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NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 05, 2013
Gross to run Pimco unconstrained fund as Dialynas takes sabbatical

Bill Gross will become the lead manager of Pimco Unconstrained Bond Fund after its current manager Chris Dialynas leaves to take a sabbatical.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2013
Unfinished business: Money fund reform lurks in wake of financial crisis

Former SEC head says,“There is no investment product that is risk-free,” even after the financial meltdown

RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 04, 2013
Higher rates can blunt long-term-care errors, Genworth CEO says

The largest seller of long-term-care coverage is counting on periodic rate increases of 2% to 4% to maintain profit targets.

NEWS WIREHOUSES DEC 04, 2013
UBS targets African wealthy

The world's biggest wealth manager, is targeting millionaire clients in oil-rich Nigeria and Angola as Swiss rival Credit Suisse Group AG withdraws from some African markets.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME DEC 03, 2013
Munis extend biggest rally since April

The $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market extended its biggest rally since April, with investors buying Puerto Rico, Illinois and California debt ahead of the Federal Reserve's two-day meeting beginning Tuesday.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS DEC 02, 2013
SEC to release crowdfunding rule easing investor verification

Small businesses raising money by selling shares over the Internet wouldn't have to verify that their backers comply with individual investment limits under a U.S. regulatory proposal set for a vote as soon as next week.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 02, 2013
SEC aims to cut information overload in filings

Chairman Mary Jo White said the agency will review corporate disclosure rules to root out requirements that may be causing “information overload” for investors.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION NOV 30, 2013
Senators call for preservation of charitable deduction

The latest wrinkle in the fight to preserve existing tax advantages for charitable giving comes one month after a political standoff led to a 16-day government shutdown. Congress has restarted discussions about a long-term deal on debt.

NEWS WIREHOUSES NOV 26, 2013
Blankfein says Goldman Sachs can boost ROE without major changes

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the U.S. bank most reliant on trading, won't make any “wholesale strategic change” to help improve returns, chief executive Lloyd C. Blankfein said.

INVESTING ETFS NOV 25, 2013
First Puerto Rico ETF still planned by Van Eck amid market flux

Van Eck Associates Corp. is moving ahead with an exchange-traded fund focused on Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories, the first of its kind, even amid the biggest losses for the island's securities since at least 1999.