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ICI criticizes risk council
The Investment Company Institute, the mutual fund industry’s main trade group, last week said that federal regulators exceeded…
Acid test? Lobbying dollars may neutralize Schapiro’s money fund reform
SEC boss faces tall task as fund companies spend big bucks to stave off tougher regs
Munis may take it in the teeth after all
Meredith Whitney was a little off her game when it came to the municipal bond market. But…
Fund firms want out of the pool, sue the CFTC
Industry trade group up in arms over amendment to rule that exempted mutual funds from having to register as commodity pool operators
Industry stiffs DOL on request for IRA data in fiduciary analysis
The financial industry is butting heads with the Labor Department over providing data for a cost-benefit study related…
Investors loading up on no-load funds: Report
Sales flourishing; meanwhile funds with upfront charges seeing mass exodus
ICI appoints longtime congressional aide to head political affairs
Shevlin brought on board to help thwart money-market reform; has worked for three Dems in the House
Three paths to income in retirement
The search for retirement income sources in a low-yield environment has highlighted a trio of possibilities — some…
Schapiro stands defiant on money market reform
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro is not backing down from her stance that the money market…
Fund firms want out of the pool
The Investment Company Institute and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have filed a legal challenge to the CFTC's…
Three clouds on fund investors’ horizon
The following is an edited version of remarks made by Investment Company Institute general counsel Karrie McMillan on…
Fund group warns of $1,000 shares
Investors can say goodbye to $1 shares of money market funds and hello to $100 or even $1,000…
Plaze worries about money fund contagion risk
Past events plague Robert E. Plaze, deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management,…
SEC’s Walters: Stop carping
Securities and Exchange Commissioner Elisse Walter would prefer that firms kept their thoughts on money market fund reform…
Managed futures’ performance fees lurk in loophole
Mutual funds aren't allowed to charge hedge-fund-style performance fees, but some managed-futures funds are taking advantage of a…
How about an ‘Arab Spring’ at the MSRB?
With people around the world fighting and dying for the right to vote, it is sad that democratic…
‘Superdowngrades’ could sink munis
A dramatic increase in the number of “superdowngrades” could wallop the municipal bond market this year, muni experts…
For munis, another bright year seen after surprisingly strong 2011
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, banking analyst Meredith Whitney predicted that 2011 would bring “hundreds of billions of dollars” of municipal bond defaults due to intense fiscal stress on states and local governments.
When trading ETFs, it pays to use limit orders
ETFs keep growing, underscoring the importance of exactly how they are bought and sold.
Surge in muni defaults seen unlikely
State and local governments are unlikely to experience a “material increase” in municipal defaults over the next three to five years, according to a study by Kroll Bond Rating Agency Inc.
