Fund performance

Vanguard Group Inc., the third- biggest provider of exchange-traded funds, gained ground on larger competitors this year after gathering ten times as much money into its ETFs than the rest of the U.S. industry combined.

The biggest rally in two years for Brazil’s Ibovespa benchmark signals to long-time bear Michael Shaoul from Marketfield Asset Management LLC that stocks might have bottomed out.

From positive outlooks for ETFs to asset managers in Asia gaining a greater portion of pay from net sales, here's top news impacting mutual fund and ETF managers and providers.

BlackRock Inc.'s Laurence D. Fink, whose firm is the largest shareholder in companies from Apple Inc. to JPMorgan Chase & Co., is repeating his call to chief executive officers to engage with shareholders and be more transparent about balance-sheet decisions.

From FINRA fining two firms to U.S. listed ETFs seeing inflows of $27.94 billion, here's top news impacting mutual fund and ETF managers and providers.

U.S. mutual fund companies are pushing back against claims that some firms may be too big to fail, saying that subjecting a few large money managers to more regulation would hurt competition and ultimately fund investors.

Variable annuity net new sales are expected to surge in the coming years after taking a dive in 2012, according to research firm Cerulli Associates.

Going forward, there will be more providers, more users, and more penetration by ETFs in the global market for investment products.

Strong stock markets and the improving economy, along with new alternative investment products and the continuing appeal of ETFs, are boosting prospects for the sector.

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., cut holdings of Treasuries and U.S. government debt in February as turmoil in Ukraine fueled haven demand and investors bet the Federal Reserve will conclude bond purchases this year.

Pacific Investment Management Co., the world’s largest bond manager, said global economic growth will be steady over the coming 12 months because of asset purchases by central banks in 2013.

Weekly Update: From BlackRock launching a new iShares ETF to net inflows of $27.94 billion for long-term funds.

Only a few years ago, the top three fund families in the U.S. were nearly identical in size. Not any more.

Municipal mutual funds reported inflows for a third straight week, as the prospect of lower interest rates lured investors.

U.S. stocks swung between gains and losses, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index closed near a record, investors awaited testimony from the Federal Reserve’s Janet Yellen and tension increased in Ukraine.

Henderson Group Plc, a U.K. money manager, posted 2.7 billion pounds ($4.5 billion) of net inflows in the fourth quarter as individual clients’ funds pushed the firm to a positive flow for the year.

The world’s biggest bond dealers are showing almost no confidence in the best annual start for Treasuries since 2008.

Mutual and exchange-traded funds are well-positioned for rising interest rates because most of their fixed income holdings are in short-term government bonds, according to Morningstar Inc.

Gold held losses after a two-day drop on expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to taper stimulus in the U.S. and as holdings in the largest exchange-traded fund shrank by the most in two months.

Municipal mutual funds reported $227.3 million of net outflows, ending a three-week run of inflows, Lipper FMI data showed Thursday.