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Want exposure to social media? There's an exchange-traded fund for that. How about airlines, hedge funds and frontier markets? There are ETFs for those too.

Jim Swanson, chief investment strategist at MFS Investment Management, shared his views on the muni market in 2012's second half, legislative issues affecting the market, overall volume and his prognosis on mutual fund flows and performance.

Want exposure to social media? There's an exchange-traded fund for that. How about airlines, hedge funds and frontier markets? There are ETFs for those too.

On June 15, 2012, the Matthews Asia Dividend Investor Fund (MAPIX), a 5-star rated offering, also garnered Morningstar’s Gold rating this week.

On June 15, 2012, total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $10.68 billion to $2.554 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, June 13, according to the Investment Company Institute.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is likely to radically alter how asset managers conduct business on a global scale. With final regulations to be issued in July, financial institutions must then take immediate steps to prepare for this game-changing legislation or risk stiff fines.

Mutual funds logged another brutal week, posting a third overall outflow this year, according to the Investment Company Institute.

You're sure you read it right: Apple was to launch an "all-ETF 401(k) plan" for its employees.

On June 15, 2012, the Northern Light Fund Trust and certain members of its current and former trustees as well as an unnamed chief compliance officer received a “Wells notice” from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Snapshots from TD Ameritrade Institutional's 2012 Elite Summit in Laguna Beach, Calif.