Mutual funds

Defined contribution investment-only providers have a leg up on their plan provider counterparts when it comes to the creative and aggressive techniques that they use to move their products, according to a new study by research shop Oculus Partners.

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.

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.

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.

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).

iShares has launched four iSharesBonds Corporate ex-Financials Term exchange-traded funds.

As a financial advisor to numerous types of clients, including recent retirees, I often think deeply about the issues my clients face in this market environment.

Longleaf Partners is flipping the placard on its Global Fund from “Closed” to “Open”. The fund originally launched on December 31, 2012.

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.