Fund performance

Not only are 403(b) retirement plans diversified, but the average cost of offering them decreased slightly from 2009 to 2012.

As the popularity of index investing soars to new heights, the emergence of index front-running is raising fundamental questions about so-called passive investment strategies, as well as how indexes are compiled and the role the funds themselves play in elevating costs.

Even as ETFs further their penetration into markets across the globe, many market experts say the funds will evolve and mature in the upcoming months, as advisors look to alleviate client concerns.

Investors pulled money from Pimco’s flagship fund last month, the 26th straight month it has experienced redemptions.

A key component to a successful wholesaling and marketing plan to capture AUM includes identifying wire houses, regional platforms, and other RIAs who currently use your existing products and indicate strong interest in owning your ETF.

Bill Gross, who has been running the $1.5 billion Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund since leaving Pimco last year, is getting a co-manager.

Generation Y is more conservative than other generations when it comes to retirement savings.

Bill Gross joined the growing ranks of money managers expressing concern that a decline in liquidity could exacerbate losses for fund investors during a market decline.

Following a strong first half this year for both U.S. mutual funds and ETF assets, many industry leaders are keeping a positive outlook for the remainder of 2015.

Shutting down the Greek market has trained attention on ETFs tracking its stocks, adding an element of speculation to their prices as long as the Athens bourse is closed.

After some disappointing numbers from the first half of this year, Yellen may have concluded that she needed more time between June and September to be comfortable that the economy had regained sufficient momentum.

Bill Gross is no longer running the world’s biggest bond fund, but one thing hasn’t changed: his love for Mexico.

Even though ETF assets in the U.S. have surpassed those of hedge funds, there are managers returning at least triple the return of U.S. stocks and beating bonds by more than 10 times.

The iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers exchange traded fund has attracted $247 million in net inflows this year, the biggest first-half total since it started trading in May 2006.

Robert Arnott, CEO of Research Affiliates, says the asset management industry has to change its mindset toward innovation in order to remain competitive.

When it’s spring and the days get longer, risk appetites grow and cash flows to equities, according to a new study. As winter approaches, safer alternatives like the money market come into favor.

Ideal Asset Management CEO Rahul Shah says the bond between advisor and client is strengthened best through proven performance.

Currency-hedged ETFs in the U.S. have taken in a record $39.6 billion this year, up from $8.9 billion for all of 2014.

With the Federal Reserve poised to unleash its first interest rate increase in almost a decade there's a debate among investors about whether the past is any guide to how markets will react to a monetary tightening.

This year, for the first time since the financial crisis, hedge funds are winning.