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  • September 22, 2011

Regulators warn about self-directed IRAs

SEC, NASA say number of complaints on the rise; $94B in accounts

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  • September 16, 2011

CFTC head won’t draw line on swaps reform

Gensler says JPMorgan loss proves regulations need to cover international contracts, as well

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  • September 14, 2011

Top 25 DC fund managers show 17% increase from 2009

The 25 defined-contribution money managers with the most mutual fund assets reported a combined total of $1.606 trillion as of Dec. 31, up 17% from a year earlier, according to sister publication Pensions & Investments' annual survey

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  • September 11, 2011

More catastrophe bonds likely with investor demand strong

The catastrophe bond market appears set to rebound during the second half this year despite a slower pace during the first half

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  • September 1, 2011

Ex-con builds cult following blogging about investments

Armstrong spent 11 years in jail for covering up losses at his firm; stash of gold all gone?

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  • August 21, 2011

Mixed quarter for money managers as volatility hit inflows

Asset managers reported mixed success in attracting inflows for the second quarter as a pickup in market volatility weighed on investors' appetite for riskier assets.

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  • August 17, 2011

Is TD Ameritrade setting the stage to buy E-Trade?

E-Trade Financial Corp. shares surged late Wednesday after media reports fed speculation that rival online broker TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. could make a bid for the company.

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  • August 15, 2011

401(k) holders who bailed on stocks in 2008 made out worse: Fidelity

Fund firm says staying the course works; investors' resolve tested sorely this week

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  • August 15, 2011

Brooklyn money manager gets 20 years for Ponzi scheme

The longest-running Ponzi scheme ever? Philip Barry, a money manager from Brooklyn, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for running a $45 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded hundreds of investors over three decades.

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  • August 9, 2011

Monthly fees won’t fly, so banks piling into crowded family office space

Retail accounts of many banks not money-spinners; Wells Fargo latest to join field