Archive for December, 2008

Pimco suspends dividend on 2 more funds (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Pacific Investment Management Company Inc. — which runs the world’s largest bond fund — canceled dividends on two funds that were due for payment Wednesday, saying market erosion has pushed down the funds’ value below legal limits.

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In a Bad Year These Funds Were The Worst, Down More Than 60% (Fox News)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

In a Bad Year These Funds Were The Worst, Down More Than 60%

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Madoff Spotlight Turns to Role of Offshore Funds (New York Times)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Offshore investment funds used as tax havens are being investigated as part of the Madoff fraud case.

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South Carolina Governor Backs Down on Jobless Funds (New York Times)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Gov. Mark Sanford relented Wednesday and agreed to apply for $146 million in federal funds to top it up, after weeks of refusing to do so.

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Bond Dealers, Hedge Funds Will Face Penalty for Failed Trades (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Bond dealers and hedge funds that fail to complete trades in Treasury securities face a penalty of as much as 3 percent on the proceeds of transactions, according to a Federal Reserve-backed industry code to be implemented in the next six months.

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Pimco Delays Dividend Payment on Two Closed-End Funds (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — The Pacific Investment Management Co. said it is postponing two dividend payments to investors in a pair of closed-end municipal bond funds.

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Stock Funds Shed $21.7 Billion In Nov. (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

October’s panicky stampede out of mutual funds was replaced by a calmer but still steep exit in November.

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Pimco Delays Dividend Payment on Two Closed-End Funds (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Dec. 31 (Bloomberg) — Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world?s largest bond fund, said it is postponing two dividend payments to investors in a pair of closed-end municipal bond funds.

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Denver mutual funds lost ground in 2008 (BizJournals)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

For Denver-based mutual funds, bonds and cash were the place to be in 2008.

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Treasury: Monitoring Bank Bailout Funds “difficult” (Fox News)

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Treasury: Monitoring Bank Bailout Funds “difficult”

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