Mutual funds

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

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.

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).

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.

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

Aristotle Capital Management is adding to its client service and marketing team. Catalina Llinás joins the firm as a managing director on the team.

Community Capital Management is expanding it’s northeastern presence with a new hire and a new office.

Montpelier, VT-based Sentinel Investments has liquidated its Sentinel Mid Cap II (SYVCX) Fund and transferred all of the fund’s assets into the Sentinel Mid Cap Fund (SNTNX), effective April 12.

New rules to reduce risk in money-market mutual funds will be proposed in the next two months by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which won’t be slowed by a leadership change, a commissioner said.

Vanguard reported that expense ratios have changed for three of its mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Broadridge today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has greenlighted 16 original patent claims as well as five new claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,122,635 (‘635 Patent’).

Vanguard last week reported that expense ratios have changed for three of its mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.