Portfolio

With the continued growth of the global real estate crisis, debt from the economic collapse in the sector could be a diamond in the rough for the institutional masses, Mercer said Wednesday.

New money flowing into foreign equity funds offsets withdrawals from those that invest in U.S. stocks.

NEW YORK - The main driver for the global economy is coming from emerging markets, said investment experts at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney at a breakfast Wednesday on the firm's outlook for next year.

BlackRock has launched the iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, completing its suite of BRIC single-country funds.

Charles Schwab Bank, a trust and custody service provider to 401(k) and other retirement plans, has added the Schwab Institutional Diversified International Trust Fund to its suite of collective trust funds.

According to Janus, the ending point of glidepath is just one of several mysteries surrounding target-date funds.

Despite the increasing proliferation of target-date funds in employer-sponsored retirement plans, many sponsors aren’t very knowledgeable about the funds, Janus found in a survey.

Industry groups are urging the Securities and Exchange Commission to reject a proposal from the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board to provide it with an additional $17 million in revenue annually by nearly doubling the amount of transaction fees it collects from dealers.

As markets continue to be volatile, Putnam believes investors will be more focused on reducing risk and earning returns that beat inflation.

The company cited $1.6 billion of debt as of June 30.