Investments

Minneapolis-based Whitebox Advisors has hired Mike Coffey as Head of Distribution for the firm’s mutual funds.

While some of the asset increase resulted from appreciation since the 2008 financial crisis, other factors contributed to this growth.

BMO Asset Management U.S. is furthering its reach into the retirement market.

TIAA-CREF has launched the TIAA-CREF International Opportunities Fund (TIOIX, TIOTX, TIOSX, TIOPX), which it touts as the company's first actively managed mutual fund focused on international stocks in both developed and emerging markets.

Total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds were $4.83 billion for the week ended Wednesday, April 10, according to the Investment Company Institute.

Nationwide Financial is getting into the retirement market.

ING has announced that the share price on its IPO will be between $21.00 to $24.00 per share for a maximum of 64,166,667 shares of common stock offered.

The Vanguard Group is swapping target benchmarks for nine of its funds.

New product focuses on those approaching or already in retirement and is designed for maximized guaranteed lifetime income.

Exchange-traded funds have gone from a "gem of an idea" in 1993 to "couch potato investing" in 2013. What's next for these products?

BlackRock suggests scaling back on lower-rated municipal debt even as the bonds rally the most in almost five years.

Janus Capital Group has appointed Michael Stern as regional sales director to spearhead the expansion of Janus’ intermediary distribution and sales in New York City.

Eaton Vance has proposed a new form of fund that is a hybrid between a mutual fund and an exchange-traded fund, called an exchange-traded managed fund (ETMF).

Advisors are busy this week with questions and concerns from clients about gold in free-fall, negative numbers coming out of China, tax-advantaged investments, and more.

Investors (and advisors) should be focused on the true facts of the U.S. economy and corporations and tune out the hype and happy talk from the media and Fed heads. Instead investors should focus on the real data.

Eaton Vance Corp has hired Bob Cunha as Managing Director of Marketing and Distribution Strategy, responsible for leading Eaton Vance's marketing efforts across all distribution channels, including the company's brand positioning and media relations efforts.

What a neat run have exchange-traded funds had.

The TCW Group is readying an emerging markets fund to add to its short list of emerging markets funds.

Securities and Exchange Commission commissioners and panelists at a roundtable Tuesday wrestled with how to improve the transparency of municipal bond trading and prices, particularly for retail investors.

The Nationwide Fund (NWFAX) is firing two sub-advisors and hiring another one to take their place.