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EMERGING MARKETS FEB 02, 2014
Japan: Still a bear or 800-lb. gorilla?

BlackRock fund managers contend that the country merits attention

EQUITIES JAN 31, 2014
Investors brace for a rocky ride with stocks

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> January was rough, and though Seattle winning the Super Bowl is a good omen for stocks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Also: How defined contribution assets surged, celebrating 25 years as a top PM, who to thank (or blame) for 401(k)s, finding gems in the emerging markets and who won the Super Bowl of advertising?

ETFS JAN 31, 2014
Active ETF ball squarely in regulators' court

Two companies filed this week, seeking funds that don't report daily.

ETFS JAN 31, 2014
After pioneering mutual funds, MFS sets sights on new horizons

In partnership with SSgA, mutual fund giant dips toe into active-ETF arena.

FIXED INCOME JAN 31, 2014
How to play fixed income with rising rates on the way

Taper is one thing, rising rates another but strategist offers insight into navigating the seas

EQUITIES JAN 30, 2014
Facebook, Google: Gamechangers?

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Big news from two tech giants: strong earnings and a gamechanging sale. Plus two questions: Should you worry about the rout in emerging markets and is your technology working for or against you? Also: A super price for a Super Bowl suite.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 30, 2014
AdvisorShares ETF sees rising assets in sinking floats

On paper, the AdvisorShares Trim Tabs Float Shrink ETF (TTFS) looks like the perfect means of tapping into the supply-and-demand fundamentals of the stock market. And based on last year's 42.4% gain, it would appear the 27-month-old, $105 million ETF is actually on to something.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2014
Finra turns its ever-watchful eye on frontier funds

Finra turns its ever-watchful eye on frontier funds amid concern that risks are inadequately disclosed to retail investors.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2014
Schorsch in $2.3B net-lease deal with Inland American

High-profile real estate investor Nick Schorsch moves to the sidelines of the net-lease business with a $2.3 billion bang. Bruce Kelly has the story.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 30, 2014
Inland Real Estate taps a rival exec to be CEO

Once the dominant player in nontraded REITS, firm picks new chief for new perspective.

EQUITIES JAN 30, 2014
Stockman's Chicken Little prediction a turkey, critics say

Former White House budget director David Stockman has never been shy with his opinions. Now, he's predicting that the stock market rally, fueled solely by Fed policy, is about to crash and burn.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 29, 2014
Inside Pimco's power shift

In the wake of Mohammed El-Erian's departure from Pimco, <i>InvestmentNews'</i> editor Fred Gabriel sat down with senior columnist Jeff Benjamin to discuss what this shift of power may mean.

EQUITIES JAN 29, 2014
'Taper tantrums' aside, a strong 4th quarter for ETFs

ETFS JAN 29, 2014
Pimco launches first actively managed covered-bond ETF

Pacific Investment Management Co. has joined with London-based exchange-traded products provider Source UK Services to offer the first actively managed ETF focused on covered bonds.

ETFS JAN 29, 2014
State Street teams with MFS to open its first active stock ETFs

State Street Corp., the second-biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, plans to introduce actively managed Systematic Core Equity, Growth Equity and Value Equity ETFs.

ALTERNATIVES JAN 28, 2014
Druckenmiller lawyer takes on hedge funds over unfair contracts

Stan Druckenmiller, one of the top-performing money managers of the past three decades, discovered a hard truth when he started investing in other hedge funds: Most don't treat their clients fairly, he said.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 28, 2014
Why tapering can't be stopped

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Fed tapering, Apple's dismal results, an emerging markets opportunity, and why even the Winklevoss twins are distancing themselves from Bitcoin.

EQUITIES JAN 28, 2014
The 2014 contrarian investment tour, from rupees to copper

Risks of the strategy can be great the returns even greater.

EQUITIES JAN 28, 2014
Good news for stocks: Economic recovery taking hold

Despite worries over valuations &amp;mdash; and the potential for a correction &amp;mdash; the longer-term outlook for stocks is solid. As long as the global economic recovery continues to expand.

MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 27, 2014
What's it all about? Alpha