Investments

Expect significant technological advancements from Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. in 2013.

Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of DoubleLine Capital, has 50 billion reasons to smile this week.

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.

The Board of Trustees of Henderson Global Funds has agreed to liquid the Henderson Money Market Fund on December 28, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Despite negative market sentiment due to concerns over the looming Fiscal Cliff, many investors are unprepared for it, according to a recent survey by Nationwide Financial.

Investors are lowering their expectations for their retirement lifestyles, but is that enough? Not according to a new survey from BlackRock.

Bond funds had estimated inflows of $7.50 billion, compared to estimated inflows of $2.59 billion for the week ended Wednesday, November 7, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

McNabb said that his firm has been lowering the cost on its products for more than 35 years and the fact that the firm exists “puts pressure on other providers to do likewise”.

Investors added $27.7 billion to long-term open-end funds in October, according to data from Morningstar. Taxable-bond funds led the way with inflows of $29.6 billion, while U.S.-stock funds saw outflows of $8.3 billion.

API Funds has re-upped with Huntington Asset Services through May 2014. API has been a Huntington Asset Services client since 2004.

Investors added $27.7 billion to long-term open-end funds in October, according to data from Morningstar. Taxable-bond funds led the way with inflows of $29.6 billion, while U.S.-stock funds saw outflows of $8.3 billion.

Is Vanguard engaged in a fee war in the mutual fund space? Not according to Vanguard Chairman Bill McNabb.

Charles Fernandez, former president of Florida-based Fairholme Capital Management, has launched the Barnstar Opportunities Fund, a multi-disciplinary, special situations long-bias fund.

Russell Investments is broadening its portfolio and skill sets with the launch of its first internally managed, non-cash retail fund, dubbed the Russell Strategic Call Overwriting Fund.

Investors yanked a record volume of cash from BlackRock Inc.’s exchange-traded fund that buys junk bonds as the notes lose value for the first month since May.

Despite the volatility of the last few years and the continued economic malaise in much of the developed world, global stocks are still attractive, according to executives at Morgan Stanley.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner yesterday urged the Securities and Exchange Commission to pursue new rules for money-market mutual funds, triggering fresh opposition from industry leaders who had beaten back similar proposals and are pursuing a weaker overhaul.

The Investment Company Institute and the chairman of the ICI Money Market Working Group, William McNabb, who is also the chief executive officer of Vanguard, are speaking out against the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s meeting yesterday to discuss money market fund regulation.

Prudential Retirement has strengthened its stable value team with the appointment of Michael Davis as its new head of stable value.

The Schwab IMPACT 2012 Conference opened Tuesday in Chicago. The annual gathering of independent investment advisors, now in its 21st year, will go on through Friday bringing together the industry’s best and brightest advisors.