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Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $940 million to $2.569 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Strict new reporting rules on global assets and earnings is prompting blowback from financial institutions.

T. Rowe Price Group finished the third quarter up with about $574.4 billion in assets under management, marking a $32.7 billion increase over the period.

Mutual funds saw inflows of $7.95 billion for the week ended Wednesday, October 17, according to the Investment Company Institute.

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Strong companies may offer shelter from the storm for some investors, according to JPMorgan Asset Management.

When it comes to revenue and expense management, the investment management industry is fragmented and in need of an overhaul, according to a recent survey of EMEA investment managers by Bonaire Software Solutions.

Wall Street may still be in love with complex financial instruments, but more and more investors are choosing a simpler, more prudent way to invest, and Steve Atkinson explain that that is why the assets under management with independent wealth advisors continues to grow.

There are thousands of hedge funds competing in the marketplace. They come in all shapes and sizes, but all too often they approach investors with the same thesis.

Total money market mutual fund assets increased by $5.84 billion to $2.568 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, October 17, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Municipal bond mutual funds saw inflows for the 27th consecutive week. Funds that report their flows weekly recorded inflows of $621 million for the week ended Oct. 17.

Asset allocation isn’t just about performance, it’s all about the client, advisors said in a panel discussion at the Money Management Institute Fall Solutions conference Thursday.

Macroeconomic factors like advances in technology and global population growth, not to mention market volatility and investor fear, are accelerating the need for financial advice said Marty Flanagan, president and CEO of Invesco, at the Money Management Institute 2012 Fall Solutions Conference on Wednesday.

Outflows from U.S. stock funds decelerated last week to $2.3 billion; bonds more than make up the loss.

BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates as exchange-traded funds drew client deposits and assets rose.

With an eye toward the future and likely also toward steering the Facebook generation toward its own website, Fidelity Investments launched a new app for Facebook, called FutureTimeline, which allows users to set long-term financial goals and track their savings toward shorter-term goals, like vacations or buying a new car.

Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. today acquired fixed-income asset manager McDonnell Investment Management, LLC.

Neuberger Berman is bringing value investment management shop Glickenhaus & Co. and its $900 million in client assets for high net worth individuals and non-profit institutions into its fold.

In the past three years, bond funds have been raking in the assets, but experts say there "a fairly unusual disconnect between returns and flows."

PerTrac, a provider of analytics, reporting and communications software for investment professionals, released a new report this week detailing the success of hedge funds during years in which the entire sector posted negative performance results.