Investments

Henderson Global Investors (North America) is expanding its mobile and social media strategy with a brand new and free iPad app.

Sandip Bhagat has resigned as head of Vanguard’s Equity Investment Group, according to a regulatory filing.

Bruce Karpati, chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division's asset management unit, has a few choice words for hedge funds looking to get into the mutual fund space.

Prudential has added a new line-up of target-date funds for defined contribution plan participants.

After months of rancorous fighting, Congress narrowly passed a last-minute deal to avoid most of the scheduled tax hikes and spending cuts and did not include a cap on tax exemption, allowing the muni market to breathe a temporary sigh of relief.

B of A Merrill Lynch ranked number one among municipal bond underwriters of long-term issuance for 2012, with a total of $53 billion. Among financial advisors, Public Financial Management retained its number one spot.

Prudential has picked up a new line-up of target-date funds for defined contribution plan participants.

There's nothing quite like the feeling of coming out from under a guardian's wing.

Pioneer Investments has named David Glazer portfolio manager of Pioneer Global Equity Fund (GLOSX), effective December 31, 2012.

Leawood, KS-based Cognios Capital is breaking into the mutual fund space via an alternative offering.

Pioneer Investments has launched Class K shares of its mutual funds for defined contribution plans that are precluded from investing in mutual fund shares with Rule 12b-1 fees or sub-transfer agency fees as part of the expense ratio.

It turns out that iShares will not be raising fees on its exchange-traded funds anytime soon.

Bruce Karpati, chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division's asset management unit, has a few choice words for hedge funds looking to get into the mutual fund space.

DoubleLine Capital is starting the New Year with a pair of new hires from an old rival.

Market participants wonder if the Justice Department will indict more firms and individuals for bid-rigging of bond-related investment and derivatives contracts.

Long-term municipal bond volume rose modestly for the month of December, closing the door gently on a year that saw record low interest rates spur an upsurge in refundings.

With an increasingly globalized community of investors, the United Nations Federal Credit Union is living up to its mandate of doing good in significant ways.

Annuities are a form of insurance and insurance companies are good at pricing risk. Here's how to tell if they are right for your clients.

From bank tellers to senior management and bank owners, Fremont Bank's Susan Lyle and Adam Nieto make the elusive idea of cross-selling a reality.

In less than 20 years, exchange-traded products have amassed more than $1.3 trillion and more than a few complications—here is what you need to know.