Investments

On June 25, 2012, Jackson National Life Insurance Company today launched the Elite Access iPad application, following the rollout of the firm’s newest product offering.

On June 25, 2012, T. Rowe Price today launched its T. Rowe Price Personal App for iPhone and iPod touch, which provides investors the opportunity to manage their accounts and view fund information on the go.

Investors need to look beyond their investment statements to see an impending “triple threat” that may impact their portfolios, according to a new report from Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and Eurasia Group.

On June 25, 2012, John Hancock has beat out Fidelity Investments and ING for bragging rights as defined contribution investment-only manager top dog, according to a study by Cogent Research.

Forget Apple and Google. Ask portfolio managers for their top tech stock picks and you may get some less familiar names.

First Trust Advisors L.P. introduced an actively managed exchange-traded fund, First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund that invests in the energy infrastructure sector through master limited partnerships, pipeline companies and utilities.

Fund firms are beginning to like social media and the devices their staffs use to communicate online with customers.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 67.21 points Friday to close at 12,640.78 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 added 33.33 points and 9.51 points, respectively.

kasina is beefing up its sales and marketing unit by promoting Mariel Donnelly to the newly created position of Business Development Specialist.

As regulators and investors impose increasingly stringent transparency and reporting requirements, asset managers face new challenges in all aspects of data management.

Deutsche Bank has concluded its exclusive negotiations with Guggenheim Partners over a potential sale of RREEF, its global alternative asset management business.

In case you hadn't noticed, the world is getting more complex.

Ask recruiter Michael Castine about the state of mutual fund hiring now, and he brings up the Brad Pitt movie "Moneyball."

There’s too much bullish bias and herd mentality among financial advisors who fear losing their jobs when they should be focused on long-term returns, value manager Jeremy Grantham says.

On June 22, 2012, Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $20.86 billion to $2.533 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, June 20, according to data from the Investment Company.

Gus Sauter, managing director and chief investment officer of Vanguard, will retire from the firm at the end of the year. Mortimer J. “Tim” Buckley, a managing director, will succeed him.

On June 22 ,2012, George U. "Gus" Sauter, managing director and chief investment officer of Vanguard, today announced his plans to retire, effective December 31.

On June 22, 2012, AllianceBernstein re-upped CEO Peter S. Kraus’ contract for another five years, starting in January 2014, when his existing contract expires.

On June 22, 2012, Wheaton, Ill.-based First Trust Advisors L.P. has rolled out a new actively managed exchange-traded fund, First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund (NYSE Arca: EMLP) to bet on the energy infrastructure sector via master limited partnerships, pipeline companies and utilities.

When it comes to ETFs, advisors “need to look under the hood,” ETF expert Eric Biegeleisen said during a session at the Morningstar Investment Conference. “You have to understand why every stock and bond is in there.”