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MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 27, 2014
Some see buying opportunity in closed-end funds

Some investment pros see buying opportunity in closed-end funds as trading volatility increases

By Jeff Benjamin
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Conservative target-date funds weathered the third quarter market rout

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 26, 2014
Best- and worst-performing target date funds

Track the performance of the best and worst target-date funds through the third quarter, and see <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141026/REG/310269997/conservative-target-date-funds-weathered-the-third-quarter-market-rout&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>which funds best weathered the market's volatility.</a>

By Andrew Leigh
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?
RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 24, 2014
Now that annuities are OK in retirement plans, what strategy is best?

Morningstar researcher suggests 30% allocation to annuities - and more equities.

By Darla Mercado
RIA NEWS OCT 23, 2014
Pershing “actively” considers launching commission-free ETF platform

Custodian considering jumping on bandwagon popular with RIAs as other platforms grow big.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 23, 2014
Mutual fund industry enjoying a burst of wheeling and dealing

Five years after the last bout of mutual fund merger mania, the lesson remains: Grow, and then grow some more.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ALTERNATIVES OCT 23, 2014
Morningstar partners with ProShares to manage an alternative ETF

ALTS will track an index maintained by Morningstar that includes allocations to seven different alternative investment strategies

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS OCT 22, 2014
ETF managers awaiting key SEC decisions on active funds

Rulings on transparency, structure of active funds could expand market.

By Randy Diamond
ALTERNATIVES OCT 21, 2014
New York Life buys IndexIQ to expand liquid alts offering, add hedge fund ETFs

Deal adds $1.5 billion in AUM to N.Y. Life, including $950 million in multi-strategy exchange-traded fund.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 21, 2014
New managed volatility funds aim to protect client portfolios from market swings

Value in managed volatility comes from potentially getting equity-like exposure with similar returns, lower volatility and better downside performance

By Thomas Hoops
ETFS OCT 21, 2014
J.P. Morgan jumps into white-hot ETF fray

Wading into a crowded ETF market, J.P. Morgan is set to launch 'strategic beta' fund on Tuesday. <i>Don't miss: <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131023/BLOG03/131029954&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>How smart beta ETFs turned closet indexing into a winner</a> and <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130821/BLOG15/130829982&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>Smart beta is silly talk</a></i>.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2014
Vanguard gets record $163.4 billion in 2014 investor cash

Indexing pioneer attracted more money from investors in the first 10 months of 2014 than it has in any full calendar year in its 39-year history, drawing some funds from Pimco outflows after Bill Gross' departure.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES OCT 19, 2014
Former Pimco parent Pacific Life moves accounts to Janus

Pacific Life Insurance Co., the insurer where Pimco was started as a bond unit in 1971, is moving money from Bill Gross's old firm to Janus Capital Group, which the bond legend joined last month.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 19, 2014
Third quarter equity ETF data

Equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns, inflows, outflows and more

By Andrew Leigh
EQUITIES OCT 17, 2014
Fattened by the Federal Reserve, the markets want more

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Fresh talk of extending QE is a sign that the markets just want more. Plus, gold shines bright among the carnage, learning to love leverage, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 16, 2014
The silent tsunami

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES OCT 15, 2014
When in doubt, follow the bond market's lead

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> When in doubt, follow bonds' lead. Plus: Consumer spending to the rescue, Johnson replaces Johnson at Fidelity, and more.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 15, 2014
Abigail Johnson succeeds father as CEO of Fidelity Investments

Replaces father, Edward &#8220;Ned&#8221; Johnson, who will retire but remain chairman.

By James Comtois
WIREHOUSES OCT 15, 2014
UBS blocks some investors from buying Pimco funds as wirehouses take stock

UBS is preventing some clients from investing in Pimco funds following the abrupt departure of Bill Gross, as well as increased scrutiny from influential investment researchers.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
RIA NEWS OCT 13, 2014
New Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson wants to be 'accessible to advisers'

Abigail Johnson, successor at the privately owned, family-run company, wants to understand the businesses of her clients, including advisers.

By Joyce Hanson