Mutual funds

Insurer and wealth manager The Hartford is trimming its focus to a few core business areas: property and casualty, group benefits and mutual funds.

The "race for quality has no finish line. So technically it's more like a death march," according to the inspirational poster that Tamara K. Salmon, senior associate counsel at the Investment Company Institute, was reading at the outset of a session Tuesday at its Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference on the biggest operational risks fund firms face.

PHOENIX - The Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Compliance Inspections is increasingly bringing along representatives of the Division of Enforcement into its examinations of brokers and advisers.

PHOENIX - Commissioner Elisse Walter told fund industry executives gathered here to re-engage with the Securities and Exchange Commission on a new round of reform of money market mutual funds - and end its "unconstructive disengagement'' on the subject

A shift in American investor appetite towards investment outcome, as opposed to relative return, is changing their buying behavior, according to research published by Casey, Quirk & Associates and the eVestment Alliance.

Leslie Christian, former CEO, and CIO of Portland, Ore.–based Portfolio 21 Investments, has left the firm.

John Hancock has launched an ad campaign reaching out to financial advisors, focusing on the position of trust many enjoy with their clients.

Fund administrator Gemini Fund Services has launched its third shared mutual fund trust, the Northern Lights Fund Trust III.

The Valley Forge, Pa.-based purveyor of low-cost mutual funds Vanguard is embarking on an ad campaign to encourage investors to understand that costs matter in their investment lives.

Greg Francfort, who most recently served as director of Neuberger Berman’s global equity research team, will be joining the firm’s MLG Group, which manages approximately $7 billion in assets for individuals, institutions and mutual funds.

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. has launched the Aberdeen U.S. High Yield Bond Fund, which will bet on below investment grade bonds.

Sentinel Investments has announced management changes at four of its mutual funds.

Here is the three-part playbook to consult, as you get serious and more serious about communicating through social media.

Fund administrator Gemini Fund Services has launched its third shared mutual fund trust, the Northern Lights Fund Trust III (NLFT III).

Don’t be surprised to see a Vanguard coffee truck at a corner near you.

Greg Francfort, who most recently served as director of Neuberger Berman’s global equity research team, will be joining the firm’s MLG Group, which manages approximately $7 billion in assets for individuals, institutions and mutual funds.

Quantitative hedge fund manager Hagin Investment Management has launched an equities market-neutral product aimed for mutual fund investors.

Paul Fenner, president and founder of DreamWorks Capital Management, LLC, has launched a new investment management firm to provide investment advisory services to individuals, institutions and small- and medium-sized businesses.

Paul Fenner, president and founder of DreamWorks Capital Management, LLC, has launched a new investment management firm to providw investment advisory services to individuals, institutions, and small- and medium-sized businesses.

Insurer and wealth manager The Hartford is trimming its focus to a few core business areas: property and casualty, group benefits and mutual funds.