Certificates of deposit that link investment returns to stock market indexes are helping prop up the sagging structured-products industry.
ProShare Advisors LLC is extending its dominance of the leveraged exchange traded funds market with the launch of four strategies, the company announced today.
If proposed cap-and-trade legislation aimed at restricting corporate carbon emissions is passed, advisers and investors will have to re-evaluate companies on an individual basis, as the real-money effects of this law would vary dramatically from firm to firm, according a new research report.
In an era of unprecedented dividend cuts, money managers and financial advisers are stepping up their due diligence when searching for income.
As might have been expected, the extreme nature of the economic downturn continues to spawn ways for investors to navigate the financial markets.
The global economic crisis could turn out to be a blessing in disguise for the ever-expanding managed-accounts industry.
Guiding investors through the financial crisis has taken a toll on financial advisers, leading some to question their abilities, rethink their investment strategies and even take up yoga.
Managed accounts industry assets fell by 7% during the first three months of the year to $1.2 trillion, according to the Money Management Institute in Washington.
Hedge funds gained almost 4% in April, but failed to keep pace with the surging broad market indexes.
An analysis of the hedge fund industry’s first-quarter activity indicates that the $1.3 trillion industry is stabilizing, according to Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index LLC in New York.
