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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 03, 2012
Veteran regulator Robert Plaze to retire from SEC

A veteran regulator who has been instrumental on issues involving the investment advisory sector is leaving the Securities and Exchange Commission.

FIXED INCOME AUG 03, 2012
Wall Street cuts muni-bond trading amid transparency push

Wall Street bond dealers may be cutting their commitment to trading municipal securities as regulations have increased transparency, according to preliminary findings of an industry-backed study.

ETFS AUG 02, 2012
Knight has 'all hands on deck' after $440 million bug

Knight Capital Group Inc. (KCG) has “all hands on deck” and is in close contact with clients and counterparties as it tries to weather trading errors that cost it $440 million, Chief Executive Officer Thomas Joyce said.

Large-caps lap Treasuries
FIXED INCOME AUG 01, 2012
Large-caps lap Treasuries

Dividends typically pay twice as much as Uncle Sam's paper; P/E ratio on some blue chips as low as 11-to-1

Are European stocks a good value?
EQUITIES JUL 31, 2012
Are European stocks a good value?

European stock markets overall have fallen this year and plunged by over 20% during the past 12 months, measured in dollar terms using either the MSCI Euro or Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.

Amid muni pall, Morningstar commences tax-exempt coverage
FIXED INCOME JUL 30, 2012
Amid muni pall, Morningstar commences tax-exempt coverage

Will provide research on roughly 1 million municipal bonds; San Bernardino latest issuer to go bust

Ex-UBS execs on trial in muni bid-rigging case
FIXED INCOME JUL 29, 2012
Ex-UBS execs on trial in muni bid-rigging case

Justice Department claims trio masterminded price-fixing scheme that defrauded issuers, taxpayers

RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 29, 2012
U.S. Court dismisses class action bid against KBS REIT

MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 29, 2012
Reported probe into stable-value fund could upend advisers

A reported inquiry by the Labor Department into a popular stable-value fund could could cause serious headaches for advisers

EQUITIES JUL 29, 2012
Apple still has some luster, manager says

MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 29, 2012
American Funds, T. Rowe win big in oil M&A deal

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
For Convergent strategist, hedging provides diversification

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
Search for downside protection leads adviser to structured notes

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
Why clients are playing defense with alternative investments

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
Advisers still investing in alternative strategies

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
Morningstar ratings may ease picking

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
Using absolute-return funds to protect value of portfolios

ALTERNATIVES JUL 29, 2012
The endowment model holds lessons for Ganos and his clients

MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 29, 2012
Ex-'King of Bonds' makes big bid to regain crown

ETFS JUL 29, 2012
Vanguard fires another shot in ETF fee war