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ECB Rejects Greek Debt as Collateral
By Marlene Y. SatterChristian Schulz, an economist at Berenberg Bank in London, was quoted saying, After the downgrade it was clear this was going to happen. The ECB isnt going to make an exception to its rule on not accepting defaulted collateral ...
February 27, 2012
Municipal Bond Yields Low, RisingTax-exempt investment-grade municipal bonds as measured by the S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index have returned 2.41% so far this year, according to S&P Indices Vice President of Fixed Income Indices J.R. Rieger.
February 27, 2012
Contrarian Appleseed Fund Picks 4 Japanese Stocks on Eve of Earthquake AnniversaryContrarian investor Josh Strauss of the Appleseed Fund says Japan"the cheapest stock market in the world that everybody hates," presents some great buying opportunities.
February 24, 2012
Target Funds Post Strong Q4, InflowsLast year ended with a strong quarter as U.S. equity markets recovered from a tough third quarter.
February 24, 2012
Mutual Fund Families Dysfunctional in 2011For Todd Kennedy and Nigel Hussein, family name association is either a blessing or a curse. As SmartMoney notes, the truism holds for mutual fund families as well.
February 23, 2012
Coming: ETF Version of World's Biggest Mutual FundThe world's largest mutual fund, run by star bond trader Bill Gross, will soon also be available to investors as an exchange-traded fund.
February 23, 2012
Cerulli: Sector Mutual Fund, ETF Flows Declined 5.2% in 2011The report finds that sector mutual funds and ETFs attracted $25.3 billion in 2011. This is down 5.2% from 2010's net inflow of $26.7 billion.
February 23, 2012
Cerulli: Sector Mutual Fund, ETF Flows Declined 5.2% in 2011The report finds that sector mutual funds and ETFs attracted $25.3 billion in 2011. This is down 5.2% from 2010's net inflow of $26.7 billion.