Although exchange traded funds increasingly provide an inexpensive way for financial advisers to gain access to international markets, analyzing such ETFs is more difficult than analyzing those that stick to domestic securities.
With three mutual fund giants well on their way to capturing nearly 40% of all U.S. fund assets, thousands of smaller fund companies are left competing for the rest, and some even contemplate exiting the business.
Registered investment adviser and independent-contractor-broker-dealer firms looking to attract high-producing wirehouse brokers are increasingly seeking to differentiate themselves in a crowded and competitive marketplace.
Money market funds usually are as boring as it gets in the investment business.
Fund boards have adopted governance practices that are thought to serve the best interests of shareholders "in advance, or in the absence, of any regulatory mandate to do so," according to a new study from Independent Directors Council.
The firm reported income of $53.3 million over the first nine months of the year, compared to $20.4 million a year ago.
The greatest risk facing the 401(k) system is that plan service providers will be declared legal fiduciaries as a result of litigation.
The October loss stems from a pair of credit default swaps written by the firm’s Credit Solutions unit.
Home builders’ confidence stayed at basement levels in November, due to an increased inventory of unsold homes.
Doug Mishkin, president and chief executive officer of Algren Associates, will head up the executive board as chairman.
