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Will fears of a hollowing out save income trusts?
OTTAWA — Recent research indicates that those who fear a “hollowing out” of the Canadian economy through foreign takeovers of domestic companies (InvestmentNews, Nov. 6) may have good reason.
Disputing the superiority of fundamental indexing
BOSTON — Fundamental indexing — touted as a “better mousetrap” alternative to capital-weighted market indexes — won’t necessarily catch more mice, according to Harvard professor Andre Perold.
Volatility nearing the end of a three-year holiday
NEW YORK — Active managers that thrive on volatile markets soon may get their day in the sun. Recent data from Wilshire Associates Inc. in Santa Monica, Calif., show just how long those managers have waited.
China takes action to plug investment flood
NEW YORK — Chinese regulators have begun limiting the amount of money that asset managers can raise during a fund’s launch period, generally to about 10 billion renminbi ($1.3 billion).
As big Canadian listings slip, TSX turns to U.S.
OTTAWA — Richard Nesbitt, chief executive of TSX Group Inc., is touring 10 U.S. cities to try to drum up new listings for the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Clients loyal to their advisers
Wealthy investors are less likely to be loyal to a brokerage firm than they are to an adviser with whom they have developed a strong relationship, according to a national study of 4,000 affluent Americans released today by Cambridge, Mass.-based market research firm Cogent Research LLC.
Europe likely to tryout active ETFs
The first active exchange traded funds might be introduced in the United States within the next three to six months, according to sources close to negotiations between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bear Stearns Asset Management Inc. of New York.
Managers outsource research to India
Following the lead of investment banks, money managers are turning to India to hire research analysts at a cheaper price.
Higher volatility is overdue, says Wilshire
Active managers that thrive on volatile markets soon may get their day in the sun. Recent data from Wilshire Associates Inc. in Santa Monica, Calif., show just how long those managers have waited.
Fast bucks proving elusive in real estate
For property owners, there is bad news and good news. The percentage of vacancies rose to 6.1% in the first quarter, a two year high, but the average monthly rent nationwide rose to $991 — a record, said Sam Chandan, chief economists for Reis Inc. in New York.
Target date funds off target, critics say
Increasingly popular target date funds may be missing the mark because they are too narrowly constructed and make incorrect assumptions about participant behavior, according to industry insiders and new research.
New planning grads face good prospects
The financial advice business has perhaps never been so rife with opportunities for educated newcomers — a scenario that bodes particularly well for this spring’s crop of college graduates.
‘Finance 101’ courses target the wealthy
The booming wealth management business has spawned a thriving cottage industry: financial-literacy courses for wealthy families and their children.
Early tallies are in: Fund firm workers give Obama boost
BOSTON — Sen. Barack Obama took in at least $49,185 from employees of the 20-largest U.S. mutual fund groups and related companies in the first quarter, more than any other 2008 presidential candidate.
In-play telecom probed for release denying talks
OTTAWA — While a bidding war goes on for BCE Inc., InvestmentNews learned last Tuesday that the Montreal-based telecom giant is under investigation by Market Regulation Services Inc. for a misleading, possibly fraudulent, press release.
Industry internships target black colleges
Helping Wall Street firms to look more like the American public they serve is the idea behind a new internship program designed for students who attend historically black colleges and universities.
Forget skill; fees drive bond fund returns
PHILADELPHIA — It is a message he has delivered many times before, but industry experts said John C. Bogle’s continued assertion that bond funds on average are too expensive deserves special attention in the current market.
TIAA-CREF ups equities in lifecycles
New York-based TIAA-CREF has increased equity exposure on all seven of its lifecycle funds to 90% up from 80%, the company announced today.
Online brokerage firms rated
Firstrade Securities got the top overall score in the latest survey of online brokerage firms conducted by Consumer Reports.
Nuveen launches $900M IPO
Nuveen Investments Inc. today announced the initial public offering of the Nuveen Multi-Currency Short-Term Government Income Fund.
