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EMERGING MARKETS MAY 26, 2009
Russia expects 8% drop in GDP this year

The International Monetary Fund has said Russia's GDP could drop as much as 6% this year — the most pessimistic outlook so far.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 24, 2009
Looking inside target date funds

Financial advisers who handle retirement plans have noted that plan sponsors are now very much aware of the performance of target date funds. But sponsors don't really understand the reason for the performance, according to 76% of advisers polled by my firm.

EQUITIES MAY 24, 2009
What if stocks are not for the long run?

Lubos Pastor may upend the world of equity investing. In his recent academic paper “Are stocks really less volatile in the long run?” the professor at the college's Booth School of Business argues that stocks are riskier than generally perceived.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 24, 2009
It's time to institute 'limited-purpose banking'

The Obama administration's strategy to ad-dress the economic crisis may be making the problem worse.

EQUITIES MAY 24, 2009
Painful ride for equities last year

Fidelity Investments had the most internally managed active-domestic-equity assets for U.S. institutional tax-exempt assets clients last year.

FINTECH MAY 24, 2009
Tech funds' performance breeds confidence in market

Mutual funds that invest in technology stocks are producing great returns — a sign that the market in general is improving, some say — and investors are starting to respond.

FIXED INCOME MAY 24, 2009
Beware 'bond bear trap,' experts warn the unwary

Financial advisers are at risk of getting caught in a classic “bond bear trap” — reaching for yield in a low-interest-rate environment, then getting hammered when rates ultimately rise.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 22, 2009
Muni bond funds enjoy newfound popularity

In what advisers say is a flight to safety and returns, municipal bond funds attracted more than $20 billion in new cash from January through May 13, according to the Washington-based Investment Company Institute.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 22, 2009
Bill to defer taxes on reinvested mutual fund dividends seeks traction

A bill to defer taxation on dividends that are reinvested in mutual funds has received support from the Investment Company Institute.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 22, 2009
Hearing on target date funds will focus on disclosure

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Labor will hold a joint hearing June 18 on the subject of target date funds.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 22, 2009
Money fund firms withdrawing from Treasury program

Signaling greater stability in the credit markets, most of the major fund complexes offering Treasury money market mutial funds have discontinued their participation in the federal guarantee program on those funds.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 21, 2009
Mortgage rates dip but remain above record lows

Rates on 30-year mortgages inched downward this week, remaining below 5 percent for the tenth-consecutive week and just above record lows.

EQUITIES MAY 20, 2009
Taking heart, fund managers worldwide to turn toward equities, survey says

Managers have moved to a net underweighted position in bonds for the first time since last August, the survey said.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 20, 2009
Toll Brothers 2Q homebuilding revenue fell by half

Toll Brothers Inc. said today its homebuilding revenue dropped by 51 percent in its fiscal second quarter, but the luxury homebuilder sees signs the real estate market is recovering.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 19, 2009
Housing starts, permits hit record lows

A modest rebound in single-family home construction in April raised hopes Tuesday that the three-year slide in housing could be bottoming. But with the supply of unsold homes bulging, foreclosures rising and prices falling, no broad recovery is expected until next spring at the earliest.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 19, 2009
New regs for money funds may hamper yields, report says

Expect lower yields from money market mutual funds in the coming months as a result of reforms being contemplated by the SEC and Investment Company Institute, according to a white paper released this month and announced today by Capital Advisors Group Inc. of Newton, Mass.

EMERGING MARKETS MAY 18, 2009
World stocks recover on resilient U.S. earnings

First-quarter earnings report by Lowe's boosted hopes among investors that the worst of the U.S. recession is over.

ALTERNATIVES MAY 18, 2009
Schwab launches upgrades for options traders

Citing a growing interest in options trading, Charles Schwab & Co. Inc. today announced the launch of more-advanced options-trading tools, including screening capabilities and historical-options-price charts for its traders.

MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 18, 2009
Putnam intros funds investing in leveraged companies

The Putnam Capital Spectrum Fund (PVSAX) and Putnam Equity Spectrum Fund (PYSAX) will invest in a range of securities, including stocks, bonds, bank loans and convertible securities.

ETFS MAY 18, 2009
Active ETFs -- Where are they headed?

<i>InvestmentNews</i> interview with William M. Thomas, chief executive of Grail Advisors LLC, who discusses his new venture into launching their first active exchange traded fund and Grail's on-deck plans. Plus get an overview of the state of active ETFs and find out whether advisers think their future is bright.