest rates near historic lows and signs pointing to a new Fed tightening cycle, the movement of money sparked by Bill Gross' exit from Pimco might be the start of a major bond transition. <b><i>(Plus: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreport/20141109/BONDKINGS&quot;>See our full report on the new bond kings</a>)</b></i>

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 09, 2014
Janus fixed-income chief steps into the spotlight

The chief investment officer overseeing Janus' bond business adjusting to the added attention on the firm.

By Jeff Benjamin