Mark Bruno

Mark started with us as a reporter at our sister publication 'Financial Week' in 2005 and rose to become Associated Publisher (in 2013) and then Managing Director (2018) of InvestmentNews. In 2020 he moved on to become Managing Director at ECHELON Partners, and in 2021 Managing Director, Wealth Management, at Informa Connect. He Tweets at: @brunz99 and you can also connect with him on LinkedIn.

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INVESTING ETFS FEB 09, 2011
The muni bond ETFs trading at the biggest discounts

Wells Fargo's Carroll: Fiduciary standard will 'narrow' investment choices
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 08, 2011
Wells Fargo's Carroll: Fiduciary standard will 'narrow' investment choices

Wells Fargo & Co.'s head of brokerage operations said banks may reduce the number of investment products offered to customers if regulators impose a fiduciary standard on brokers.

INVESTING ETFS FEB 08, 2011
ETF assets: $1 trillion and counting

The combined market value of U.S. exchange-traded funds surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2010, while ETFs investing in emerging markets and bonds receiving the most new money, Birinyi Associates Inc. said.

Madoff firm trustee seeks $50B as claw-back window closes
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION FEB 04, 2011
Madoff firm trustee seeks $50B as claw-back window closes

The trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's investment firm has filed more than $50 billion in so- called clawback suits to compensate victims of the con man's fraud since his 2008 arrest for masterminding the biggest Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.

NEWS RIAS FEB 03, 2011
Q&A: Two questions for NASAA president David Massey on adviser regulation

NASAA president David Massey sits down with <i>InvestmentNews</i> reporter Liz Skinner and discusses the potential impact of Finra regulation over investment advisers, and also how state regulators will deploy &quot;more intelligent regulation&quot; as they take on the oversight of all investment advisers under $100 million. <a href=http://assets.investmentnews.com/Bruno/massey_final.mp3>(Click here to listen.)</a>

Bill Gross: Treasuries will drift up 'gradually, but not significantly'
INVESTING FIXED INCOME FEB 02, 2011
Bill Gross: Treasuries will drift up 'gradually, but not significantly'

Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross said that while he anticipates the end of the bull market in bonds, it's not the beginning of a significant bear market as economic growth and government stimulus measures fail to translate into broader employment gains.

INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS FEB 01, 2011
Barton Biggs 'not panicked,' not selling over Egypt riots

Barton Biggs, who recommended buying U.S. stocks when the Standard &amp; Poor's 500 Index started rallying in 2009, said riots in Egypt are no reason to sell.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS FEB 01, 2011
&lt;font color=red&gt;INTV:&lt;/font&gt; The top fund families sold by indie B-Ds

Branding trumps performance in the fund world, according to the results of the latest <i>InvestmentNews</i> broker-dealer survey. Advisers prefer American Funds, despite spotty performance, while Vanguard emerges strong. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110123/REG/301239996&amp;issuedate=20110121&amp;sid=BD0121) More on the mutual fund results here,</a> and more on the <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreporttemplate?sid=BD0121&amp;issuedate=20110121>B-D special report here.</a>

Finra's Ketchum: Fiduciary standard 'very likely'
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 01, 2011
Finra's Ketchum: Fiduciary standard 'very likely'

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's top executive said federal regulators are &#8220;very likely&#8221; to force U.S. brokers to meet stricter requirements for acting in the best interests of their clients.

NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 31, 2011
&lt;font color=red&gt;INTV:&lt;/font&gt; How indie B-Ds are ramping up on recruits

The ranks of independent broker-dealers grew 4.7 percent in 2010 and in an industry dependent on high-touch financial advice, bigger means better in terms of bringing in new business.