While equity markets have shown little signs of rebounding, hedge fund strategies considerably improved their performance last month.
Iceland’s economic meltdown, fueled by its exposure to foreign debt, could bring the country to the brink of failure, according to research from Hennessee Group.
Employers persuaded their employees to put their 401(k) investments in the stock market, but now they are trying to persuade them not to abandon their investments.
Investors in stock mutual funds added modestly to their portfolios in January, reversing seven straight months of net redemptions.
Institutional investor confidence worldwide increased 12.7 points to 72.9, from January’s level of 60.2.
The stock market may be reeling, but small fund groups are faring better than bigger ones — at least in terms of bringing in fresh cash.
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC recently unveiled its first global bond index.
Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.
Mutual fund wrap accounts, sometimes seen as a retail-class underling to more sophisticated separately managed accounts, are gaining a bigger following.
