Fund performance

Base salaries for hedge fund and mutual fund managers are projected to increase 3.5% and incentive pay is projected to rise by 0-10% from 2011 to 2012, according to a new study from Greenwich Associates and Johnson Associates.

The U.S. News & World Report today named its mutual fund winners for 2012, including a once-fallen star manager and a mutual fund trade group.

The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds rose in November by $26.06 billion, or 2.1%, to $1.295 trillion.in November, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Exchange-traded funds have had a banner year, reaching a new peak of $1.7 trillion in assets held, at the end of November.

While the bloom is still on the alternative mutual fund rose, 2012 hasn't been as kind to alternatives as in years past.

Investors redeemed $6.57 billion from mutual funds for the week ended Wednesday, December 12, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Bill McNabb, chief executive officer of the Vanguard Group, has 130 billion reasons to smile this holiday season.

The old-school model of hiring an investment consultant to dispense advice to sponsors of pension funds and endowments about prospective investment managers is passing away.

Morningstar today reported that stock mutual funds shed another $14.1 billion in November and are on pace to surpass 2008’s record outflow of $96.7 billion.

Exchange-traded funds have had a banner year, reaching a new peak of $1.7 trillion in assets held, at the end of November. That's a gain of 24.5%, from last year. And a doubling from four years ago.

Morningstar today unveiled its nominees for the Morningstar Domestic-Stock Fund Manager of the Year award.

Mutual funds suffered total estimated outflows of $2.0 billion for the week ended Wednesday, December 5, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

US ETF assets totaled $1.3 trillion as of November 30, 2012 – up 24.2% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisors’ latest ETF Snapshot.

Exchange-traded funds saw inflows of $15.6 billion in November bring year-to-date inflows to $154.0 billion, putting them on track to match or exceed 2008’s record-setting inflows of $168.3 billion, according to data from Morningstar.

The holidays and year-end are approaching rapidly, leaving investors anxious about where to stash their abundant cash.

Financial advisors and investors now see value of investing in managed futures, particularly in times of market stress.

Investors withdrew money last month from Vanguard Group's emerging markets exchange-traded fund, the industry's largest, after the firm said it would replace the fund's index.

After two weeks of devastating outlfows, especially in domestic equities, mutual funds seem to have finally recovered their groove somewhat.

Investors withdrew money last month from Vanguard Group’s emerging-markets exchange-traded fund, the industry’s largest, after the firm said it would replace the fund’s index.

Sure, investors still feel nervous, companies are hesitating to spend cash, and all attention is on fixed income and bond funds. But Neil Hennessy of Hennessy Funds insists equity mutual funds are the way to go.