Portfolio

Delaware Investments has added Steven Landis as an emerging markets debt portfolio manager to the firm’s total return fixed income group. Landis comes to Delaware Investments from FH International Asset Management, where he was a PM for emerging markets debt strategies.

Ron O’Hanley, Fidelity Investment’s president of asset management and corporate services, laid out his take on a number of economic trends through a game of red light/green light led by Morningstar’s head of global research Scott Burns.

The U.S. exchange-traded funds market is primed to double up on its current $1.5 trillion in assets to the tune of more than $3.5 trillion in assets over the next five years, according to iShares’ latest forecast.

Networking and a hands-on approach to learning about investing, running the family business and entrepreneurship are the best ways to attract and retain next generation clients, according to the head of one of the industry’s most successful and longest-running Next Gen programs.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled an enforcement proceeding against eight former directors of five Morgan Keegan open- and closed-end funds that were heavily invested in securities backed by subprime mortgages.

Franklin Resources yesterday announced that Charles Johnson will retire as chairman of the board and director, effective June 13. In his stead, the firm's board of directors approved the appointment of his son, Gregory Johnson, as chairman and he will continue in his roles as president and chief executive officer.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s Wealth Management Services division this week rolled out a shinier version of its Mutual Fund Profile Service II, DTCC’s repository of databases allowing funds, broker/dealers and other distribution firms to automate and streamline the exchange of information regarding securities, participants and distributions.

Following lunch with a prospect, Dave Grant turns to an abundance of tech tools to turn the referral into a client.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved new FINRA rules that prevent mutual fund and hedge fund industry personnel from serving as public arbitrators, effective July 1.

BNY Mellon Investment Management has hired Andrew Provencher as Head of U.S. Retail Sales, a newly created role in which he will be responsible for leading all sales and relationship management through the Dreyfus platform focusing on national wirehouse firms, Registered Investment Advisors, independent broker-dealers and private banks.