Investment funds

Clients adding investments other than target-date funds to their 401(k) or 403(b) could potentially hurt their bottom line.

The IBD failed to adequately disclose conflicts of interest to clients related to receiving $10.8 million from mutual funds and its clearing broker, the SEC says.

The fund’s losses stem from bearish wagers on global interest rates, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The only remaining founder of GSO Capital has left to build a family office and find new opportunities to spend the wealth he’s amassed over 35 years.

Investment banks are increasingly studying the relative positioning of funds that compete with each other to beat benchmarks.

If approved, the fund would be the first in the U.S. to follow a quantitative approach that allocates across asset classes based on risk.

The underperformance is a rarity for the fund, which has beaten the benchmark for nine of the past 10 years.

Nearly all bested the broader market at roughly a third the price of the average fixed income product.

As much as $18 billion of inflows to money market funds last week were partly driven by the desire to “take some chips off the table,” an expert says.

The simple addition of an exclamation mark to the names of some mutual funds led to significant declines in net flows, researchers find.

After hitting the lowest level since January, the fund climbed on Tuesday as the Trump administration made efforts to de-escalate its dispute with China.

Here’s an analysis of six different funds that could be options for your retirement-income seeking clients.

Critics reject the notion that disclosure alone is sufficient for reigning in conflicts — but the charges against Commonwealth have put BDs on notice.

Of the 25 new ETFs, the majority come from JPMorgan and investment company Direxion.

Like many trusts, the fund was designed to expire in 25 years, however tying it to the lives of a group of children born in the early 90s extended its own life.

If reached, the deal would precede a potential IPO of the $52 billion firm, which oversees asset allocations of domestic and offshore pension funds.

Although many underperformed the broader market, just over half posted double-digit gains.

The asset manager said it’s seeking a head of ETF capital markets in a post on LinkedIn.

The industry is embracing new technology, big data and alternative investment strategies as clients demand more from funds.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.