Mutual funds

Today, mutual fund firms are not only facing heightened regulatory scrutiny, they are navigating a highly digital media world moving at breakneck speed. Combustion between the two can be devastating to a brand.

Eaton Vance Corp. asked U.S. regulators for permission to start a series of actively managed exchange-traded funds that wouldn’t disclose their holdings daily.

PALM DESERT, Calif.-Developing products to meet intermediary demands always is a challenge. But a whole new can of worms opens up, once that product hits the market.

The week ended March 20 was a relatively good one for mutual fund flows. 

April 1st may be the opening date of a new DoubleLine Capital fund, but rest assured DoubleLine ain't kidding about betting on equities. 

Natixis Global Asset Management has launched the Aurora Horizons Fund (AHFAX), an alternative multi-strategy mutual allocated across multiple hedge fund managers.

American Century Investments has named Joseph Schultz head of intermediary sales, responsible for the firm’s field and internal sales businesses, including wirehouses, regional and independent advisors, registered investment advisors, insurance company advisors and broker-dealer key account management.

Two private equity firms have teamed up to buy their way into the alternative mutual fund space.

Northern Lights Distributors has appointed Brian Nielsen as chief executive officer and Bill Wostoupal as president, effective immediately.

FUSE Research has picked up yet another British beau.

For the week ended March 20, investors steered an estimated $6.23 billion into taxable bond funds, more the three times the $1.97 billion they put into the funds a week earlier.

Two of Vanguard's international funds have switched indexes.

Hedge fund stalwart AQR Capital Management has added three "core equity" mutual funds to its growing mutual fund portfolio.

Aberdeen Asset Management has launched two new mutual funds: Aberdeen Latin American Equity Fund (ALEAX) and Aberdeen European Equity Fund (AEUAX) to satiate U.S. investors’ appetite for global exposure.

American Century Investments has named Joseph Schultz as Head of Intermediary Sales, responsible for the firm’s field and internal sales businesses, including wirehouses, regional and independent advisors, registered investment advisors, insurance company advisors and broker-dealer key account management.

Wilmington Trust and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company are joining hands for a new suite of retirement funds.

Stocks go up, they go down. Never ends, as fund customers are all too well aware.

Kasina has hired Mike Sullivan as its Vice President of Sales.

Franklin Templeton Investments has appointed Robert Richardson as senior vice president and North America spokesperson for the company's North America Advisory Services business, including the U.S. and Canada.

Wilmington Trust and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company are joining hands for a new suite of retirement funds.