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Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $3.68 billion to $2.629 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, March 27, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, excluding money market funds, recorded net inflows of $4.5 billion for the week ended March 27, according to Lipper.

Today, mutual fund firms are not only facing heightened regulatory scrutiny, they are navigating a highly digital media world moving at breakneck speed. Combustion between the two can be devastating to a brand.

Manulife Asset Management has expanded its equity investing capabilities.

LinkedIn is the most widely used social platform among financial professionals. But are you getting the most you can out of it?

After the dotcom bust, it became fashionable to talk about being a "fast follower."

New York-based research and consulting firm Kasina was co-founded by Steven Miyao and Lee Kowarski in 1999 on the premise of challenging conventional wisdom in the asset management industry by "asking the tough questions" and "developing unexplored opportunities for companies in need of strategy overhauls."

Roughly $2 trillion worth of assets are now held in exchange-traded funds worldwide.

Defined contribution investment only firms will fare well in keeping fee compression, customized target-date funds and specialized advisory relationships on top of their to-do list in 2013.

Eaton Vance Corp. asked U.S. regulators for permission to start a series of actively managed exchange-traded funds that wouldn’t disclose their holdings daily.

PALM DESERT, Calif.-Developing products to meet intermediary demands always is a challenge. But a whole new can of worms opens up, once that product hits the market.

The week ended March 20 was a relatively good one for mutual fund flows. 

April 1st may be the opening date of a new DoubleLine Capital fund, but rest assured DoubleLine ain't kidding about betting on equities. 

Natixis Global Asset Management has launched the Aurora Horizons Fund (AHFAX), an alternative multi-strategy mutual allocated across multiple hedge fund managers.

Two private equity firms have teamed up to buy their way into the alternative mutual fund space.

Northern Lights Distributors has appointed Brian Nielsen as chief executive officer and Bill Wostoupal as president, effective immediately.

Social media relationships deserve your personal attention. Start keeping track of the people you connect with online.

FUSE Research has picked up yet another British beau.

Two of Vanguard's international funds have switched indexes.

Hedge fund stalwart AQR Capital Management has added three "core equity" mutual funds to its growing mutual fund portfolio.