Reuters Money: Mutual funds fight for flows against ETFs

Click to View in Browser 04/10/2012 Mutual funds fight for flows against ETFs NEW YORK, April 9 Reuters - A funny thing happened on the way to the death of the traditional mutual fund, foretold by some analysts. It hasn't happened. What if you can't pay your taxes? NEW YORK (Reuters) - It's one of the worst tax time scenarios: You discover while doing your taxes — or you just know without even doing them —that you owe taxes, and you don't have the cash. What should you do? Switzerland's line in the sand (Reuters) - Things are getting sticky for the Swiss and their franc. When safe stock funds cost you money CHICAGO (Reuters) - During the financial market turbulence of recent years, fund marketers have launched a number of stock funds that boasted exceptionally low volatility. They were the equivalent of sea-sickness pills for those who still wanted to go on stock-market cruises. Hedge funds gain in first-quarter, but lag broader market-data BOSTON (Reuters) - Hedge funds posted their strongest start to the year since 2006 but still trailed the stock market's surge, largely because many managers began the new year with a more timidly positioned portfolio, data released on Monday show. Analysis: Jobs Act doesn't mean Wild West for companies (Reuters) - Any U.S. corporate executives who think they can use the Jobs Act's relaxed rules for public listing to cut corners on accounting and disclosure may want to think again. Emerging market credit shrinks though pace slows-IIF WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bank lending for emerging markets shrank early this year for the third straight quarter though at a slowing pace, while demand for loans in Asia contracted for the first time since late 2009, in a warning over the resilience of global growth. Why I want to be a landlord NEW YORK (Reuters) - The first call my husband and I made after closing in March on a two-family house in Brooklyn, New York, was to a rental agent. We were becoming landlords and we wanted to get tenants into the ground-floor apartment before our first mortgage payment was due. Weak jobs data renew QE bets NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disappointing job growth reported last Friday favored safe-haven assets and supported short-term rates futures contracts on Monday as another round of large-scale bond purchases to support the U.S. economy looked more likely. For financial stress ills, try education cure NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stomach hurting? Feeling a migraine coming on? It might not be a virus or allergies; it might be your finances. Related Video Consumers seek frugal upgrades to their homes The great mortgage debate Business News Stock futures flat after string of losses Bernanke says banks need bigger capital buffer 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