Portfolio

President Obama has nominated commissioner Elisse B. Walter, a critic of the mutual fund industry, to succeed Mary L. Schapiro as chairman.

The RIA channel is growing rapidly as firms with more than $1 billion in assets continues to drive growth, according to a report from Cerulli & Associates.

Say howdy to Salient Partners L.P.'s new master limited partnerships and energy infrastructure fund.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary L. Schapiro said she will leave her office before the end of the year.

Investors will continue to pour money into funds, especially into target date funds and ETFs, according to a report on mutual funds from Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

Here’s a sampling of bank reps who were recently promoted or moved to new organizations to assume roles of greater responsibility.

Regulatory reform is about to exact its price.

Has the bloom come off the inverse and the leveraged exchange-traded fund? "I think it really has," said Michael Rawson, ETF analyst for Morningstar.

Investors will continue to pour money into funds, especially into target date funds and ETFs, according to a report on mutual funds from Tiburon Strategic Advisors.

Across the asset class of emerging market debt, upgrades are far outpacing downgrades. As a result, more than 50% of emerging market fixed income investments have become investment grade, says Luz Padilla, senior portfolio manager of the emerging markets fixed income strategy at DoubleLine Capital in Los Angeles.