Investments

Asset management deal activity rose during the first four months of this year as compared to a year earlier, according to a new report by Freeman & Co.

The recent market selloff battered municipal bonds unevenly, as those investors holding credits with higher coupons fared the best.

Larkspur, Calif.-based Litman Gregory Asset Management has hired Meredith Shuey Etherington as senior investment advisor, providing investment advisory services to individuals, family groups, foundations, and endowments.

Asset management deal activity rose during the first four months of 2013 over the same period in 2012, according to a new report by Freeman & Co.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has named Julie Riewe and Marshall Sprung as co-chiefs of the Division of Enforcement’s Asset Management Unit, a national specialized unit that focuses on misconduct by investment advisers, investment companies, and private funds.

The $2.1 trillion global exchange-traded fund industry has been growing at a rapid clip since the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was launched two decades ago as a means for institutional investors to access passive exposure to the S&P 500 Index.

Eighty percent of investors under the age of 40 don’t feel like they are getting adequate financial advice from their advisors, according to new findings from Cerulli Associates, leaving the doors wide open for asset managers and retirement plan recordkeepers to fill the advice gap.

Non-traditional investment allocations in defined contribution plans, while commonplace in defined benefit pension portfolios, are a rare sight in today's retirement plan lineup.

Mark Henneman and Ronald Kaliebe have been named lead managers of the Mairs & Power Growth Fund and Mairs & Power Balanced Fund respectively, effective July 1.

Non-traditional investment allocations in defined contribution plans, while commonplace in defined benefit pension portfolios, are a rare sight in today's retirement plan lineup.

Franklin Resources, the parent of Franklin Templeton Investments, is readying its first multi-manager alternative mutual fund almost a year after buying a majority stake in K2 Advisors Holdings, a fund of hedge funds manager, from private equity shop TA Associates.

Eighty percent of investors under the age of 40 don’t feel like they are getting adequate financial advice from their advisors, according to new findings from Cerulli Associates, leaving the doors wide open for asset managers and retirement plan recordkeepers to fill the advice gap.

The TCW Group has launched the TCW Emerging Markets Multi-Asset Opportunities Fund (TGMAX/TGMEX), which will bet on sovereign and corporate bonds denominated in U.S. dollars, local currency debt and equities.

New York-based Emerging Global Advisors has launched the EGShares Emerging Markets Dividend Growth ETF (EMDG), which the firm is touting as the first emerging markets dividend growth exchange-traded fund.

The $2.1 trillion global exchange-traded fund industry has been growing at a rapid clip since the SPDR S&P 500 ETF was launched two decades ago as a means for institutional investors to access passive exposure to the S&P 500 Index.

Mutual funds may not be on a hiring spree right now, but Longboard Asset Management Portfolio Manager Cole Wilcox is seeing demand increase elsewhere.

Mutual fund companies are facing ongoing challenges in overseeing their financial intermediary relationships as omnibus processing and the reliance on FIs continue to increase, according to a new survey by Boston Financial Data Services.

The muni market, reeling from one of the worst selloffs in 25 years this week, witnessed record-breaking outflows to muni bond funds of $4.53 billion for the week of June 26.

Those popular annuities and their guarantees became too expensive for the so-called manufacturers to offer. Some got out of the game and those that remain have cut back on features. What can an advisor do?

The San Francisco-based regional bank extended portfolio management and asset allocation services to clients with $50,000 in investable assets.