Investments

Munder Capital Management has hired Jim Kourkoulakos, a former portfolio manager and co-head of credit research at California Public Employees’ Retirement Service (CalPERS), as a senior portfolio manager for fixed income.

Kristen Pelling has joined Putnam Investments to fill a new role focused on large market defined contribution recordkeeping sales.

The sudden slowdown in U.S. inflation has left Treasuries at the cheapest levels in almost two years, aiding the Federal Reserve’s efforts to tamp down long-term borrowing costs while the economy improves.

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The two Monday morning sessions at the Bank Insurance & Securities Association’s annual conference were billed as “Market Perspectives” and they lived up to the name.

Oklahoma City, OK—based Exchange Traded Concepts, an exchange-traded fund platform for emerging managers, has received the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch actively managed ETFs, Money Management Executive has learned.

U.S. exchange-traded fund assets totaled $1.41 trillion as of Feb. 28–up 5.1% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisor’s latest ETF Snapshot.

Touchstone Investments is closing its Touchstone Sands Capital Institutional Growth Fund to new investors. The fund managed some $2.6 billion as of March 8.

Investors injected roughly $10.8 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the week.

A Massachusetts Democrat has introduced a bill that would permanently extend Build America Bonds with a subsidy rate that drops on a phased-in basis and a provision that ensures sequestration would not result in reduced Treasury subsidy payments to issuers.

Zero-coupon bonds: exceptional value or chronic underperformance? Opinions vary, but there's no mistaking that there's a lot of activity in zeros lately as investors look to them for yield.

If there was a theme to the opening sessions of the Bank Insurance & Securities Association’s annual conference in Florida on Sunday, it could be characterized as moderation.

We know it's there, but in many cases the extent and complexity of manual pricing can be significantly under estimated.

Forbes has compiled its list of the world's billionaires and a few mutual fund executives have made the cut.

Investors injected roughly $10.8 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for the week.

The debate rages on among fund managers regarding the merits of active versus passive management, especially in light of the growing buzz for low-fee passive funds.

San Francisco-based Shelton Capital Management is launching a “green” fund that will bet on companies that “are leaders in managing environmental risks.”

U.S. exchange-traded fund assets totaled $1.41 trillion as of Feb. 28– up 5.1% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisor’s latest ETF Snapshot.

Expect improvements in kasina's productivity benchmarking and advisor insights services with the hire of a new product manager.

Norm Champ has been on the job as Director of the Division of Investment Management at the Securities and Exchange Commission for eight months and a lot of mutual fund executives are nervously waiting for the SEC has in store for the industry in 2013 and beyond.