Portfolio

On June 29, 2012, Charles Schwab yesterday rolled out the first version of the new Schwab Advisor Center app for the iPhone for independent investment advisors who custody assets with Schwab Advisor Services.

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.