Investments

The Commission may cap and rename the marketing fees charged to fund investors.

Lord Abbett has launched the Lord Abbett Inflation Focused Fund.

Harbor Funds on Monday announced two new funds, the Harbor Emerging Markets Debt Fund, to be managed by Stone Harbor Investment Partners, and the Harbor Convertible Securities Fund, to be managed by Shenkman Capital Management.

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The United States' economy has "in absolute and relative terms been a better bet" than other economies around the globe -- and the death of Osama Bin Laden may well change how the rest of the world looks at America's prospects, CNBC Analyst and Commentator Ron Insana said Monday morning.

According to data compiled for IRI by Morningstar, Inc., new sales were $136.6 billion in 2010, up 10.3% from 2009, when new sales totaled $123.9 billion. What’s more, assets reached an all-time high of $1.5 trillion, finally lifting the variable annuity industry above the pre-crisis levels of the third quarter of 2007.

While exchange-traded funds are soaring in popularity and investor cash continues to flow liberally into retirement accounts, closed-end funds have all but been forgotten by a large swath of the advisor community even though they offer some pretty compelling and unique benefits.

Pioneer seeks to meet demand for innovative fixed income funds.

A federal cap on tax-exempt bonds could gradually wean investors and issuers off the muni market and toward a permanent, expanded Build America Bond market that has a flexible subsidy rate, a new report from the Center for American Progress argues.

For those investors who still feel like they've been punished by the market in recent years, one advisor has found the carrot to lure them back.

International and emerging markets funds find profit in natural resources, energy and growth of the middle class in developing nations.

Ignored by the advisor universe, the use of managed futures has staged a comeback.

A defined benefit cash balance plan is ideal for high income business owners.

Once belonging to the likes of farmers and traders, investors now consider the real asset value of market commodities.

Pioneer Investments Friday announced the launch of two new funds, the Pioneer Absolute Return Credit Fund and the Pioneer Multi-Asset Floating Rate Fund.

Each firm’s respective products will continue under their own brand names.

In what marks the largest outflow activity so far this year, tax-exempt money market funds lost a hefty $5.17 billion and total net assets fell to $306.93 billion for the week ended April 25, according to the Money Fund Report, a service of iMoneyNet.com.

HSBC Global Asset Management has launched two emerging market debt funds. The HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund will invest in fixed income issued in emerging markets, and the HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund will invest in fixed income issued in emerging markets denominated in local currencies.

U.S. Bancorp expects significant long-term growth from its wealth management business over the next three to five years as it looks to reap the benefits from an aggressive four-year strategy to transform the business.

Equity funds saw $3.08 billion in inflows the week ended April 20.

The excitement in the room at the 10th Annual Closed-End Funds and Global ETFs Capital Link Forum in New York City on Wednesday was palpable.