Mutual funds

Janus Capital said the head of its fundamental fixed income unit, who oversaw an eight-fold increase in the firm’s bond assets over the past decade, is leaving.

J.P. Morgan’s asset-management division promoted James Peagam to head of global insurance solutions, an operation that oversees $78 billion of client funds.

Market performance under different U.S. presidents highlights the importance of heeding this key economic measure.

Recent jittery markets give advisors a terrific chance to judge liquid alt funds. Better yet, a close look can help you better position the portfolios of clients worried about global markets.

Long-time Canadian asset managers including IGM Financial’s Mackenzie Investments, AGF Management and CI Financial announced plans to offer ETFs in the past month.

Franklin Resources, which has more than $800 billion under management, hired Patrick O’Connor from BlackRock to head global ETFs.

Robos don't have to be based on ETFs, says Naureen Hassan, head of Schwab's Intelligent Portfolios. "It can be mutual funds, individual securities -- whatever we want it to be, because it is a technology platform."

Settling charges that it had used false performance claims regarding an ETF-linked strategy, Virtus Investment Advisers agreed to pay the SEC $16.5 million in penalties.

Harvard University and other top schools increased stakes in the third quarter in a Vanguard emerging market ETF that lost 19% amid a rout in developing-nation assets.

Vanguard, the world’s largest mutual fund company, said two long-time managers of the firm’s funds, Lucius T. Hill and Karl E. Bandtel, will retire next June.

Here are the best-performing mutual funds over the past three years with the lowest expense ratios.

Professional equity managers -- of mutual funds, pension funds or hedge funds -- use a number of methods to try to beat their benchmark index.

BlackRock cut fees on seven U.S. listed ETFs aimed at price-conscious investors, as competition for market share heats up.

One of the trends shaping fund distribution is heeding advisor demands to make the process more efficient through technology, says one asset management senior executive.

Indian regulators plan to allow online marketplaces such as Flipkart and Amazon.com to offer funds alongside other products

Single country ETFs tracking emerging markets countries have actually seen $7 billion of inflows.

Already gaining in popularity among advisors, low-cost annuities could receive a further boost if the Department of Labor's fiduciary proposal goes into effect.

Federal regulatory council indicates that it is working toward a comprehensive review of the asset management industry as the SEC pushes separate rulemakings.

James Warren, SEI's vice president and managing director of solutions strategy and development, received an honorable mention this year for the firm's Investor Fulfillment and Trade Order Solution.

Investors pulled money out of U.S. ETFs that invest in emerging markets last week for the first time since early October, ending the longest winning streak for the ETFs since May.