Investments

PIMCO is looking to add a trio of active bond exchange-traded funds to its portfolio.

Franklin Templeton has struck a deal to acquire a $1.1 billion investment management firm in Mexico.

Janus Capital Group Inc., owner of the Janus, Intech and Perkins funds, said first-quarter earnings rose 24% as stock market gains helped boost assets.

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund is starting to take shape as it nears its launch.

A boom in active exchange traded funds is coming, according to a study from SEI.

Well, it sounded good on paper.

BMO Global Asset Management has expanded its Defined Contribution Investment Only team with the appointment of two new regional sales managers.

Nationwide Financial has finalized its adoption of the Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley LLC (TS&W) Fixed Income Portfolio after shareholders gave the thumbs up earlier this month.

A boom in active exchange traded funds is coming, according to a study from SEI.

The Goldman Sachs Multi-Manager Alternatives Fund (GMAMX, GMCMX, GSMMX, GIMMX, GRMMX) is starting to take shape as it nears its launch.

Denver, CO-based Transamerica Asset Management is making a sub-advisory switch for its Transamerica Partners Mid Growth Portfolio.

Newly-minted Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Jo White is off and running. Somewhat.

U.S. mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, excluding money-market funds, pulled $6.5 billion in net inflows in the week ended April 17, according to Lipper.

These investors are often plagued by fear and paralyzed by indecision. They have very serious income needs, and traditional vehicles such as CDs, government bonds, and investment grade corporate bonds are not providing returns above inflation-let alone allowing them to meet household expense obligations. So where should they turn?

Fresh all-time highs from various indexes along with bullish commentators attempting to one-up each other with higher and higher price targets might have more cautious investors wondering where the bargains are.

Alternative mutual funds are hot and signs are pointing to a greater expansion of the growing asset class.

Bruce Dirks, former portfolio manager at Fidelity Management & Research Company, has agreed to join ViaSat, a provider of mobile satellite network services, as chief financial officer.

Asset management firms with pro-defined contribution viewpoints may want to think twice about asking public sector defined benefit plans for contributions to their funds.

Nuveen Asset Management is making a sub-advisory change to the Nuveen Multi-Manager Large-Cap Value Fund (NNGAX).

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