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June Outflows: Nearly $50 Billion for Money Markets, Other Funds
By Janet LevauxFRC says money-market funds lost more than $48 billion, while stock and bond funds dropped roughly $500 million.
July 29, 2011
S&P’s Sam Stovall: Gridlock in Congress Harms, Not Helps, StocksWhile many people believe that gridlock is good for the stock market, reasoning that Washington would then not get in the way of capitalism, history shows that the opposite is true, says Stovall in a U.S. sector watch for S&P’s Equity Research unit.
July 29, 2011
The Billion-Dollar SettlementYesterday, we received a news alert that Irving Picard, trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities had settled with "more than a ...
July 29, 2011
10 Best Investments for a Default or DowngradeMunicipal investments are at risk of default, money markets have broken the buck and now the U.S. Government is at threat of a downgrade—where in the world can investors find safety?
July 28, 2011
Uncommon BondsIts only natural, says Scott Colyer, CEO and CIO of Advisors Asset Management, that U.S. investors have focused their international investing horizons on equities, since equities have dominated the investment universe and continue to hog the lions share of domestic investment portfolios.
July 28, 2011
Madoff Liquidation Trustee Settles with MassMutual AffiliateIrving Picard, the trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities L.L.C., says he has reached a settlement with about a dozen funds and affiliates of Tremont Group Holdings Inc.
July 28, 2011
Madoff 'Feeder Fund' Settlement ReachedIrving Picard, trustee for the SIPA liquidation of Bernie Madoff's firm, announced Thursday that he had reached a $1 billion settlement with Madoff 'feeder funds.'
July 28, 2011
SEC Considers ‘Buffer’ for Money Market FundsMoney market funds 'breaking the buck' rattle the market and frighten investors who think of the funds as a cash equivalent and safe haven from volatility. To minimize the impact, the SEC is considering establishing the equivalent of money market 'reserve requirements,' according to Bloomberg.