Portfolio

Jenni Rivera was a singer-songwriter, actress and Telemundo TV star who died tragically and now her estate will be as rocky as her life.

U.S. exchange-traded fund assets increased by $292.7 billion or 28% in 2012, in part driven by positive cash flows of $182.6 billion, marking a new all-time high for the industry on the eve of its 20th anniversary, according to data from State Street Global Advisors.

More municipal bond investors have shown an affinity for actively managed muni ETFs.

Inflows returned to the market for municipal bond mutual funds with a vengeance, at $1.55 billion for the week ended Jan. 9.

Lincoln Financial Group has selected the FireLight platform to automate and streamline its annuity applications.

Zero Alpha Group, an alliance of independent advisory firms, is zeroing in on the next generation of members’ prospective leaders. The group has formed the Zero Leadership Institute, hoping for positive results.

Add one more fund firm to the growing list of transparent money market fund providers.

Beyond the usual New Year's resolutions such as to lose weight and exercise, asset managers should resolve to use technology to enable change and innovation in 2013.

Goldman Sachs says it will begin publishing values of the assets held in its money market mutual funds in the United States on a daily basis.

With $30 million and four liquid alternative ETFs now under its belt, QuantShares is looking to grow. Its game plan? Expand distribution and launch new funds.