Investments

On April 26, 2012, Columbia Management hired the TCW Group to sub-advise one portion of a newly-launched multi-manager bond fund.

April 26, 2012. State Street Global Advisors Actively Managed ETFs. “The goal is obviously to outperform” market returns and market benchmarks, in general, said Jim Ross, president of SSgA Funds Management.

It's been four years since the management team at Neuberger Berman decided to spend $922 million in order to acquire a majority interest in their firm and the fixed income and alternative asset management businesses of Lehman Brothers' Investment Management Division in the wake of Lehman's collapse.

Total assets under management for target maturity funds reached a record high in the first quarter of 2012, or $429 billion, according to a Morningstar report.

TAMRO Capital has launched the TAMRO Small Cap Collective Fund, which is sponsored by Global Trust Company and available to ERISA-only clients

Investors have now yanked almost $30 billion this year from mutual funds that invest in U.S. stocks, according to the Investment Company Institute. And $500 billion since the start of 2007.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average moved up 89.16 points to close at 13,090.72 Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates unchanged near zero until at least late 2014. Apple’s strong quarterly profits helped lift techs as the Nasdaq vaulted up 68.03 points to end at 3,029.63.

On April 25, 2012, TAMRO Capital launched the TAMRO Small Cap Collective Fund, which is sponsored by Global Trust Company and available to ERISA-only clients

On April 25, 2012, MLP investment manager Yorkville ETF Advisors has filed with the SEC two launch two more ETFs targeting master limited partnership (MLPs) investments.

On April 25, 2012, Morningstar reported that target maturity funds reached $429 billion in AUM.

On April 25, E&Y hired an ex-Fidelity executive.

On April 24, Wells Fargo Advisor's chief executive shared some of his thoughts on the problems plaguing the financial services space,

On April 25, 2012, Market Vectors new ETF tracks companies with unbeatable 20-year advantages, called moats.

La Jolla, Calif.-based alternative mutual fund provider Altegris will launch a new "R" share class on May 1 to four of its private placement funds.

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On April 24, Thomas Schreier, vice chairman, wealth management, Nuveen Investments, delivered a keynote speech at the Money Management Institute Annual Convention.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied up 74.39 points to close at 13,001.56 but the tech-laden Nasdaq posted its fifth loss in a row, falling 8.85 points to finish at 2,961.60 ahead of Apple’s blowout earnings report.