Portfolio

Forbes has compiled its list of the world's billionaires and a few mutual fund executives have made the cut.

Investors injected roughly $10.8 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the week.

The debate rages on among fund managers regarding the merits of active versus passive management, especially in light of the growing buzz for low-fee passive funds.

San Francisco-based Shelton Capital Management is launching a “green” fund that will bet on companies that “are leaders in managing environmental risks.”

The dually registered and registered investment advisor channels were the fastest-growing for assets under management from 2010 to 2011, Cerulli Associates reported today -- but the two are still dwarfed by assets in the wirehouse channel.

U.S. exchange-traded fund assets totaled $1.41 trillion as of Feb. 28– up 5.1% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisor’s latest ETF Snapshot.

Expect improvements in kasina's productivity benchmarking and advisor insights services with the hire of a new product manager.

HighTower, a national company serving high-net-worth and institutional clients, brings prospective partners to the firm’s Chicago headquarters for a day of one-on-one meetings with the top executives. Here's an in depth look at one step in the firm's recruiting process.

Norm Champ has been on the job as Director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission for eight months and a lot of mutual fund executives are nervously waiting for the SEC has in store for the industry in 2013 and beyond.

Competition for top financial advisory talent has stayed strong, but the kinds of advisors interested in moving has changed, according to the eight recruiters who gathered for On Wall Street's annual Recruiters Roundtable this year. Check out the key trends set to influence advisor movement in 2013.