Global mutual funds that invest in domestic and overseas stocks are the flavor of the moment, and several well-respected asset managers intend to launch such funds in the coming weeks.
Retirees are increasingly worried that they will live too long and their savings will run out, and financial services companies are noticing.
Like a lot of alternative investment strategies, the $4.3 billion <b>Gateway Fund</b> (GATEX) thrives on the kind of stock market volatility we have experienced lately.
The Managed Funds Association, following the direction of many of its hedge fund members, is moving to get ahead of an expected trend toward increased regulatory oversight.
Recent market volatility, and concerns over credit quality and availability, have caused many financial advisers to become more defensive in their portfolio strategies.
A cold front materialized in the first quarter for the once-hot emerging-markets-equity sector as U.S. investors pulled out $1.85 billion from the fund category.
While they trust financial advisers, most wealthy investors are not satisfied with the amount of information they get from their mutual fund companies, according to the results of a new survey.
Domestic-equity funds posted net inflows of $17.5 billion and government funds had nearly $3 billion.
Ex-execs committed securities fraud by allowing a hedge fund to profit by quickly trading shares, the SEC alleges.
Net new issuance of Treasury coupon securities is expected to hit $47 billion in the second quarter.
One Goldman analyst says the bond insurers will need $3.4 billion each in added capital thanks to more quarterly losses.
Congressmen question an apparent conflict of interest between holders of auction rate securities and fund companies.
The redemptions would be the first involving tax-free closed-end funds caught in failed auctions.
Greg Coffey, a portfolio manager with the hedge fund, who oversees $7 billion in assets, is stepping down May 1.
Derek Kaufman, who spent 12 years at JPMorgan, will serve as the hedge fund's senior managing director.
Sales of existing homes decreased by 2% last month to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.93 million units.
The current economic and market challenges apparently aren't enough to derail the growth and prosperity of the $2 trillion hedge fund industry, according to a survey of hedge fund managers.
If investors were expecting the first actively managed exchange traded funds to look anything like their mutual fund counterparts, they are probably disappointed by three ETFs that Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC introduced this month.
“We are certainly ... disappointed that NAIFA’s board would suddenly change course on this important consumer protection issue"
While some financial services firms tighten their belts in times of economic uncertainty, others see it as a good time to add sales jobs.
