Standard & Poor

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  Moody’s Cuts Outlook on Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 24, 2012

  Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg saw their outlooks downgraded to negative by Moody’s Investors Service late Monday as debt woes in the eurozone continued to worsen.

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  Doomsayers Wrong on Last Year’s Debt Downgrade

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 16, 2012

  Warnings last August of an unprecedented financial crisis accompanied by fire and brimstone appear to have been wrong.

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  Probe of Libor Scandal Set by British Parliament

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  July 6, 2012

  An investigation into the rigging of Libor has been set by the British Parliament as the City of London worries that its reputation as the world’s top financial center has been damaged beyond repair.

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  Floating Rate Loan Funds: Not What They Were, Yet...

  By J. Gibson Watson III, CIMA, Envestnet  |  July 5, 2012

  Anyone looking to floating rate loan funds today for inflation protection should be a bit wary.

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  Top Portfolio Products: State Street Rolls Out Two Corporate-Bond ETFs

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 25, 2012

  New products introduced over the last week include two SPDR ETFs announced by SSgA and an ecological ETF launched by Huntington Asset Advisors.

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  S&P Capital IQ Signs Partnership Deal With La Francaise AM

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 21, 2012

  The Global Markets Intelligence unit at S&P Capital IQ has partnered with Paris-based La Francaise AM to share global credit expertise and expand their investor-driven businesses.

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  S&P Capital IQ Launches Subadvisory Unit to Aid Indie Advisors

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  June 12, 2012

  S&P Capital IQ is getting into the subadvisory business in a big way, targeting independent advisors who seek help in building model portfolios.

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  Spain Accepts Bailout

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 11, 2012

  Spain accepted a bailout Saturday for its financial sector, and Italy stepped up into the spotlight over concerns that it may be the next country to request aid.

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  Moodys Downgrades Nordic Banks, Investors Yawn

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  May 29, 2012

  Those AAA-rated subprime loans certainly didn’t help.

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  For Sale: Active Management 50% Off at PIMCO

  By Ronald Delegge, ETFguide.com  |  May 4, 2012

  The new PIMCO Total Return ETF charges annual expenses of just 0.55% vs. the $252 billion PIMCO Total Return Fund, which charges 0.90% for the waive-load shares.