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Janus Capital Group Inc. has made two institutional appointments in an effort to grow its institutional client and consultant relationships in the U.S.

Janus Capital Group Inc. has made two institutional appointments in an effort to grow its institutional client and consultant relationships in the U.S.

Fund managers and financial advisors are looking to the cloud to reduce costs, enhance performance, and improve accessibility.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 48.59 points Wednesday to close at 12,604.52 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 shed 14.35 points and 0.02 points, respectively.

For the week ended July 3, investors steered an estimated $1.68 billion into long-term mutual funds, about half the amount they invested a week earlier, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Hatteras Funds this week launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which made its debut on the flat-fee variable annuity platform of Jefferson National last month and will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

US ETF assets totaled $1.16 trillion as of June 30 – up 11.3% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisors’ ETF Snapshot.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. has launched the Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed Income Fund (LMGDX) to bet on developed, U.S., and emerging market bond markets.

Financial advisors plan to increase their use of alternative investments this year, according to Jackson National Life Insurance Co. One big challenge: they need to understand the asset class better.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund.

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Advisors are looking to adopt alternative investments in their portfolios but are leaning on guided strategies from fund firms to do so, according to a new survey by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

The global market for fixed income exchange traded funds will likely grow to more than $2 trillion in assets over the next decade, compared with $302 billion today, according to a new report by iShares.

Alternative mutual fund shop Hatteras Funds has launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.

The municipal bond market rallied Tuesday as new issuance found willing investors and tax-exempt yields outperformed those of Treasuries.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average shaved off another 83.17 points Tuesday to close at 12,653.12 as investors pushed stocks lower for a fourth day in a row. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also fell 29.44 points and 10.99 points, respectively.

Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.

Although overall activity in the annuity market has been down over the past 13 months, inflows in May increased by slightly more than 1% to $7.5 billion from $7.4 billion in April, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.