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The SEC will also require glidepath graphics and asset allocation taglines in advertisements—a new twist for funds that really aren’t as easy as they look.

As of May 31, 885 exchange-traded funds in the United States had $748 billion in assets, down 5.5% from a month earlier.

The ICI is asking both high-frequency traders and dark pools for more information—and turning to the SEC for help.

With the global debt crisis set to corral investment banking's bull run, it's questionable whether the largest lenders can compensate for a resultant decline in a top source of profits.

Mutual fund investors preferred bonds, while gold set the standard for ETF inflows.

A total of 102 funds of hedge funds closed in the first quarter, the seventh quarter in a row that fund liquidations exceeded new launches, according to Hedge Fund Research’s HFR Market Microstructure Industry Report.

A small handful of funds are making it easier for individual investors to invest in IPOs.

BB&T Corp.'s mutual fund family has had a dramatic gain in assets over the past year, and the bank's asset management arm is laying the groundwork for more expansion.

Household ownership of municipal bonds catapulted over the $1 trillion mark for the first time ever in the first quarter of 2010. Meanwhile, foreign investors seeking a greater footprint in the municipal market via taxable Build America Bonds held $71.9 billion in their largest-ever presence in the market, according to new Federal Reserve data released yesterday.

Many troubled banks are pleading with investors to sell trust-preferred securities back to them at a discount, warning they may fail otherwise. But a small group of investors are calling the banks' requests a bluff.

This year's stock market volatility has caught some investors off guard, causing them to pull money out of international mutual funds.

New tool aims to give broker-dealers and their advisors clarity over fees.

Hedge funds, down 2.99% in May, outperformed all major equity benchmarks; only U.S. Treasuries stayed positive.

If your clients want to invest globally, and according to their Catholic values, you now have one more option to offer.

The comapnies announced Friday an agreement to jointly develop, sell and support managed investment account services, using GlobalBridge’s unified managed account technology.

Outflows were a mere $156.7 million the week before.

Long-term mutual funds lost money in every category, except for bonds, for a total of $16.6 billion walking out the door in the week ended May 26, the ICI said.

The search for absolute returns and uncorrelated investment strategies spikes demand in U.S. and Europe.

The Lansing, Mich., based company said the office in the Nashville suburb would employ 400 people.

Total exchange-traded fund assets continue to surge as popularity grows.