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MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 03, 2014
SEC charges mutual fund firm with misleading shareholders on advisers

The SEC has charged a fund firm with misleading shareholders about adviser fees. The action is the latest in the commission's crackdown on mutual fund boards and their fee arrangements.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ALTERNATIVES JAN 02, 2014
SEC settlement ends saga for former Ameriprise exec who aided SAC Capital insider case

Portfolio manager who helped feds must pay $390K, will do no prison time.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
EQUITIES DEC 30, 2013
New love for mortgage REITs

2014 could be a good year for mortgage REITs and here's why. Plus: Which housing markets are vulnerable to rising rates, gold-mining stocks for the truest gold bugs, an ETF end zone dance, social media apps took over in 2013, and more proof of Obamacare bumbling.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 28, 2013
James Stowers, American Century Investments founder, dies at 90

Turned $100,000 in seed money in 1958 into the $141 billion money management powerhouse.

By Gregory Crawford
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 26, 2013
Fidelity to replace Raker with Persaud to run dividend funds

Fidelity Investments, the world's second-biggest mutual-fund company, said Ramona Persaud on Jan. 1 will take over management of two dividend growth funds that collectively manage almost $10 billion.

By Matt Ackermann
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 23, 2013
American Funds retools approach to adviser market

After five years of outflows — to the tune of $242 billion — American Funds is overhauling its approach to working with financial advisers. Jason Kephart has the details.

By Jason Kephart
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 21, 2013
As 2008 fades, five-year fund performance shines bright

Thanks to the magic of time, five-year average returns for equity mutual funds are looking better by the month, and advisers should prepare to hear plenty about it.

By Jeff Benjamin
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
Fund companies, traders under new scrutiny with Volcker rule

SEC, other regulators, pass rule after three years of back and forth with Wall Street.

By Gregory Crawford
ETFS DEC 20, 2013
One year on, iShares' Core series clawing back market share for BlackRock

One year on, iShares' Core series is clawing back market share for BlackRock as price cuts, rebranding helps firm recover from case of “Vanguarditis.”

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
American Funds to expand sales force aggressively

The sales team will increase over the next six to eight months to help the company cope with the evolving adviser business model, said Matt O'Connor, director of distribution in North America.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 20, 2013
American Funds makes push to increase transparency

Firm will share how portfolios are managed but won't reveal performance and holdings

By JKEPHART
'Incredible breadth of funds' propels ETPs to incredible year
ETFS DEC 20, 2013
'Incredible breadth of funds' propels ETPs to incredible year

Exchange-traded bandwagon not dragging as new record set; inflows even in shunned sectors

By John Goff
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 19, 2013
Gold drops below $1,200 as Fed tapers

After the Federal Reserve's economic stimulus helped gold jump 70%, the commodity dropped below $1,200 an ounce to a five-month low after the Fed said it would trim its monthly bond purchasing.

By Matt Ackermann
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 18, 2013
Vanguard raked in almost every dollar that went into U.S. equity funds this year

If you bought a U.S. equity fund this year, there's about a 98% chance you invested in a fund managed by Vanguard. Jason Kephart has the story.

By JKEPHART
EQUITIES DEC 18, 2013
Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise

Breakfast (with Benjamin) is served: Dividend ETFs losing luster as rates rise; Bernanke's last stand; nontransparent active ETFs; Obamacare's drag on health care; useless jobless claims data; and global New Year's traditions.

By Jeff Benjamin
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2013
Marquee funds start closing the door

A trio of big name stock pickers are planning to close the door to new investors in another sign that there is a shortage of deals to be found in equities. That's good news, at least for some.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2013
Oppenheimer's risky bond bets backfire — again

OppenheimerFunds' municipal bond funds have been rocked by big bets on Puerto Rican debt, stirring up memories of its Core Bond Fund's disastrous 2008. Jason Kephart has the story.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 16, 2013
Fidelity undercuts Vanguard's target date funds

Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments is getting aggressive in the low-cost battle over target date funds.

By JKEPHART
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 12, 2013
Fidelity's feverish fee cuts a bid to cure market share woes

Over the past few weeks, Fidelity Investments has made strategic fee cuts and launched new products to ensure that its products are the cheapest in two categories in which the Vanguard Group Inc. has been eating their lunch for a decade.

By JKEPHART
EMERGING MARKETS DEC 12, 2013
It's an Indian summer for ETFs

The action in exchange-traded funds investing in India started heating up the day after Labor Day. Since then, the funds have had a 28% run that erased most of the losses they'd suffered this year, while the broader emerging markets are up 10%. ETF investors who want to amp up their exposure to India have options ranging from a broad basket of mostly large-cap stocks to a far-riskier bet focusing on small-caps.

By ntappan