Money poured into target date funds during the first quarter, led by The Vanguard Group Inc. and T. Rowe Price Group Inc.
But money flowed into TDFs run by Vanguard and T. Rowe Price in the first quarter
Based on what Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said last week, it seems unlikely that mutual funds are going to be designated as systemically important financial institutions under Dodd-Frank
Portfolio manager turnover at Fidelity Investments is higher than at its peers and may be a red flag about how things are going at the firm, according to an article posted on Morningstar.com last week by analyst Christopher Davis
Treasury Secretary addresses issue of whether funds are too big too fail; well, are they or aren't they?
Proposal would require broker-dealers to publicly disclose information about shelf space payments from mutual funds
When Christopher C. Davis talks about money management, the one-time theology student sounds as if he is discussing a calling, employing words that reflect cultural choices
With the expiration of the second round of quantitative easing scheduled for next month, investors shouldn't assume that the fixed-income markets will respond as they did at the expiration of the first round
It's been a busy few days for Ameriprise Financial. Earlier this week, the firm, along with subsidiary Securities America, lined up an agreement with lawyers representing investors who got burned in Reg D offerings. And today, it appears the company is on the verge of acquiring Grail -- and moving into the actively-managed ETF space.
Ex-Charles Schwab Corp. investment company manager Randall Merk agreed to pay a $150,000 civil fine to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors in its YieldPlus fund.
Putnam Investments has launched an online tool that enables its financial adviser clients to evaluate more than 10,000 mutual funds using up to 60 different criteria. Next month, advisers also will be able to compare up to 1,100 exchange-traded funds using the Fund-Visualizer tool
Purchase of ETF firm vaults Ameriprise unit into 'big player' in actively managed fund space.
As much of the world frantically adjusts to rising commodities prices, this might seem like a good time to jump into one of the many commodity-based exchange-traded funds introduced over the past several years
As we discussed last month, futures-based ETFs may generate considerable tax-related confusion
Despite billion of dollars in outflows, American Funds is the most popular fund group among independent broker-dealers, according to a survey conducted by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.
It says a lot about 2010 that Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC ranked among the highest in sales in each of the three adviser distribution channels: wirehouses, regional and independent broker-dealers, and RIAs.
If firm doesn't find buyer, it may be forced to shut down some funds; potential purchaser said to be marquee name
