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Franklin Templeton finally vindicated in market-timing case
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Franklin Templeton finally vindicated in market-timing case

Judge rules in favor of only fund firm that refused to settle class action; 'last man standing'

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Gundlach's DoubleLine registers 3 bond mutual funds

DoubleLine Capital is launching three fixed-income mutual funds, according to the company's filing with the SEC.

By Timothy Inklebarger
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
TCW mutual fund chief bolts; another exec makes a U-turn

Ronald R. Redell left his post as president and CEO of the TCW Funds Inc. and TCW Strategic Income Fund Inc. to run the fixed-income mutual fund operation at DoubleLine LLC, according to a news release.

By Douglas Appell
Ex-TCW exec Gundlach gets backing from Oaktree
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Ex-TCW exec Gundlach gets backing from Oaktree

Jeffrey Gundlach, ousted early this month as chief investment officer of TCW, announced today he has established a strategic relationship with Oaktree Capital Management LP in which Oaktree will help his new firm, DoubleLine LLC, establish its own operational infrastructure.

By David Hoffman
RIA NEWS DEC 06, 2010
Put 12(b)-1 reform on the front burner

The SEC should move with haste to revamp 12(b)-1 fees

By MFXFeeder
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 06, 2010
12(b)-1 reform fades into the background

Don't hold your breath waiting for changes in mutual fund marketing fees.

By Jessica Toonkel
FINTECH DEC 06, 2010
Tech firm challenges fund firms on performance numbers

Confluence will audit data through Oct. 29; 'the year of transparency'

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS DEC 06, 2010
Will Vanguard's surge reignite ETF price war?

Index specialist's cheaper funds gaining fast on BlackRock, State Street; 'hard pill to swallow'

By Bloomberg
ETFS DEC 05, 2010
BlackRock revenue takes hit in ETF fee wars

BlackRock Inc. is losing its tight grip on the $927 billion U.S. ETF market — potentially costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue — and the competition is just starting to heat up

By Randy Diamond
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2010
Active managers fear probe will stifle use of outside research

Financial advisers and mutual fund executives are increasingly worried that the latest insider trading probe will result in regulations limiting how active fund managers are allowed to use outside research, hurting returns and prompting investors to flock to index funds.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 02, 2010
Wellington: Firm isn't target of insider trading probe

Wellington Management Co. LLP issued a statement Friday saying it had been told it isn't a target in the current insider trading probe, despite having received a subpoena last week as part of the investigation.

By Jessica Toonkel
Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong
ETFS DEC 02, 2010
Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong

The Vanguard Group Inc. is looking to expand its non-U.S. exchange-traded-fund business in the next five years. Specifically, the firm intends to enter Hong Kong and Canada next year, said F. William McNabb II, president and CEO.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2010
Insider trading probe could rock mutual fund business

News of a federal investigation reportedly probing mutual fund companies, broker-dealers and consultants — as well as investment banks and hedge funds — could cause investors to dump equities, according to industry observers and financial advisers.

By Jessica Toonkel
ALTERNATIVES NOV 29, 2010
Putnam cuts fees on absolute-return and lifecycle funds

Putnam Investments has significantly lowered the expense ratios on its slate of Absolute Return funds and its RetirementReady Lifecycle funds.

By Darla Mercado
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 24, 2010
Stanford professor stung by First Republic bond fund wins $2.2M

A First Republic Bank unit was ordered to pay a retired Stanford University professor and his wife $2.18 million after arbitrators found the firm gave them only a “fleeting and slapdash” explanation of a municipal bond fund that imploded during the credit crisis in 2008.

By Bloomberg
ETFS NOV 21, 2010
Under the hood: How to pick the right ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that follow the same index should provide almost identical returns. But they don't, thus complicating the financial adviser's job of choosing among the 1,000-plus ETFs for sale in the United States.

By Liz Skinner
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 21, 2010
Hartford's Jim Davey: 'We are specialists, not generalists'

It's been a busy few months for The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 21, 2010
Can diversification stop American Funds' bleeding?

American Funds, long-known as an equity player, is trying to reposition itself as a more diversified asset manager with a string of funds set to launch in the next few months

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS NOV 21, 2010
Special report: What advisers need to know about ETFs

By Mark Bruno
ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2010
Options on exchange-traded funds gain in popularity

Some say that the only thing growing faster than the nearly $1 trillion exchange-traded-fund market is the use of options on those nearly 1,000 funds. That may be a slight exaggeration, but it does underscore a trend.

By Jeff Benjamin