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Investment Guidance Solutions introduced a software tool for mutual fund investing, that gives buy or sell signals based on whether it is better to be invested in a specific fund or in cash.

Bennett Group Financial Services (BGFS) announced the launch of four mutual funds currently consisting of A shares available through financial professionals, banks, brokerages and insurance companies for their clients. The new additions are the Bennett Conservative Fund; Bennett Moderate Fund; Bennett Growth Fund; and Bennett Aggressive Growth Fund.

Fidelity Investments Institutional Services has been rebranded as Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions. Lynne A. Goldman, its senior vice president for investment product management and development, talked with MME about how the business helps advisers help investors.

Affiliated Managers Group reports that for the fourth quarter of 2011, Economic earnings per share were $1.76, compared to $2.02 for the same period of 2010, while diluted earnings per share for Q4 of 2011 were $0.77, compared to $1.18 for the same period of 2010.

As voters in Florida head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will take on President Obama in November, you can bet many will be have another kind of change in mind. On average, the S&P 500 has improved 14% in the fourth year of a Democratic administration. But this year could be much different, based on statistics so far for the Obama term.

The assets of the nation’s mutual funds were flat in December, gaining $12.3 billion. That worked out to a gain of one-tenth of a percent, for an industry that has $11.6 trillion in combined assets.

U.S. Retirement Market Projected to Hit $22 Trillion by 2016 The U.S. retirement market is projected to grow to nearly $22 trillion by 2016. That represents a 38% increase from an estimated $16 trillion mark for the end of 2011, due mostly to continuing market recovery.

Direxion Funds said it is is making modifications to its line of “buy and hold” alternative strategies, effective February 1, 2012.

Hancock Holding Company announced that the Hancock Horizon Burkenroad Small Cap Fund, celebrating its tenth anniversary, has received a five-star overall rating from Morningstar.

Will the recent SEC alert chill the use of social media by asset management firms? Or simply put it on ice?

$10 billion of equities change hands each day in the United States. $4 trillion of currency changes hands each day, globally. Which asset do you want to trade in?

Will the recent SEC alert chill the use of social media by asset management firms? Or simply put it on ice?

Fidelity Investments Institutional Services has been rebranded as Fidelity Financial Advisor Solutions. Lynne A. Goldman, its senior vice president for investment product management and development, talked with MME about how the business helps advisers help investors.

Stewart Head of EMEA Client Mgt. at BNY Mellon; Franklin Templeton Names Two New Hires; BlackRock Appoints Powers Director/Trustee; Dillon Gage Names Friedman EVP

The two mostly widely held exchange-traded funds are from State Street Global Advisors.

Fidelity Investments did something last week that a decade ago most likely was not imaginable-or feasible.

Custom target date funds are beginning to proliferate at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts.

State Street to Develop Actively Managed ETFs; Investors (Again) Lose Faith in U.S. Equity Funds; Citi, Research Affiliates Expanding Bond Indices

Custom target-date funds are beginning to proliferate at the expense of their off-the-shelf counterparts. That's due to plan sponsors wanting to have greater control over what's in a fund and have access to a wider array of investments to put in them.

T. Rowe Price Group reported its fourth quarter 2011 results, including net revenues of $671.6 million, net income of $188.4 million, and diluted earnings per common share of $.73.