The rocky financial markets of 2008 have taken a toll on hedge funds, with liquidations up and new fund launches down, according to the latest data from HFR Group LLC in Chicago.
Putnam Investments today announced the shuttering of its institutional Putnam Prime Money Market Fund (PPMXX) as of 5 p.m. ET yesterday.
Housing starts fell 6.2% last month from July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 895,000 units. That is 33.1% below the figure reported in August 2007, according to a report that the Department of Commerce released this morning.
The nation’s oldest money market mutual fund, The Reserve Primary Fund (RPRXX), fell below $1 in net asset value yesterday because of its exposure to debt from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Companies involved in the operation of toll roads, airports and seaports represent a new asset class, according to some industry experts.
Clearly, some mutual fund managers saw the writing on the wall.
As the market pushed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. into a fire sale last week, some financial advisers and registered representatives said they were sticking with Lehman's storied investment management division, Neuberger Berman, at least for now.
Two new ETFs were launched during the month, bringing the total number of ETFs in the United States to 710.
Efficient Market Advisors LLC of Del Mar, Calif., announced today the launch of the first 403(b) retirement program offering professionally managed portfolios of exchange traded funds.
Median prices of single family homes rose 0.9% in July from June, but they’re still down year-over-year by 11.4%, according to the July Home Price Index report released today by Denver-based Integrated Asset Services LLC.
The appeal of alternative-investment strategies is becoming increasing apparent to traditional money management firms trying to capture a piece of that market, according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc. in Boston.
The asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. held the top spot in a ranking of assets managed by hedge funds, with $48.1 billion as of July 1.
Grail Advisors LLC of San Francisco intends to enter the defined contribution market by offering actively managed, transparent equity exchange traded funds, said William Thomas, chief executive of the firm.
When you trade exchange traded funds, you can choose from two primary types of entries, depending on the chart pattern of the actual trade setup.
They may be gaining in popularity, but exchange traded funds are far from the perfect product.
The proliferation of mutual funds that rely on computers to select stocks is coming to an end.
Even as it labors to gain visibility, Natixis Global Asset Management LP is forging ahead with plans to make acquisitions, particularly of firms that offer alternative investments.
Raymond James & Associates Inc. analyst Paul Puryear downgraded homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. to market perform from outperform today.
