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Banks Stash Money with European Central Bank
By David McHughBanks from the 17 countries that use the euro stashed euro347 billion ($453 billion) overnight with the European Central Bank on Thursday, in another sign that Europe's debt crisis is still putting pressure on the banking system.
December 20, 2011
Why Are U.S. Bond Yields So Low? (AdvisorOne)The debt-to-GDP ratio for the U.S. is 73 percent, several times higher than Spain's rate of 49 percent. And yet, the gap between 10-year-bond yields in these two countries has only widened in 2011.
December 20, 2011
‘Go Anywhere’ Funds Lag Traditional Counterparts in 2011So-called 'go-anywhere' funds are the antithesis of Morningstars style-boxes, meant to free managers from constraints imposed by geographical or asset-class restrictions imposed by investment mandates.
December 19, 2011
Vanguard Switches Benchmark, Drops Fee for World FundThe fund giant moves its Total World Stock Index Fund to the FTSE Global All Cap Index
December 19, 2011
5 Best High-Yield Bond FundsThe crisis in Europe and the fact that Bill Gross is underperforming (thats underperforming) 92% of his peers means its a brave new world in the fixed income space.
December 19, 2011
Taking an Objective Look at Portfolio ManagementOne advisors exercise to see if his decision-making progress on picking funds for clients was optimal.
December 14, 2011
Greek Bond Restructure Deal DebatedA plan to restructure Greek sovereign debt could see banks gain equal footing with the European Financial Stability Facility and sovereign creditors, although the measure is still being debated.
December 14, 2011
SEC's Rominger: Agency Using 'Investor Testing' in Target Date Rulemaking ProcessThe SEC is conducting 'investor testing' as part of its rulemaking efforts on target date funds, to help the agency assess 'the types of information that investors believe are most useful when they choose their investments,' Eileen Rominger, director of the SECs Division of Investment Management, said Tuesday.