Reuters Money: January 9, 2017

Click to View in Browser Monday, January 9, 2017 Pimco Total Return posts $3.2 billion outflows in December NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors pulled $3.2 billion from the Pimco Total Return Fund, once the world's largest bond fund, in December, bringing last year's total cash withdrawals to $16.1 billion, Morningstar data showed on Friday. DTCC to rebuild credit default swaps processing platform with blockchain NEW YORK (Reuters) - Post-trade provider the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will use blockchain technology this year to rebuild its platform that processes $11 trillion worth of credit default swaps, as Wall Street intensifies efforts to take advantage of the emerging technology. 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. Related Video Wall St ends up; Dow within a point of 20,000 Keith Bliss on the march to Dow 20k Related News Wall St. opens lower as energy stocks, Goldman weigh Trump praises Ford, Fiat for U.S. investments 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