Investments

On April 27, UBS rolled out an exchange-traded note product.

On April 27, BNY Mellon named a new distribution head.

Investors piled into muni bond mutual funds this past week.

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.

“The goal is obviously to outperform” market returns and market benchmarks, in general, said Jim Ross, president of SSgA Funds Management.

BlackRock iShares Exchange Traded Funds business has launched a suite of high yield corporate debt ETFs.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied up another 113.90 points to finish at 13,204.62 Thursday while the Nasdaq added 21 points and the S&P 500 moved up 9.29 points to close at 1,399.98.

On April 26, Federated reported its earnings for the previous quarter.

On April 26, 2012, BlackRock, Inc.’s iShares Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) business has launched a suite of high yield corporate debt ETFs.

On April 26, 2012, Asset managers face nine major challenges as they work towards a rebound in 2012, according to a report released by the accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers

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