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Morningstar to Introduce New ‘Forward-Looking’ Rating System
By John SullivanAnalyst system meant to supplement, not replace, traditional ‘star’ rating.
June 07, 2011
PIMCO’s Bill Gross Loses Big on Lehman BondsLosses on certain Lehman bonds traded by PIMCO are estimated to exceed $3.4 billion.
June 07, 2011
Morningstar Conference Features Gross, Fink, BerkowitzMorningstar kicks off its 23rd annual investment conference for financial advisors Wednesday afternoon in Chicago with a keynote speech by PIMCO's Bill Gross. ‘Big picture, fixed income’ focuses of this year’s agenda, says Morningstar’s Phillips.
June 06, 2011
10 Top Portfolio Products: New Offerings From T. Rowe, Matthews, Cadaret GrantAmong the week's new investment products: a Global X ag fund; Putnam subadvises bond funds; Matthews China fund.
June 03, 2011
FRC Says $45 Billion Flowed Into Equity, Fixed Income Mutual Funds in AprilMay ETF outflows, however, were $1 billion, according to IndexUniverse.
June 02, 2011
PIMCO’s El-Erian: QE2 Failed to Boost U.S. GrowthWhile the bond-purchase program pushed investors into higher-yielding assets such as stocks, the “transmission mechanism” to lower unemployment by driving more money into the economy didn’t work, El-Erian of PIMCO said.
June 01, 2011
Getting High in the Munibond MarketSome munibond investors complain that yields still aren’t high enough, but a new munibond ETF from State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) aims to change…
June 01, 2011
Research Groups Post Latest Data, TrendsAccording to the Financial Research Corporation, stock and bond funds experienced net inflows of $32.7 billion in March. International/global equity-objective…