Portfolio Construction
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Goldman Trader Tourre Denies SEC Fraud Charges in Congressional Testimony
By Melanie WaddellA Goldman Sachs vice president, Fabrice Tourre, who was named in the SEC's civil suit against Goldman, told a Senate Subcommittee on Tuesday, April 27, that he denies the SEC's allegations.
April 26, 2010
Schwab to Link to J.P. Morgan's Fixed-Income SecuritiesCharles Schwab clients will now have access to J.P. Morgan's fixed-income securities, including new-issue and secondary municipal bonds, corporate debt securities and non-convertible preferred securities.
April 26, 2010
Muni Customers Should Get Fair Prices, Says MSRBThe Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) has requested comments on a proposal to standardize the way brokers and dealers set market prices for municipal securities.
April 26, 2010
GAO Tells SEC, CFTC to Set 'Clearer Goals' on HarmonizationCFTC, SEC expect to have Joint Advisory Committee functioning by early summer
April 22, 2010
Keeley Rolls Out Alternative Value FundKeeley Asset Management Corp. has launched the KEELEY Alternative Value Fund in two share classes.
April 21, 2010
Target-Date Mutual Funds Continue Gains, Ibbotson ReportsAs target-date funds increase in popularity with investors, Ibbotson Associates said these funds experienced their fourth consecutive quarter of positive gains during the first quarter of 2010.
April 21, 2010
Foundations' Grant Making Plummeted in 2009Foundation Center forecasts modest improvement in 2011.