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U.S. Chamber taking money fund campaign to the street — and below it
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
U.S. Chamber taking money fund campaign to the street — and below it

Staging ad blitz in subway station in D.C. where most SEC employees arrive for work

By John Goff
Time for money funds to buck the buck
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
Time for money funds to buck the buck

Dollar-a-share peg little more than a marketing gimmick that confuses investors; this is not a bank account

By John Goff
Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
Money market funds still face contagion risk: SEC's Plaze

“There have been hundreds of money fund bailouts, where the funds would have broken the buck if the manager hadn't stepped in,” said Robert E. Plaze, deputy director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Investment Management

By Jason Kephart
SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 12, 2012
SEC to fund firms: Ixnay on the money fund complaints

Walter wants industry participants to cool the rhetoric, refrain from issuing public statements; 'destructive disengagement'

By Jason Kephart
Fuss to investors: Avoid these fixed-income ETFs
INVESTING ETFS APR 11, 2012
Fuss to investors: Avoid these fixed-income ETFs

Legendary bond investor not a big fan of market-cap-weighted fixed-income funds; 'who's supposed to go broke here?'

By Jason Kephart
Federated not done shopping for money market funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2012
Federated not done shopping for money market funds

Federated Investors Inc.'s pending acquisition of $5 billion in money market fund assets from Fifth Third Bancorp could be just the beginning of a spending spree.

By JKEPHART
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2012
Three clouds on fund investors' horizon

By Karrie McMillan
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2012
Zero interest: Fifth Third exiting the money-fund business

Fifth Third Bancorp announced on Thursday that it is selling its money-market fund operations. Given that scale is crucial in a business currently crimped by low-interest rates and a regulatory clampdown, you can bet more regional banks will follow suit.

By JKEPHART
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2012
Dancing to market's tune hard for tactical managers

By DJAMIESON
Vanguard cuts expenses on six big ETFs — but denies fee war
INVESTING ETFS APR 10, 2012
Vanguard cuts expenses on six big ETFs — but denies fee war

Fund giant reduces expense ratios on its $21 billion emerging-markets fund, five others

By Jason Kephart
ING cuts American Funds loose as fixed-income subadviser
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2012
ING cuts American Funds loose as fixed-income subadviser

Will bring in its own team as replacement; another loss for giant fund firm

By JKEPHART
Vanguard Primecap manager dies at 84
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2012
Vanguard Primecap manager dies at 84

The late Howard Schow co-managed the $30 billion Vanguard Primecap fund since its inception almost 30 years ago

By JKEPHART
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 06, 2012
Seeking out yield in a no-yield world

By Bloomberg
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2012
Fund group warns of $1,000 shares

By Jason Kephart
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2012
The greatest investor you've never heard of

By JKEPHART
INVESTING LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 01, 2012
Insurer sees mutual fund growth

By JKEPHART
INVESTING EMERGING MARKETS APR 01, 2012
Taming emerging-markets funds

By JKEPHART
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 30, 2012
Schwab's target date funds in 'the hands of a novice': Morningstar

Analyst also blasts high management turnover and use of proprietary funds

By Darla Mercado
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 27, 2012
2012 Lipper Awards: The three-year classifications

By Mark Bruno
INVESTING ETFS MAR 27, 2012
Three-peat for Pimco's equity funds at Lipper Awards

Named best large equity fund company; Nuveen and GuideStone take home top awards

By Jason Kephart