Natixis Global Asset Management has agreed to buy McDonnell Investment Management, an Oak Brook, Illinois-based investment advisor with some $13.5 billion in assets under management for institutions and individuals.

London-based Northill Capital has agreed to buy a majority interest in Riverbridge Partners, a Minneapolis-based specialist investment manager of small, mid and large cap US equity growth portfolios for institutional and high net worth investors.

Neuberger Berman is bringing value investment management shop Glickenhaus & Co. and its $900 million in client assets for high net worth individuals and non-profit institutions into its fold.

The Charles Schwab Corporation has agreed to buy ThomasPartners, a dividend income-focused asset management firm with $2.3 billion in assets, for $85 million in cash and additional payments contingent on future growth in assets.

'Tis the season when the leaves change, the National Football League is kicking its season into second gear, the Yankees are once again chasing another championship, and...yes, there's another mutual fund conference to attend.

Old Mutual Asset Management, the US-based global asset management business of Old Mutual plc, has agreed to sell five of its US affiliates to their current senior management teams.

PineBridge Investments is getting out of the mutual fund business.

MainStay Investments earlier this month finalized the adoption of the MainStay Marketfield Fund (MFLDX; MFADX).

The Long Short Interest Rate Strategy Fund is getting a new facelift.

The $290 million Janus Global Research Fund is merging into the $1.9 billion Janus Worldwide Fund $1.9 billion in January

Cornerstone Capital Management, which currently serves as investment adviser to the Keystone Large Cap Growth Fund has entered into an agreement to sell the fund to New York Life Investment Management

Federated Investors is on a roll.

Total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds were $6.12 billion for the week ended Wednesday, September 12, according to data from the Investment Company Institute.

Franklin Resources, the parent of Franklin Templeton Investments, has agreed to acquire a majority stake in K2 Advisors Holdings, a fund of hedge funds manager, from private equity shop TA Associates.

Deutsche Bank has unveiled its growth strategy for the next three years and beyond for its U.S. mutual funds unit, known as DWS, and other businesses.

Deutsche Bank today unveiled its growth strategy for the next three years and beyond for its U.S. mutual funds unit and other businesses.

Touchstone Investments, a Cincinnati-based mutual fund company, completed its acquisition of 16 mutual funds from Fifth Third Asset Management.

Federated Investors has added $4.4 billion in assets from four Fifth Third money market funds into four existing Federated money market funds.

Novato, Calif.-based Hennessy Funds moved closer to finalizing its acquisition of FBR Funds, and transferring the assets into various Hennessy funds.

Multi-manager shop Virtus Investment Partners has added Rampart Investment Management, which specializes in customized options strategies for institutional and high-net-worth clients, as a wholly owned affiliate of Virtus.