States, cities face rate cuts as financial pressures mount, credit rater warns; defaults, while rare, could increase
Supply to rise next year, likely driving down returns; 20% hike in issuance seen
Timing is everything, and the high-profile analyst blew hers with that celebrated muni meltdown prediction for 2011; she still may end up being right, though
Dire prediction by high-profile analyst fails to pan out; tax-exempt debt sees 10.5% gain this year
Unsecured debt for company maintenance facility now trading at 16 cents on the dollar
President Barack Obama's plan to cut the budget deficit repeats his call for curbing the tax exemption on municipal bonds and would give states a break on unemployment debts owed the federal government
Bipartisan support is growing in the U.S. Congress for new rules banning insider trading by lawmakers amid concerns about waning trust among the public.
Environmentally friendly portfolios will attract more investors, experts say
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed the 30-year returns on long-term Treasuries above those of stocks — the first time that's happened since before the Civil War
History is on the side of a Santa Claus rally by the stock market at the end of the year, but the bigger issue is what it means for stocks next year if that year-end rally doesn't pan out.
Investing in equities these days should come with a warning for those who suffer from motion sickness
For those with a long horizon, I am sure well-managed forestry and farmland will outperform the average of all global assets.
Real estate money managers are becoming the dominant buyers and sellers in the commercial real estate market, increasing the likelihood that institutional investors could have exposure to both sides of a single transaction.
Correlation drops dramatically over five years; investors holding too much stock, too little real estate, says Nareit economist
Despite gloom and doom, retail real estate still strong; outlets poised for dramatic growth, says Tanger
Supercommittee notion of doing away with exemption not so super; going down the Whitney path
Fidelity Investments has replaced the manager of its $3.1 billion Fidelity Small Cap Stock Fund, which has declined 15.7% this year.
MetLife Inc., the biggest U.S. life insurer, was removed from Citigroup Inc.'s list of top stock picks as new Chief Executive Officer Steven Kandarian reshuffles management and plans his strategy.
BlackRock boss Larry Fink has once again slammed synthetic ETFs, which are sold mainly in Europe. His point? The funds make investors counterparties in swaps. But the head of Societe General's Lyxor unit, which sells such exchange traded funds, has fired back. | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20110921&Category=FREE&ArtNo=921009998&Ref=PH>The ETFs with the biggest outflows &raquo;</a> | <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Site=CI&Date=20111110&Category=FREE&ArtNo=111009917&Ref=PH>Top 10 dividend-paying ETFs &raquo;</a>
U.S. Representative Barney Frank urged members of the congressional committee charged with reducing the U.S. budget deficit to impose a risk-based fee on large banks with over $50 billion in assets and hedge funds with over $10 billion.
