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The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed five individuals to specialize in various areas of investigation and has also created an Office of Market Intelligence to compile the hundreds of thousands of tips, complaints and referrals that the SEC receives each year.
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ETF Securities has launched two exchange-traded funds that are the first to be physically backed by platinum and palladium. The company already offers ETFs backed by gold and silver.
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Grail Advisors, a provider of actively managed exchange-traded funds, has recruited Gary Black, the former chief executive officer of Janus, to serve as a director on its advisory board.
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Institutional investors remain optimistic that the global economy and the interest rate-ridden housing market will help create “stability” and growth in the New Year, a Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA) survey found.
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Global growth last year: a massive 45.2%
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Bank life insurance sales growth has far exceeded overall industry growth for the second quarter in a row.
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In an effort to capitalize on what some have dubbed the Year of the Roth, Huntington Bancshares wealth management arm is planning a direct-mailing campaign for a targeted group of customers.
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Basing the awards on superior risk-adjusted results and shareholder stewardship, Morningstar has named its Fund Managers of the Decade, bestowing the honors on PIMCO’s Bill Gross, Fairholme’s Bruce Berkowitz and Oakmark’s David Herro, respectively, for fixed income, domestic equity and international equity.
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Among the many metamorphoses the advent of taxable Build America Bonds was anticipated to induce in the tax-exempt municipal bond market, one of the most important was the flattening of the yield curve. It has not happened yet.
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The funds span a wide range of asset classes and sectors, including equity, fixed income, real estate and specialty securities.
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