Investments

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission defeated a federal court challenge to a rule requiring mutual funds with commodities investments to register with the agency.

IMPACT 2012 may be over, but Charles Schwab's tech spree certainly isn't.

The exchange-traded funds space has had its fair share of successful launches and flameouts this year.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is turning over its leadership with the departure of yet another high-ranking official.

Happy holidays for Gemini Fund Services, which has announced a major achievement for its Northern Lights shared trusts.

Mutual funds suffered total estimated outflows of $2.0 billion for the week ended Wednesday, December 5, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

For the week ended Dec. 5, investors pulled an estimated $5.84 billion from U.S. funds, bringing total outflows for the year to more than $136 billion.

Many Americans are in the dark about stock market performance in 2012, according to an Edward Jones survey.

OppenheimerFunds is ringing in the holiday season in a geeky but philanthropic way.

Fidelity Investments is lowering investment minimums on 22 equity, fixed income and enhanced index funds, and slashing total net expenses on eight of its Spartan Index funds.

Following the Malvern, Pa., company's announcement of 300 new hires in its Arizona office, the mutual fund giant has announced 354 new positions for its Pennsylvania and North Carolina offices as well.

The Vanguard Group is doing its part in bringing down the national unemployment rate.

Fidelity Investments is taking inspiration from sale season.

Huntington Asset Services is looking to boost its sales team.

Mutual funds must identify themselves as legal entities involved in swaps and other financial transactions. But how to pay to register?

Active exchange-traded fund purveyor AdvisorShares is launching the AdvisorShares Pring Turner Dow Jones Business Cycle (DBIZ) ETF on Dec. 19.

Guinness Atkinson Asset Management has re-launched its mutual funds website, streamlining the presentation of its investor resources such as each fund’s investment philosophy and approach, investment management team, portfolio details and fund literature.

US ETF assets totaled $1.3 trillion as of November 30, 2012 – up 24.2% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisors’ latest ETF Snapshot.

Fidelity Investments, the firm that lost its position as the biggest U.S. funds provider after ignoring exchange-traded products for years, is seeking to open an actively run ETF lineup starting with a corporate bond fund.

Mutual funds may have tough times ahead, in remaining the investment of choice for a new generation of Americans. Their bread and butter: Older investors. Their weak spot: Investors under 35.