Investments

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.

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.

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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.