Reuters Money: January 6, 2017

Click to View in Browser Friday, January 6, 2017 U.S. bond funds attract cash, shaking off inflation fears NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S.-based taxable bond funds netted cash for the first time in four weeks, Lipper data released on Thursday showed, a sign that savers may be less wary than the Federal Reserve of inflation under the incoming Trump administration. IPF says to appeal against Polish tax body decision (Reuters) - Consumer credit lender International Personal Finance (IPF) said on Friday it would appeal against a decision by the Polish tax authority relating to the accounts of its Polish business, Provident Polska, for the 2008 financial year. Column: Older Americans at risk as Congress takes ax to Obamacare CHICAGO (Reuters) - Anyone nearing retirement - or already retired - should pay very close attention to the doings of the 115th Congress that was sworn in this week. Podcasting precursors: Hay baling, chopping onions and waiting tables NEW YORK (Reuters) - It might not make a lot of sense to our grandparents, but today's media superstars are not necessarily big-screen actors or anchors of the evening news. N.Y. pension fund manager pleads not guilty to pay-to-play scheme NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former portfolio manager at New York state's retirement fund pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges that he steered $2 billion in trades to two brokerages in exchange for bribes that included vacations, cocaine and prostitutes. U.S. stock ETFs collect record cash in December: TrimTabs (Reuters) - Investors stormed into equities in December, pouring a record $59.9 billion into U.S.-based domestic stock exchange-traded funds, TrimTabs Investment Research said on Wednesday.  Omega's Cooperman says firm's assets have shrunk to $3.4 billion: CNBC NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman, the chief executive of Omega Advisors, told CNBC on Thursday his firm's assets had shrunk to $3.4 billion after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's insider trading charges. Investors hold fewest net shorts on U.S. Treasuries since November: JPM NEW YORK (Reuters) - The margin on bearish bets on longer-dated U.S. Treasuries over bullish positions shrank to its smallest since late November as bargain-minded investors emerged after the recent bond market selloff, a J.P. Morgan survey released on Wednesday showed. BlackRock's U.S.-based active funds post record 2016 withdrawals: Morningstar NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors pulled $19.3 billion from BlackRock Inc's U.S.-based actively managed mutual funds in 2016, Morningstar Inc estimates showed on Tuesday, a record high as the investment industry struggles to restrain an exodus to lower-cost investments. Wall St. thinks stocks will rise in 2017 - What could go wrong? NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wall Street's rally could be derailed by renewed worries about President-elect Donald Trump's policies, a resurgent dollar or potential wild-card events like cyber attacks or a trade war, investors say as they look to 2017. Related Video Nasdaq reaches record high, Macy's stirs retail fear Nicholas Colas on why we may be taking a break from the Trump rally Related News Trump: Toyota faces big tax if it builds Corolla cars for U.S. in Mexico Nasdaq reaches record high, Macy's stirs retail fear Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. 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 2017 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add newsletters@email.reuters.com to your address book. Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook