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Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. has launched the Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed Income Fund (LMGDX) to bet on developed, U.S., and emerging market bond markets.

Financial advisors plan to increase their use of alternative investments this year, according to Jackson National Life Insurance Co. One big challenge: they need to understand the asset class better.

These 12 bad brokers not only did harm to their clients' portfolios, but their clients themselves. Check out BrokerCop's "Dirty Dozen" with offenses ranging from mail fraud to murder. Source: BrokerCop Also see: 5 Financial Advisors Caught in the SEC's Crosshairs 7 Ways Bernie Madoff's Scam Forever Changed Advisors' Lives 10 Mind Tricks That Keep Your Clients in the Red

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund.

One of the things Sean Healey missed most when he left Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 1995 was his business card. Flashing it was a surefire way to convince people of his credentials.

Advisors are looking to adopt alternative investments in their portfolios but are leaning on guided strategies from fund firms to do so, according to a new survey by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

The global market for fixed income exchange traded funds will likely grow to more than $2 trillion in assets over the next decade, compared with $302 billion today, according to a new report by iShares.

Alternative mutual fund shop Hatteras Funds has launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.