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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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 15, 2011
CIBC to expand wealth management biz with American Century acquisition

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the country's fifth-largest bank, agreed to buy a 41 percent stake in American Century Investments from JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $848 million to expand its asset-management business.

Guggenheim big resigns amid merger rumors
NEWS RIAS JUL 14, 2011
Guggenheim big resigns amid merger rumors

Baffico exits: sources claim that fund firm will meld Claymore, Rydex

(G)ross and Rachel? Pimco bond king said to buy Jennifer Aniston's house
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 13, 2011
(G)ross and Rachel? Pimco bond king said to buy Jennifer Aniston's house

Apparently, the new normal is not so bad for famed Pimco fund manager Bill Gross. According to reports, the bond king has purchased actress Jennifer Aniston's Beverly Hills house for $38 million.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 13, 2011
12(b)-1 ruling eases fund firms', B-Ds' worries - for now

Advisers look in the bargain bin when choosing ETFs
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS JUL 12, 2011
Advisers look in the bargain bin when choosing ETFs

A survey finds that cost is the most important factor for advisers when selecting exchange-traded funds. Service? Not so much.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS JUL 10, 2011
BlackRock's Dennis Stattman raises red flag

No one knows how difficult it can be to manage a go-anywhere fund better than Dennis Stattman.

Berkowitz an industry icon – but not keen to be Carl Icahn
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 05, 2011
Berkowitz an industry icon – but not keen to be Carl Icahn

Fairholme boss surprised by flap over his activism at property company; 'will think long and hard about doing it again'

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 05, 2011
Is Bruce Berkowitz slipping?

During his years as an investment manager at such big firms as Smith Barney Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., Bruce Berkowitz learned firsthand the dangers of going along with the crowd. “You would have an investment meeting with 12 to 20 people around the table, and an idea would be discussed, and everyone would feel the need to add their input,” he said.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME JUL 01, 2011
BondView website launches ratings of municipal funds

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 26, 2011
Telecom is connecting with fund managers

Mutual fund managers are buying telecommunications stocks, many of them for the first time in years, as the sector emerges as a bright spot in an otherwise lackluster market