Investments

401(k) auto enrollment has been all the buzz in retirement planning, and now it seems even more effective than expected.

Does manager experience matter in a mutual fund? Maybe not, according to new research by Bryant University Professor of Finance Jack W. Trifts.

You weathered the credit crisis. You got through the Flash Crash.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied up 162.57 points Tuesday to close at 12,573.80 while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 surged up 33.34 points and 15.25 points, respectively.

On June 12, 2012, J.P. Morgan Asset Management added Robert Stark to lead its Strategy and Business Development unit.

On June 12, 2012, Minneapolis-based RBC Global Asset Management hired Gerry Cosgrove and Mike Refojo to boost its sales ad consultant relations team.

On June 12, 2012 Sentinel Investmentsfs CEO Christian W. Thwaites joined the board of directors of The Borgen Project, a national nonprofit organization committed to improving conditions for people living in severe poverty.

On June 12, 2012, new research by a pair of academics say that it's all about luck for managers after the first three years,

Neuberger Berman Group this week launched the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (NABAX), which bets on a slate of hedge fund managers.

S&P Capital IQ this week unveiled its Global Markets Intelligence group, a new advisory business that provides risk-based non-discretionary equity, fixed income portfolio strategies, asset allocation, and fund review services to asset managers.

USAA Investments is adding six target-risk mutual funds to its portfolio.

U.S. exchnage-traded funds assets totaled $1.12 trillion as of May 31 – up 7% year-to-date, according to the ETF Snapshot May 2012 released by State Street Global Advisors.

Mutual funds that invest in alternative types of securities, ranging from commodities to private equity investments, have been hot. But the heat appears to be cooling off.

Mutual funds that invest in alternative types of securities, ranging from commodities to private equity investments, have been hot. But the heat appears to be cooling off.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143 points to finish at 12,411.23 Monday as investors reacted to more uncertainty in Europe and signs that overall global economic growth continues to slow.

On June 11, 2012, United States ETF assets totaled $1.12 trillion as of May 31 – up 7 percent year-to-date, according to the ETF Snapshot May 2012 released by State Street Global Advisors.

On June 11, 2012, USAA Investments added six target-risk mutual funds to its portfolio.

On June 11, 2012, S&P Capital IQ today unveiled its Global Markets Intelligence group, a new advisory business that provides risk-based non-discretionary equity, fixed income portfolio strategies, asset allocation, and fund review services to asset managers.

On June 11, 2012, Neuberger Berman Group today launched the Neuberger Berman Absolute Return Multi-Manager Fund (NABAX), which bets on a slate of hedge fund managers.

Financial advisors who use a technology that enables them to automate portfolio rebalancing for their clients can shave the process down from 350 hours annually to 100 hours, according to new research released by CEB TowerGroup.