Investments

There is a way to be invested in stocks that can help mitigate volatility: Employ an investment strategy that seeks to take advantage of global stock market inefficiencies to profit in both up and down markets.

Stock market volatility since the global credit crisis has scared many investors away, leaving some struggling to generate growth and returns.

The Tilson Mutual Funds is saying goodbye to one of its own.

The Harbor Funds Board of Trustees has replaced Marsico Capital Management as the sub-adviser to the Harbor International Growth Fund (HAIGX) with Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited, effective May 21.

With markets at near historic highs, investor confidence still lags. Both regulators and financial firms share the responsibility to do something about it, said Richard Ketchum, CEO of FINRA on Tuesday.

Pioneer Investments has named Jonathan Chirunga as a portfolio manager on two Pioneer open-end municipal bond funds: Pioneer High Income Municipal Fund and Pioneer AMT-Free Municipal Fund.

In these low-yield times, dividend-paying stocks have obvious appeal. Payouts may be as high or higher than bond yields, investors have growth potential, and the tax treatment can be favorable. Given these advantages, why not go one step further and look for dividend-paying foreign stocks?

VTL Associates, an independent investment advisory and consulting firm based in Philadelphia, has received an infusion of capital from Chinese venture capital firm, Suzhou Industrial Park Kaida Venture Capital.

Direxion has added another member to its sales team.

Salient Partners has made a new addition to its institutional sales team.

What will happen if 1994's sudden burst in interest rates repeats itself? That is the question being asked by industry overseers and by investors who want to protect their commitments to fixed-income investments after four years of historically low payouts. That year, interest rates on 10-year Treasury notes were hiked more than two points to nearly 8%. This jump slashed more than $600 billion from the value of U.S. bonds at a time when total market size…

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took a break from current economic woes and uncertainties Saturday, looked into the future and found reason for optimism.

What will happen if 1994's sudden burst in interest rates repeats itself?

Federated Investors has decided to liquidate the Federated Alabama Municipal Cash Trust (ALMXX).

The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association named former New Hampshire governor and U.S. senator Judd A. Gregg as its next chief executive officer.

Altegris is broadening its Altegris Macro Strategy Fund (MCRAX, MCRCX, MCRIX, MCRNX) by allocating the fund’s assets to the global macro strategies of 300 North Capital and Willowbridge Associates.

When it comes to global investing, clients and their advisors often have varied concerns. From home-country bias to political instability, here are their most pressing worries.

When it comes to global investing, clients and their advisors often have varied concerns. From home-country bias to political instability, here are their most pressing worries.

BMO Global Asset Management continues to expand its Retirement Services teams while keeping an eye out for more potential hires.

The 21 countries in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index include South Korea, with the world’s 12th-largest GDP, and Taiwan, which ranks 20th. Should these heavyweights be in your clients’ emerging markets allocation?