Investments

Treasuries fell, following a four- week gain, after President Barack Obama said he was confident the U.S. will avoid the automatic spending cuts and tax increases scheduled to occur at year-end.

Almost immediately after the election, the national conversation turned to what is widely seen as an impending financial crisis known as the fiscal cliff. A dramatic term, for sure, but what does it mean for the economy, investment advisors and their clients?

Fidelity has decided to put the brakes on two funds and fold them into a 3-star rated fund.

Negative investor sentiment still plague mutual funds and ETFs, which both saw outflows in the week ended Nov. 14.

It's not surprising that risk management and cost containment remain high priorities for fund companies and service providers.

With over 25,000 open-ended mutual funds available for sale in the United States, it is more difficult than ever to stand out from the crowd.

s Vanguard engaged in a fee war in the mutual fund space?

President Barack Obama has been re-elected. Is there portent for the mutual fund and exchange-traded fund industry?

Atlantic Fund Services has a new business director.

Negative investor sentiment still plague mutual funds and ETFs, which both saw outflows in the week ended Nov. 14.

Fidelity has decided to put the brakes on two funds and fold them into a 3-star rated fund.

The Board of Trustees of Natixis Funds Trust I has decided to liquidate the Absolute Asia Dynamic Equity Fund, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Touchstone has much to be thankful for going into the holidays next week with a special three-year anniversary for five of its funds.

The PIMCO Global Multi-Asset fund dropped one notch to a Bronze rating from a Silver rating, while the BlackRock Small Cap Growth Equity fund jumped one notch to a Neutral rating, exiting Negative territory, according to Morningstar.

President Obama met with congressional leaders at the White House on Friday to negotiate over the expiration of the Bush tax cuts and the looming problem of the so-called “fiscal cliff,” with the leaders agreeing that the meeting had been constructive.

FTSE Group is furthering its relationship with Vanguard by licensing two more indices: the FTSE Canada High Dividend Yield Index and the FTSE Canada All Cap Real Estate Capped 25% Index, to Vanguard as the basis of two new exchange-traded funds to be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Greenspan said, "If we get out of this with a moderate recession, I would say that the price is very cheap."

PIMCO continues to dominate the active exchange-traded funds space in terms of assets and market share.

Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $2.54 billion to $2.575 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Another strong week of inflows for municipal bond mutual funds indicated sustained heightened demand for munis. Funds that report their flows weekly recorded inflows of $706 million for the week ended Nov. 14.