Portfolio

Well, that was quick.

The Laudus Mondrian Global Equity Inv (LGEQX) fund is liquidating at the end of November.

Fort Pitt Capital Group has a split personality. As an RIA, the Pittsburgh firm has $1.2 billion under management. As a fund provider, its Fort Pitt Capital Total Return Fund is 10 years old, with a five-star Morningstar rating for 10-year performance.

Three months after hiring Mark Howard-Johnson as the Global Head of Real Estate Securities Management, BlackRock today unveiled the first of many real estate funds to be managed by Howard-Johnson's new unit.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw heightened demand from investors this past week. Funds that report their flows weekly recorded solid inflows of $592 million for the week ended Sept. 26, Lipper FMI numbers show.

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner asked the Financial Stability Oversight Council to take up structural reforms to the $2.6 trillion money market mutual fund industry, citing the Securities and Exchange Commission's failure to act.

TIAA-CREF has added a new socially responsible fund dubbed the Social Choice Bond Fund (TSBIX, TSBBX, TSBRX, TSBPX), an actively managed, core fixed-income mutual fund.

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner put pressure on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to tighten oversight of the $2.6 trillion money- market fund industry, saying the funds may pose a risk to the stability of the financial system.

The Financial Planning Association announced the winners of its top awards, which will be presented at its annual conference in Texas. The FPA honored David M. King, with its 2012 P. Kemp Fain, Jr. Award; retirement researcher Wade D. Pfau with the inaugural Montgomery-Warschauer Award; and 10 influencers in the profession with Heart of Financial Planning Awards. Check out more information on each of the honorees.

The Fidelity Spartan 500 Index fund's “seasoned team” and “competitive price” has made it a “top option” in the eyes of Morningstar.