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Results Are in for Top Funds, Managers of 2007
By Janet LevauxWith 2008 shaping up to be a year with at least as much market uncertainty as 2007, several trends from last year may offer advisors...
February 01, 2008
Year of the Bond ETFWith so much happening in all directions, last year was insane for the ETF industry, even in relatively staid areas like fixed-income. The number of...
January 30, 2008
FRC: Domestic Funds Lead In DecemberInvestors put $47 billion more cash into U.S. mutual funds in December 2007 than they took out, up from $45 billion in December 2006.Net inflow ...
January 24, 2008
NAIC Panel Rules On Bond Insurer DowngradesAn 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 23, 2008
NAIC Panel Rules On Bond Insurer DowngradesAn 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 15, 2008
Legg Mason Sells $1B in Notes to KKRThe Baltimore-based asset management firm Legg Mason said January 14 that it will sell $1.25 billion of convertible senior notes to an affiliate of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR).
January 14, 2008
Magellan Fund Reopens to New InvestorsAdvisors will be able to buy Fidelity's Magellan fund for new investors for the first time since September 30, 1997, Fidelity Investments announced on January 14. Because of redemptions by investors who had invested in Magellan for their retirement accounts, and are now poised to take distributions, the fund has...