Investment products

Regulators in nations around the world, including fast-developing markets, don’t know quite what to make of the asset management business, fund executives said.

Tax-exempt money market funds generated inflows for the first time in nearly a month, as $2.84 billion of new cash flowed in and total net assets settled at $274.96 billion in the week ended May 7, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the black for the first time in seven trading sessions Thursday, gaining 19.98 points to close at 12,855.04 as bank and energy stocks moved higher.

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Neuberger Berman has launched the Neuberger Berman Long Short Fund, designed to provide investors with a long-short investment strategy that seeks long-term capital appreciation and principal preservation.

ICI chief Paul Schott Stevens said Wednesday that mutual funds need to invest in commodities and derivative securities in order to manage market swings and protect everyday investors. He called new CFTC rule changes 'unwarranted, redundant and costly.'

Record-low long-term municipal bond yields may generate the most press these days, but investors still see the most value in the intermediate part of the yield curve.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost another 97 points to close at 12,835.06 Wednesday, its sixth consecutive losing session. Meanwhile the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lopped off 11.56 points and 9.14 points, respectively.

The Hartford is expanding its defined contribution platform with a trio of new managers and a slew of funds for retirement plan sponsors and participants.

The exchange-traded product market saw net new assets of $600 million in April, according to BlackRock.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 76.44 points to close at 12,932.09 Tuesday while the tech-laden Nasdaq shed 11.49 points to end at 2,946.27.

NYSE Euronext said its trading in futures and options worldwide was up 9.0% in April, compared to first quarter levels. European stocks were up 17.8%, but U.S. stocks down 3.6%.

Fifty-one percent of Gen Y investors agree that investment products are overly complex, more than the 40% average for the survey and older age groups.

Denver-based Janus Capital Group Inc. has made two senior-level hires to beef up its client relations team.

Milwaukee, W.I.-based Baird has launched the Baird Small Cap Value Fund, managed by Michelle Stevens.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 29.74 points to finish at 13,008.53 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 1.42 points and 0.48 points, respectively.

BX Options will provide “an inexpensive and easy connection” for retail customers wanting to trade in options at high speed. Nasdaq already operates two high-speed options exchanges, Nasdaq OMX PHLX and Nasdaq Options Market.

The April numbers for stock trading, globally, aren't in yet. The hottest big market? BM&F BOVESPA, up less than 1%, year over year, through the end of March.

Integrity Viking Funds has launched the Integrity Dividend Harvest Fund, designed to offer investors a stable source of income and the potential for capital appreciation via a portfolio focusing on dividend-paying stocks of companies that have a history of raising their dividends.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 168.32 points to close at 13,038.27 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 endured their worst week of the year, lopping off 68 points and 22 points, respectively.