ETF providers are lobbying for tighter restrictions on market orders as regulators consider additional rules to avert another “flash crash.”
Bookkeeping change seen raising expense ratios for AMFs, tilting field in favor of index funds
It's taken time, but John Bogle's Vanguard has finally surpassed Fidelity as the largest mutual fund company by assets. The question: are low fees enough to offset middling performance?
Fund firm introduces nine exchange-traded funds; SPDR.500 will be tough to squash
Researcher calls for clear labeling of fund expenses rather than cap on marketing and service charge
If nothing else, the carnage of the past few years has served as a stark reminder of the value of portfolio diversification.
John Bogle should spend more time focusing on financial-services reform and less time pointing the finger at mutual fund managers if he wants to address rising fund costs, says Neil Hennessy, president and chief executive of Hennessy Advisors Inc.
Strong global economic growth "is usually a good recipe for riskier assets."
In an effort to guard against the rising threat of inflation, several target date fund providers have added alternative asset classes to their portfolios.
Loomis Sayles & Co. has launched a multisector bond fund aimed at advisers who want a way to protect their clients against inflation, deflation and stagflation.
In February, S&P Equity Analyst Scott Kessler raised his fundamental outlook on the internet software & services industry to positive from neutral, reflecting what he views as a stabilized global economy that would contribute to more overall advertising spending, an increasing percentage of related budgets being committed to the Internet (versus so-called traditional media), and pricing for associated online offerings that is showing signs of improvement
A prohibition on market orders for exchange-traded funds would help prevent another “flash crash,” ETF providers told attendees at an industry gathering in New York this morning.
The SPDR Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF Ticker:(IBND) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Arca today.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the burgeoning business of financial advisers' selling model portfolios of exchange-traded funds.
Chairman of Hodges Capital Management contends that change in fund's category cost firm $83 million in outflows
AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Franklin Resources Inc. and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. are the three publicly traded mutual fund companies with the most at stake pending the SEC's 12(b)-1 reform.
