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Jeff Knight, who previously led Putnam Investments’ Global Asset Allocation investment unit, which manages specialized multi-asset class portfolios for retail and institutional clients, has left the firm to pursue other opportunities, according to the firm.

Morningstar announced today that it has awarded the Gold to two mutual funds, one a former Silver-rated fund and the other a brand new Medalist.

Bandon Capital Management has hired Whitney Dow as Managing Director, responsible for spearheading the firm’s marketing and relationship management efforts.

Pacific Investment Management Co., the world’s largest manager of actively run bond funds, has appointed Marc Seidner as interim head of global equities after Neel Kashkari’s departure last week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Vanguard is switching indexes for five of its funds today.

Mutual funds that invest in U.S. stocks had another strong week, picking up $3.5 billion. They have now picked up $16.1 billion in a three-week period, a strong start after 25 weeks of declines.

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The TCW/Carlye deal is drawing ever closer and new rumors of more potential defections from the bond shop continue to swirl.

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Mutual funds increased their assets by $174.3 billion to $13.047 trillion in December, according to the Investment Company Institute.

One of Wasatch Advisors' investment managers has been added as a portfolio manager on a flagship fund.

Aristotle Capital Management is adding new talent to its team.

Institutional investors are expected to increase their use of exchange-traded funds and institutional demand for fixed income ETFs are expected to rise, according to new findings from iShares.

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Expense ratios have changed for 23 Vanguard mutual funds, according to a firm statement.

The 3-star rated ING International Value Fund is unloading two subadvisers at the end of March.

AdvisorShares is looking to launch a quartet of exchange-traded funds that will bet on gold utilizing local currencies.

Legg Mason Inc. is looking to reconfigure its office space.

F-Squared Investments this week announced that its assets under management topped $10 billion as of January 4, up from approximately $5.6 billion in the previous year.

Stadion Money Management has found itself a new distribution partner.