KKR ducks away from the retail market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Private equity giant KKR finds expanding beyond the HNW crowd is not so easy and shuts two retail-focused funds. Plus: Gold jumps on Yellen preview, fund manager changes lead to Morningstar updates, Barclays cuts 12,000 jobs, and another day, another Obamacare delay.
JAN 21, 2014
  • Private equity giant KKR shutters two funds aimed at retail investors, highlighting the challenging of expanding beyond high-dollar investors. Retail market realities
  • Gold hit a three-month high leading up to Fed Chairman Janet Yellen's first testimony. Seems investors are betting her comments won't rock the boat too much. Hoping rates stay near zilch
  • Mutual fund manager changes trigger some updated analyst ratings from Morningstar. The People pillar
  • Barclays plans to chop 12,000 jobs following a disappointing earnings report, including senior ranks at the U.K.'s second-largest bank. Before-tax earnings dropped 86%
  • Another Obamacare delay. This latest tweak marks the 12th such change to the new law since enrollment began in October. Scaling down the employer mandate

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