Portfolio

The Absolute Return LLC has launched a family of five absolute return portfolios that aim to deliver positive returns regardless of the direction of the market.

Global X Funds has launched the Global X Gold Explorers ETF, which it says is the first exchange-traded fund to invest in gold exploration companies.

Fund will buy the stocks of companies that make much of our modern high-tech lives possible.

Bond funds attract $5.31 billion of new money in the week.

The U.S. dollar could lose 20% of its value as a result of the trillions of dollars the Federal Reserve is pumping into the money supply by purchasing long-term government bonds through QE II, or quantitative easing, part two, Bill Gross, co-chief investment officer of PIMCO, told Reuters.

Aston Asset Management, in partnership with Crosswind Investments as sub-advisor, has launched the Aston/Crosswind Small Cap Growth Fund.

Cambridge CTO will provide chief technology officer expertise for funds.

RBC Capital Markets plans to announce Wednesday that Francisco Gonzalez has joined its municipal finance group to focus on large issues.

Baltimore-based global investment management firm has added Craig Sidall, a veteran of institutional investment consulting and client management, as VP and consultant relations manager focusing on Canada.

With close to $2.16 billion of assets, the fixed-income fund can be managed in a nimble style — increasing and decreasing positions without moving the market to its detriment.