Investments

Direxion Funds, based in Boston, is known for creating innovative tactical exchange-traded funds, particularly leveraged index funds.

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC wrapped up its acquisition of Artio Global Investors, a U.S. publicly-listed asset manager, effective May 21.

Hedge funds’ returns have stayed “lackluster” this year, with the $2.3 trillion industry trailing the gains of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index by about 10 percentage points, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Mutual funds picked up $8.51 billion for the week ended Wednesday, May 15, according to the Investment Company Institute.

The New Castle County Employees’ Pension Program, based in New Castle, Del., has opted to siphon a Madison Square Investors account in favor of Vanguard's index management.

Foreign dividend stocks and exchange traded funds may be helpful for investors looking for income, but not all foreign companies have histories of dividend increases.

Jack Lew isn’t your average baby boomer.

Liquid alternative provider IndexIQ, is celebrating a milestone.

Vanguard is preparing to launch several international exchange-traded funds based on FTSE indices.

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.

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.