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INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 20, 2013
Gross 'not braggin' after short-term Treasuries call

Gross tweeted: “Not braggin' but what did we tell you” about short-term treasuries.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 19, 2013
BlackRock's Fink blames government for economic malaise

BlackRock CEO Laurence D. Fink said most of the “anemia” in the U.S. economy and uncertainty from CEOs at American companies is a result of government policy and this year's sequester.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 18, 2013
Bond investors lose faith in Fed guidance

Bond investors are losing confidence in the Federal Reserve's pledge to keep benchmark interest rates at about zero into 2015 as the U.S. economy accelerates.

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH SEP 18, 2013
The Buzz: Lessons from Finovate

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 17, 2013
Reserve Primary Fund settles shareholder suit for $54.9M

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS SEP 16, 2013
Fed to taper to $60B this month, Marathon's Richards says

The Federal Reserve will at its next meeting reduce its unprecedented stimulus to as little as $60 billion each month, according to Bruce Richards, chief executive officer and co-founder of New York-based hedge-fund firm Marathon Asset Management LP.

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 16, 2013
Pimco's El-Erian says Fed to end easing to prevent excessive risk taking

He says the Fed sees the economy healing and aims to prevent unintended consequences of its monetary policy.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 13, 2013
Derivatives to face transaction fees under Obama proposal

The CFTC, starting in the 2014 fiscal year, would set a fee for futures, options on commodities, and swaps to fund the agency

INVESTING FIXED INCOME SEP 12, 2013
Gross: Buy short-term debt investments

Pimco's bond guru says such investments will be bolstered by the Federal Reserve's intent to keep benchmark lending rates at almost zero.

YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 10, 2013
TD bets on wealthy U.S. clients to drive parent company profits

Toronto-Dominion Bank is ramping up its U.S. asset management business while doubling the number of advisers for wealthy American clients in an bid to accelerate profit.