Investments

On April 24, La Jolla, Calif.-based alternative mutual fund provider Altegris announced that it will launch a new "R" share class on May 1 to four of its private placement funds exclusively for registered investment advisors looking to bet on the once-again popular hedge fund space.

On April 23, 2012, PIMCO announced that it is launching the Global Advantage Inflation-Linked Bond Strategy Fund, an exchange-traded fund which will actively manage global inflation-linked bonds and currencies.

On April 24, State Street Global Markets released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index for March 2012.

On April 24, 2012, The first quarter of 2012 saw record total assets under management in the sector of commodity exchange-traded products, according to a report released by ETF Securities.

On April 24, 2012, The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. has launched the NASDAQ Commodity Index Family, designed to give investors exposure across all major commodity sectors. The commodity index family, offered through the NASDAQ OMX Global Index Group, is available in five distinct roll versions to offer investors different investment strategies.

Municipal portfolio managers say retail investors are turning to tax-exempt bond funds because they see them as a relatively safe harbor in stormy seas.

The nascent active exchange-traded fund space, currently populated by PIMCO, AdvisorShares and Guggenheim Partners, may soon get a new entrant.

A number of exchange-traded fund companies are creating a trade association to provide education about the $1.2 trillion industry.

You just got a payment for $2,121,371.48 from a major mutual fund manufacturer. The size is nice. But how do you know if it's correct?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 102.79 points to close at 12,927.17 Monday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 shed 30 points and 11.59 points, respectively.

When it comes to investing in China, many investors have overlooked a crucial opportunity when they should be allocating at least 9% of their portfolios to that emerging country, Princeton University economics professor Burton G. Malkiel told attendees at IMCA’s annual conference on Monday.

Fund investors paid an average of 79 basis points for equity mutual funds and 62 basis points for bond funds, down 4 points and 2 points, respectively, from 2010, according to a new report from the Investment Company Institute.

On April 23, SEI hired a new asset management distribution chief.

On April 23, Legg Mason is reportedly bowing out as sponsor of a pro tennis tournament.

On April 23, TD Ameritrade ramped up its sales team with a new hire.

On April 23, Forward bolstered it insitutional coverage with a new hire.

Investors can’t seem to get enough of exchange-traded funds and notes, a fact that has regulators on high alert and ETP providers racing to come up with ever-more creative offerings to differentiate themselves from the competition. But who is looking out for investors?

On Pril 23, Gus Fleites confirmed his departure from Invest n Retire.

On April 23, 2012, MME reported that PIMCO will open its first Latin American office, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in September 2012.

On April 23, two research firms revealed their fee expense studies for 2011.