Mutual funds

Relationships help fund firms retain assets, says Cogent Research.

The SSgA Tuckerman Active REIT Fund will soon be looking for another subadvisor.

Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., said there is no evidence that investment is being spurred by the Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing program.

The NASDAQ's parent group is acquiring a new index provider.

Hurricane Sandy kicked up total estimated inflows to long-term mutual funds to $5.45 billion for the week ended Wednesday, October 24, according to the Investment Company Institute.

The registered investment advisor is becoming a portfolio manager, more than an advisor.

In real estate, the three keys are location, location and location. But in the case of Charles Schwab's latest ETF Investor Snapshot, the keys are real estate and more real estate.

Credit conditions in China warrant special attention in light of the country's considerable size and systemic importance to the global economy.

Investors have been flocking to alternative mutual funds and ETFs - and are being punished for it.

Funds specializing in gold and other precious metals glittered in the third quarter, but many other stock and bond categories also performed exceptionally well.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro today made the following statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Transamerica has added four mutual funds to its retail lineup today including Transamerica Tactical Allocation, Transamerica Tactical Rotation, Transamerica Income & Growth, and Transamerica Enhanced Muni.

With liquidity still in short supply in equities and exchange-traded funds after the reopening of markets Wednesday, NASDAQ cancelled all trades in the first two minutes of activity in the Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG).

Waddell & Reed Financial’s net income plunged in the third quarter due to losses from the sale of its Legend group of subsidiaries to First Allied Holdings.

Great-West Financial today reported that its Great-West Lifetime Funds grew 97% to $3.2 billion for the year ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period a year ago.

Affiliated Managers Group, which bets on boutique investment management firms today reported third quarter earnings of $101.2 million, compared to $82.1 million for the same period of 2011.

Altegris Advisors has added the Brevan Howard Emerging Markets Local Fixed Income strategy to the Altegris Macro Strategy Fund (MCRAX, MCRNX, MCRCX, MCRIX).

Look for changes in Artio Global Investors leadership, with Richard Pell stepping down as chairman and chief executive officer tomorrow.

The longest weather-related U.S. trading suspension in 124 years has left money managers with one day instead of three to adjust their holdings before the fiscal year ends for more than 20 percent of them.

The longest weather-related U.S. trading suspension in 124 years has left money managers with one day instead of three to adjust their holdings before the fiscal year ends for more than 20 percent of them.