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NAIC Panel Rules On Bond Insurer Downgrades
By Jim ConnollyAn arm of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners has come up with rules for incorporating bond insurer rating cuts in the valuation of insured ...
January 01, 2008
Bonds AwayHigh-yield bonds could be a good investment in 2008, as investors shake off their aversion to risk. Junk just ain't what it used to be. Year-to-date through...
January 01, 2008
Schwab Expands Laudus FundsCharles Schwab has announced the expansion of its Laudus Funds lineup and a new sub-advisory relationship with Mondrian Investment Partners Limited of London. The new...
January 01, 2008
Emerging Market Funds Lead Lipper PackFunds with a focus on China, Brazil, Latin America and India demonstrated consistently strong chart-topping performance through November 29, 2007, reports Lipper. And fund flows...
January 01, 2008
Fund Owndership Steady at 51 Million HomesThe number of American households owning mutual funds is about 51 million, the Investment Company Institute says, up slightly from 2006. That represents about 44...
January 01, 2008
Janus Capital Keeps Infows Comin'For the third quarter, Janus' total AUM of $208 billion included an increase of 9.1 percent from the previous quarter, reflecting $8.6 billion in market...
January 01, 2008
Disclosures Should Be Online, Easy To ReadThe Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to propose improvements in mutual fund disclosure. The proposed rules would require that all mutual fund investors receive...
January 01, 2008
Direct Fund Purchases Cost More, Research ShowsFidelity's National Financial has issued a series of conclusions on how firms can improve the efficiency of their mutual fund operations. The report is based...