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Last year, only $2.1 billion went into floating-rate funds—which also are called bank-loan funds—during the same period, just 5% of taxable-bond inflows.

Are 'Floating-Rate Loan' Funds Still a Smart Move? Ben Levisohn 2011

Behind the scenes, investors are pouring money into the kinds of funds, called bank-loan mutual funds, that lend cash to power takeovers.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Brush 2011

Behind the scenes, investors are pouring money into the kinds of funds, called bank-loan mutual funds, that lend cash to power takeovers.

The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Brush 2011

By contrast, some 60% of small-business bank-loan applications have been rejected this year, according to a study by Pepperdine University.

Tight Times Boost Business Credit Cards Angus Loten 2011

Broad Menu USAA Real Return , which started up last October, invests in a much broader range of assets, including precious metals and emerging-markets stocks, large-cap U.S. dividend-paying stocks, real-estate investment trusts, high-yield bonds and bank-loan securities.

The Best Inflation Hedge? Michael A. Pollock 2011

On Thursday, the Federal Reserve will issue its weekly update on a slew of monetary indicators and bank-loan data.

In Shades of Panics Past, a Dash to Cash Kelly Evans 2011

Thanks to the recent fall in interest rates, bank-loan managers are finding better values now.

A Contrarian Play on Inflation Fears 2010

In 2003, for example, when the Federal Reserve started raising rates, bank-loan funds gained 10.4% while short-term bond funds gained 2.5%.

A Contrarian Play on Inflation Fears 2010

Battered by the financial crisis, bank-loan funds lost 29.7% in 2008, although they rebounded 41.8% last year, according to Morningstar.

A Contrarian Play on Inflation Fears 2010

The conditions for bank-loan approvals are strict.

How To Get Startup Capital For Your Business 2010