Jessica Toonkel

Jessica was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2009 to 2011 before moving on to Thomson Reuters. As of 2022 she had become Deputy Media Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She tweets at: @jtoonkel

Jessica Toonkel
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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 21, 2010
The recession's over? Don't make me laugh

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 20, 2010
SEC gets OK to nix mandatory arbitration

A little-known provision within the Dodd-Frank law gives the Securities and Exchange Commission the power to remove mandatory-arbitration language from client-broker agreements, which could expose broker-dealers to huge costs, according to observers

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 20, 2010
Federated plans to buck the tide on money funds

Some asset management executives would argue that now isn't a good time to be in the money market fund business

INVESTING ETFS OCT 19, 2010
Amid uncertainty, advisers shun sector ETFs

A shift in focus to core offerings — triggered by investor uncertainty over the direction of the markets — is crimping the growth of sector ETFs

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION OCT 17, 2010
States gird for expansion in regulation

State regulators are bracing for an onslaught of investment advisers who will have to register with them for the first time next year

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 15, 2010
SEC eyes model ETF portfolios

The SEC is examining the burgeoning business of financial advisers' selling model portfolios of exchange-traded funds.

Brokers unaware SEC may nix mandatory arbitration
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS OCT 13, 2010
Brokers unaware SEC may nix mandatory arbitration

Little-discussed provision in Dodd-Frank empowers the commission to put an end to mandatory arbitration

INVESTING ETFS OCT 12, 2010
American Century eyes global bond fund biz

American Century Investments is discussing launching global bond funds for international and U.S. investors

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 10, 2010
Accounting proposal tilts field in favor of index funds

New accounting standards proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board would give index funds a substantial advantage over actively managed funds, observers contend

INVESTING ETFS OCT 08, 2010
U.S. One files to offer ETFs that invest in individual securities

U.S. One Inc. has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for approval to offer exchange-traded funds that invest in individual U.S. and foreign-listed securities.