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INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 30, 2014
2014 Lipper Awards: Trophy winners

INVESTING FIXED INCOME APR 29, 2014
UConn's muni-bond sale aligns with Final Four

The University of Connecticut plans to sell $220 million of municipal bonds starting tomorrow as its teams are set to play this weekend in the Final Four of the men's and women's national college basketball tournaments.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 25, 2014
El-Erian: Pimco's Gross one of world's best investors

Mohamed El-Erian's departure from the world's biggest bond manager sparked media reports of tension with Bond King Bill Gross but in a new interview, the former co-CIO called Mr. Gross “a great investor.”

YOUR PRACTICE FINTECH APR 24, 2014
Is David Einhorn right about the coming tech bust?

David Einhorn, who runs a $10 billion hedge fund, seems to think it's time to start shorting some of the "cool kid" companies that are valued more on buzzwords than on revenue or profits. The question is whether he has picked the right moment.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 23, 2014
MF Global starts final repayments of 100% of customer claims

MF Global Inc., the defunct brokerage once led by Jon Corzine, will begin final distributions to satisfy $6.7 billion in claims from former customers, starting tomorrow and lasting several weeks, the trustee overseeing the repayments said.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 23, 2014
Record small-cap rally sends valuation 26% above 1990s

In one corner of the U.S. equity market, investor enthusiasm is exceeding the frenzy of the Internet bubble.

NEWS WIREHOUSES APR 22, 2014
Wall Street ties to Putin threatened as sanctions ratchet higher

Wall Street leaders including Lloyd Blankfein and James Gorman, who have courted business in Vladimir Putin's Russia, are facing a dilemma as tensions over Ukraine escalate.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 16, 2014
Week in Review: Nasdaq Composite falls as tech selloff resumes

A selloff in the bull market's biggest winners overshadowed optimism on Federal Reserve monetary stimulus.

NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 16, 2014
Lewis, BofA reach settlement over Merrill Lynch deal

Former Bank of America Corp. Chairman Kenneth Lewis agreed to a three-year ban on serving as a public company's officer or director and to pay $10 million to settle claims by New York's attorney general that he misled investors about the bank's 2009 purchase of Merrill Lynch & Co.

NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS APR 15, 2014
Pimco's Toloui nominated for Treasury Department role

President Barack Obama has nominated Ramin Toloui, who co-heads Pacific Investment Management Co.'s emerging-market portfolio, for a role in the Treasury Department, according to the White House.