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Madoff Liquidation Trustee Settles with MassMutual Affiliate
By Allison BellIrving 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 26, 2011
Equity Funds Drop 0.20 percent in ‘Q2In the second quarter of 2011, investors focused their attention on weaker economic growth, continuing sovereign debt concerns in Europe and supply-chain…
July 26, 2011
Vanguard Study Breaks Down Savings, Fund Investments by IndustryThe finance industry beat the nation as a whole when it came to retirement savings and employees of larger finance and insurance companies had higher average…
July 26, 2011
Greek Bond Swap to Cost Creditors 21%Swaps of existing Greek bonds for new ones with longer maturity dates will cost private bondholders 21%, according to Greece's deputy finance minister, who said Tuesday that exchanges for the new debt instruments would begin in August.
July 25, 2011
Europe’s Market Euphoria Over Greek Rescue Turns SourEuropean markets gave back gains made on initial euphoria over last week’s Greek rescue plan, with the bond market in particular voting no confidence.
July 25, 2011
Moody's Downgrades Greece, Says Default Almost InevitableMoody's pushed Greece down to a single notch above default at Ca on Monday after the deal put together to rescue Athens from its debt woes proved unacceptable to the ratings agency.
July 25, 2011
Top Portfolio Products: UBS Launches Internet ETNs, Ariel Offers International and Global PortfoliosThis week in new portfolio products, UBS announced two Internet ETNs, and Ariel went international and global with new portfolios.
July 22, 2011
Muni Bonds Offer Safe Haven Despite Whitney's PredictionWhile Lipper, Morningstar, ICI and BondDesk report different muni fund flow numbers for June, all agree that municipal bond fund sales are thriving.