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On April 25, 2012, Morningstar reported that target maturity funds reached $429 billion in AUM.

On April 25, E&Y hired an ex-Fidelity executive.

On April 24, Wells Fargo Advisor's chief executive shared some of his thoughts on the problems plaguing the financial services space,

On April 25, 2012, Market Vectors new ETF tracks companies with unbeatable 20-year advantages, called moats.

If you want to ace your examinations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, remember these three phrases: fund governance, fraudulent activities and performance and advertising.

On April 24, Thomas Schreier, vice chairman, wealth management, Nuveen Investments, delivered a keynote speech at the Money Management Institute Annual Convention.

On April 24, La Jolla, Calif.-based alternative mutual fund provider Altegris announced that it will launch a new "R" share class on May 1 to four of its private placement funds exclusively for registered investment advisors looking to bet on the once-again popular hedge fund space.

On April 23, 2012, PIMCO announced that it is launching the Global Advantage Inflation-Linked Bond Strategy Fund, an exchange-traded fund which will actively manage global inflation-linked bonds and currencies.

On April 24, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company promoted Sri Dronamraju and Scott Palmer to the role of senior vice president.

On April 24, State Street Global Markets released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index for March 2012.

On April 24, 2012, The first quarter of 2012 saw record total assets under management in the sector of commodity exchange-traded products, according to a report released by ETF Securities.

On April 24, 2012, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. has launched the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family, designed to give investors exposure across all major commodity sectors. The commodity index family, offered through the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group, is available in five distinct roll versions to offer investors different investment strategies.

You just got a payment for $2,121,371.48 from a major mutual fund manufacturer. The size is nice. But how do you know if it's correct?

On April 23, SEI hired a new asset management distribution chief.

On April 23, Legg Mason is reportedly bowing out as sponsor of a pro tennis tournament.

On April 23, TD Ameritrade ramped up its sales team with a new hire.

On April 23, Forward bolstered it insitutional coverage with a new hire.

On Pril 23, Gus Fleites confirmed his departure from Invest n Retire.

On April 23, 2012, MME reported that PIMCO will open its first Latin American office, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September 2012.

On April 23, two research firms revealed their fee expense studies for 2011.