Portfolio

Houston-based Salient Partners, a $17.4 billion asset management firm, has officially lifted the veil on its Salient Pure Trend Fund (SPTAX, SPTCX, SPTIX). Money Management Executive previously reported on the fund’s launch.

Assets held in 529 college savings plans increased 16.7% last year as the largest state plans continued to attract the bulk of assets.

Charles Schwab & Co. is in the midst of a regulatory struggle with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority that threatens to change how the firm and other retail brokers do business with its clients.

Average assets under management for financial advisors in North America hit a record $81 million last year, according to a new report.

DST Market Services has gotten app-savvier.

Munder Capital Management has hired Jim Kourkoulakos, a former portfolio manager and co-head of credit research at California Public Employees’ Retirement Service (CalPERS), as a senior portfolio manager for fixed income.

Kristen Pelling has joined Putnam Investments to fill a new role focused on large market defined contribution recordkeeping sales.

Three months after her departure from the Securities and Exchange Commission, former Chairwoman Mary Schapiro has been nominated to join the board of General Electric. If she accepts, she will be the third former regulatory chief to join a board of directors this year.

The sudden slowdown in U.S. inflation has left Treasuries at the cheapest levels in almost two years, aiding the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down long-term borrowing costs while the economy improves.

Increased compliance requirements, regulatory changes, and an aging client base are just some of the obstacles RIAs will face this year, but advisors still see a bright future for their assets under management.