Portfolio

April 26, 2012. State Street Global Advisors Actively Managed ETFs. “The goal is obviously to outperform” market returns and market benchmarks, in general, said Jim Ross, president of SSgA Funds Management.

It's been four years since the management team at Neuberger Berman decided to spend $922 million in order to acquire a majority interest in their firm and the fixed income and alternative asset management businesses of Lehman Brothers' Investment Management Division in the wake of Lehman's collapse.

Total assets under management for target maturity funds reached a record high in the first quarter of 2012, or $429 billion, according to a Morningstar report.

TAMRO Capital has launched the TAMRO Small Cap Collective Fund, which is sponsored by Global Trust Company and available to ERISA-only clients

Investors have now yanked almost $30 billion this year from mutual funds that invest in U.S. stocks, according to the Investment Company Institute. And $500 billion since the start of 2007.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 89.16 points to close at 13,090.72 Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged near zero until at least late 2014. Apple’s strong quarterly profits helped lift techs as the Nasdaq vaulted up 68.03 points to end at 3,029.63.

On April 25, 2012, TAMRO Capital launched the TAMRO Small Cap Collective Fund, which is sponsored by Global Trust Company and available to ERISA-only clients

On April 25, 2012, MLP investment manager Yorkville ETF Advisors has filed with the SEC two launch two more ETFs targeting master limited partnership (MLPs) investments.