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Chalk this one up to bad PR.

Arrow Funds has hired an ex-Direxion exec as its new national sales director. John Cadigan joins the firm in the title role.

As investors seek greater global exposure, advisors must be aware of the impact of currency fluctuations on the underlying investment as well as the overall health of the client’s portfolio.

Realizing a retirement dream requires confronting some difficult realities.

It may make sense for the wealthiest investors to have offshore accounts, but for almost everyone else, direct overseas investments are a terrible option.

Advisors must exercise caution and dilligence when it comes to overseas accounting standards.

Berwyn, PA-based Turner Investments is looking to add emerging market exposure to its portfolio via the Turner Emerging Markets Fund.

When I was growing up, the U.S. was launching the Great Society, which sought to summon the resources of government to wipe out poverty.

Aberdeen Asset Management last week wrapped up its acquisition of Artio Global Investors, a U.S. publicly-listed asset manager, effective May 21.

Chalk this one up to bad PR.

Henderson Global Investors' foray into the US market began at an inopportune time: It launched its first three funds on August 31, 2001, days before the September 11 attacks.

Through these documents, sent out by public companies in advance of annual meetings, shareholders learn issues on the agenda, voting procedures, backgrounds of individuals nominated for the board of directors and juicy details on executive compensation.

Alternative mutual funds are making their way into the market via mutual fund firms, hedge funds, private equity shops and now banks.

The Board of Trustees of the Tatro Tactical Appreciation Fund (TCTNX), a series of the Northern Lights Fund Trust, has decided to shut down the fund “in the best interests of its shareholders,” according to a filing.

Investors continue to pour dollars into 40’ Act products, looking for returns outside of U.S. borders and income from taxable fixed income funds.

Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $19.53 billion to $2.601 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, May 22, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Endurance Series Trust, a newly-formed multi-series trust, is launching its first mutual fund via Tampa-based Gator Capital Management, the fund’s advisor.

An Iowa man was sentenced to 37 years in the clink for mailing bombs and threatening letters to mutual fund managers at Janus Capital Group and American Century Cos. in a bid to influence stock prices.

Franklin Templeton Investments is closing its Frontier Markets Fund to new investors on June 28, Money Management Executive has learned.

While it’s very convenient to help clients access China though companies listed on U.S. exchanges through reverse mergers, is it safe?