Investments

On July 18, 2012, Dimensional Fund Advisors wants to bring its academic-based research investment management approach to the Asian markets.

On July 18, 2012, Interactive Brokers says it now provides a tool that lets financial advisors create ‘virtual’ mutual funds.

On July 18, 2012, Want exposure to managed futures? Think multi-manager funds, according to a new white paper penned by William Marr and Alexander Rudin, principals of Ramius Trading Strategies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.33 points Tuesday to close at 12,805.54 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 13.10 points and 10.03 points, respectively, in seesaw trading.

On July 17, 2012, TCW Funds, Inc. is liquidating the TCW Emerging Markets Equities Fund on August 31, according to a Securities and Exchange filing.

OppenheimerFunds has signed an agreement to buy SteelPath Capital Management and SteelPath Fund Advisors, an energy infrastructure investments company focused on the Master Limited Partnership sector.

On July 17, 2012, There’s still time left to make a last-minute nomination of the greatest inNOVAtor in your fund company.

On July 17, 2012, Exchange-traded funds do not turn long-term investors into speculative day traders, according to a new Vanguard research paper.

Global X Funds haslaunched the Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF, which will track 50 of the highest yielding preferred securities in North America.

The municipal bond market continued its rally Monday, despite limited new issuance in the primary market. Strong demand has once again pushed the 30-year yield to a new record low.

Regardless of size, the most widely cited response to the question of whether a fund firm will cut spending on technology this year is: We won't.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 50 points to close at 12,727.21 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lost 11.53 points and 3.14 points, respectively.

Deutsche Investment Management Americas Inc. is liquidating the DWS Clean Technology Fund on October 12, according to a Securities and Exchange filing.

On July 16, 2012, Northern Trust has appointed Carl R. Tannenbaum as its chief economist, succeeding Paul Kasriel, who retired from Northern Trust earlier this year.

On July 16, 2012, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC plans to list the PowerShares DWA SmallCap Technical Leaders Portfolio on July 19, 2012 on the NYSE Arca.

On July 16, 2012, Philadelpia-based Lincoln Financial Distributors, the wholesale distribution subsidiary of Lincoln Financial Group, has added Chris Somers as a regional sales director for its Institutional Retirement Solutions Distribution team.

On Ju;y 16, 2012, Huntington Asset Advisors is launching Huntington Income Generation, an income-focused fund of funds, later this summer, according to Randy Bateman, President of Huntington Asset Advisors, Inc.

The most mysterious of the unexplained mysteries about Mitt Romney’s considerable wealth is how he was able to amass between $21 million and $102 million in his individual retirement account during the 15 years he was at Bain Capital LLC.

MFS Investment Management has filed paperwork with the SEC to launch a pair of mutual funds in September.

Boston-based Fred Alger Management is reopening the Alger Small Cap Growth (ALSAX) and Alger Small Cap Growth Institutional (ALSRX) to new investors starting Aug. 1, according to a filing.