Portfolio Construction
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Doubleline Capital Looks Back at 2011, Ahead to 2012 for Markets
By Ben WarwickJeffrey Gundlach firms Just Markets call explores outlook for Europe, U.S. stock and debt markets: caution on China, bullish on EM equities
January 04, 2012
N.Y. Life Retirement Plan Services Announces Benchmark ToolNew York Life Retirement Plan Services announced Wednesday the availability of a new service powered by Anova Consulting Group, a financial services market research and sales training firm, that it says will help retirement plan advisors assess client satisfaction and measure themselves against peers.
January 04, 2012
Seven Predictions for Hedge Funds in 2012This year promises to be the best since 2007 for net flows into hedge funds, according predictions by Agecroft Partners, a global consulting and third-party marketing firm.
January 04, 2012
PIMCO’s Gross Backs Off ‘New Normal’ PredictionHow the mighty have fallen. Is Bill Gross the next Bill Miller? Investors could be forgiven for asking after PIMCO Total Return did badly in 2011, as the well-respected bond king somehow missed the biggest bond rally in nine years.
January 04, 2012
Italy’s UniCredit Falls on 43% Discount OfferItalys largest bank, UniCredit, saw its stock fall the most in two months in Milan after it announced that it would sell 7.5 billion euros ($9.8 billion) in shares at a 43% discount to Tuesdays closing price, excluding rights values.
January 04, 2012
Home Prices Fall in ChinaPrices of homes fell in China for a fourth straight month as the Chinese government repeated its determination to keep property restrictions in place.
January 03, 2012
Fed to Go Public on Rate Actions in Historic Move Toward TransparencyIn a historic move that points to increasing transparency at the Federal Reserve, the FOMC announced Tuesday that beginning in January, it will start to publish a forecast of its own actions.
January 03, 2012
The Case for Emerging Market Equities in Client PortfoliosA review of the research suggests that including EM equities in client portfolios is wise, despite political risks and high performance dispersion among money managers.