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Assets of all exchange-traded funds fell in May by $71.42 billion, or 6% to $1.116 trillion, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Pioneer Investments has made a series of new hires and promotions that are part of its plan to increase its U.S. retail sales team by approximately 25% in 2012.

Tax-exempt funds continued to see negative flows as $1.12 billion fled the funds and total net assets settled at $270.27 billion in the week ended June 25, according to The Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

An uninspiring week of frozen yields in the municipal bond market could not put a stop to the inflows pouring into muni bond mutual funds. Muni bond funds saw $625 million of inflows from funds that report their flows weekly for the week ended June 27, compared with net inflows of $555 million the week ended June 20.

New York Life says its Guaranteed Future Income Annuity product has garnered more than $500 million in premiums in less than a year.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 24.75 points Thursday to close at 12,602.26 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 trimmed 25.83 points and 2.81 points, respectively.

On June 28, 2012, Los Angeles-based TCW has hired David Loevinger as managing director and sovereign analyst in the Emerging Markets Group.

On June 28, 2012, Pioneer Investments has made a series of new hires and promotions that are part of its plan to increase its U.S. retail sales team by approximately 25% in 2012.

On June 28, 2012, Assets of all exchange-traded funds fell in May by $71.42 billion, or 6% to $1.116 trillion, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

On June 28, 2012, The $387 million, 4-Star Buffalo Science and Technology Fund (BUFTX) will be renamed the Buffalo Discovery Fund effective June 29.