Reuters Money: Column: Five trends that favor stocks over bonds

	Click to View in Browser 05/29/2013 Column: Five trends that favor stocks over bonds CHICAGO (Reuters) - With the S&P 500 Index up more than 16 percent this year and health care, its top sector index, up 24 percent, it seems counterintuitive that so many investors are clinging to the low single-digit returns in bonds. UBP snaps up Lloyds international private banking arm ZURICH (Reuters) - Union Bancaire Privee (UBP) is buying Lloyds Banking Group's international private banking arm as the British bank sheds assets to shore up capital and the Swiss wealth manager presses on with a recent buying spree. Anticipating the end of the Fed's bond-buying spree NEW YORK (Reuters) - This you can bet on: The Federal Reserve will eventually stop its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program, an economic lifeline aimed at getting the country back on its feet after the financial crisis. Switzerland frees banks to settle U.S. tax evasion cases ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government agreed on Wednesday to create a legal basis that will allow its banks to settle investigations by U.S. authorities into their role in helping wealthy Americans evade billions of dollars in tax. 529 Rebels: Alternative ways to save for college (The author is a Reuters contributor. The opinions expressed are his/her own.) Credit Suisse warns of U.S. tax spat escalation if talks fail ZURICH (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's chairman warned that a long-running tax dispute with the United States over hidden Swiss bank accounts could easily escalate and spill over to rivals if not settled. U.S. small private foundations grow by 10 percent in 2012 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Endowments of private foundations with assets of less than $50 million grew by 10 percent in 2012 as donors dramatically increased their contributions and investment performance improved, a firm that tracks the foundations reported on Wednesday. Another investor to pull money from SAC as probe continues NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ironwood Capital Management plans to pull about $100 million from embattled hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors, adding to the list of problems for billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen. Consumer confidence strongest in over five years in May NEW YORK (Reuters) - Consumer confidence strengthened in May to the highest level in more than five years, suggesting Americans' attitudes were resilient in the face of belt-tightening in Washington, a private sector report showed on Tuesday. How the Fed could ruin your summer holiday NEW YORK (Reuters) - Have your summer vacation all booked? Hoping to ignore your phone for a while, feeling safe in your investments and secure in the knowledge that the world's financial authorities aren't planning any surprises just yet? Related Video Big dividends can mask big risks - Money Clip How to cash in on lawsuits - Investing 201 Business News Stock futures point to lower open on Fed uncertainty China's Shuanghui to buy Smithfield Foods for $4.7 billion The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend