Mutual funds

US ETF assets totaled $1.16 trillion as of June 30 – up 11.3% year-to-date, according to State Street Global Advisors’ ETF Snapshot.

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. has launched the Laudus Mondrian Global Fixed Income Fund (LMGDX) to bet on developed, U.S., and emerging market bond markets.

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch the JPMorgan Commodities Strategy Fund.

One of the things Sean Healey missed most when he left Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 1995 was his business card. Flashing it was a surefire way to convince people of his credentials.

Advisors are looking to adopt alternative investments in their portfolios but are leaning on guided strategies from fund firms to do so, according to a new survey by Jackson National Life Insurance Company.

Alternative mutual fund shop Hatteras Funds has launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

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Socially responsible investment shop Calvert Investments has named Lynne Ford to the newly created position of Head of Distribution.

Alternative mutual fund shop Hatteras Funds has launched a new variable trust fund, the Hatteras Alpha Hedged Strategies Variable Fund, which will bet on “multiple” hedge fund managers.

The global market for fixed income exchange traded funds will likely grow to more than $2 trillion in assets over the next decade, compared with $302 billion today, according to a new report by iShares.

Great Falls, M.T.-based Davidson Investment Advisors has launched its second mutual fund, dubbed the Davidson Small/Mid Equity Fund, to complement its maiden offering, the Davidson Multi-Cap Equity Fund.

MFS Investment Management has unveiled a new branding campaign to emphasize its international initiatives to its increasingly diverse client base.

AdvisorShares is teaming up to with Your Source Financial, a Phoenix, AZ-based investment advisor, to launch the Global Alpha & Beta ETF (RRGR) on July 11. Roger Nusbaum, chief investment officer of Your Source Financial, will serve as the portfolio manager of RRGR.

On July 10, 2012, The 32-year wait for a comprehensive record-keeping system to monitor trading across U.S. equity and options markets is approaching conclusion.

MFS Investment Management was founded in 1924 and is one of the oldest asset management companies in the world, operating roughly 60 mutual funds.

San Francisco, Calif.-based consulting shop Callan Associates has hired today Yosangel G. Haddad as vice president, based in Callan’s new location in Summit, New Jersey.

Global X Funds, the New York based provider of exchange traded funds, is changing the index, name, ticker, expense ratio and investment objective of the Global X S&P/TSX Venture 30 Canada ETF (Ticker: TSXV).

On July 9, 2012, AQR Capital Management has added four mutual funds, including AQR U.S. Defensive Equity Fund (Class I/AUEIX), AQR International Defensive Equity Fund (Class I/ANDIX), AQR Emerging Defensive Equity Fund (Class I/AZEIX) and AQR Risk-Balanced Commodities Strategy Fund (Class I/ARCIX), to its portfolio.

Financial services-focused private equity shop Lightyear Capital LLC has appointed Jerry W. Miller, former president and chief executive officer of Van Kampen Investments, as a senior advisor on behalf of its affiliated funds.

Austin, Texas-based Dimensional Fund Advisors has appointed Peng Chen as chief executive officer, Asia (ex-Japan). Chen joined Dimensional on July 1 from, where he served as president of its global investment management division.