Portfolio

Eugene M. Lerner has spent his six-decade career in the financial services industry trying to stay ahead of the curve. His decision to leave Morgan Stanley for HighTower speaks to where he thinks the industry is heading in the near future.

The municipal bond market continued its rally Monday, despite limited new issuance in the primary market. Strong demand has once again pushed the 30-year yield to a new record low.

Regardless of size, the most widely cited response to the question of whether a fund firm will cut spending on technology this year is: We won't.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 50 points to close at 12,727.21 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 11.53 points and 3.14 points, respectively.

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. is liquidating the DWS Clean Technology Fund on October 12, according to a Securities and Exchange filing.

On July 16, 2012, Northern Trust has appointed Carl R. Tannenbaum as its chief economist, succeeding Paul Kasriel, who retired from Northern Trust earlier this year.

On July 16, 2012, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC plans to list the PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio on July 19, 2012 on the NYSE Arca.

On July 16, 2012, Philadelpia-based Lincoln Financial Distributors, the wholesale distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, has added Chris Somers as a regional sales director for its Institutional Retirement Solutions Distribution team.

On Ju;y 16, 2012, Huntington Asset Advisors is launching Huntington Income Generation, an income-focused fund of funds, later this summer, according to Randy Bateman, President of Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc.

The most mysterious of the unexplained mysteries about Mitt Romney’s considerable wealth is how he was able to amass between $21 million and $102 million in his individual retirement account during the 15 years he was at Bain Capital LLC.