Loomis Sayles & Co. has launched a multisector bond fund aimed at advisers who want a way to protect their clients against inflation, deflation and stagflation.
In February, S&P Equity Analyst Scott Kessler raised his fundamental outlook on the internet software & services industry to positive from neutral, reflecting what he views as a stabilized global economy that would contribute to more overall advertising spending, an increasing percentage of related budgets being committed to the Internet (versus so-called traditional media), and pricing for associated online offerings that is showing signs of improvement
A prohibition on market orders for exchange-traded funds would help prevent another “flash crash,” ETF providers told attendees at an industry gathering in New York this morning.
The SPDR Barclays Capital International Corporate Bond ETF Ticker:(IBND) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Arca today.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is examining the burgeoning business of financial advisers' selling model portfolios of exchange-traded funds.
Chairman of Hodges Capital Management contends that change in fund's category cost firm $83 million in outflows
AllianceBernstein Holding LP, Franklin Resources Inc. and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. are the three publicly traded mutual fund companies with the most at stake pending the SEC's 12(b)-1 reform.
Bill marks first attempt to update law since 1986; would likely lead to fewer amended returns
Chalk up another hard-earned lesson from the financial crisis: Investors in limited partnerships, the structure of choice for most alternative investments, discovered that giving up liquidity in exchange for higher returns wasn't such a good idea after all.
SunTrust Banks says it's reached a deal with Federated Investors for a partial sale of its RidgeWorth Investments subsidiary.
The securities industry hopes that the Supreme Court will reverse a lower-court decision that it fears could put all mutual fund companies and financial advisers who sell their funds at a greater risk of being targets of class actions, observers say.
Speculating through exchange-traded funds isn't prudent for longer-term investors, according to John C. Bogle, who created the first index mutual fund in 1975.
Dreman Value Management looks to dampen volatility by promoting Hoover to sole CIO; seeking 'alpha from more than a few stocks'
Financial advisers are keeping a close eye on The Vanguard Group Inc.'s new Standard & Poor's 500 ETF to see how the exchange-traded fund performs and whether it can compete with State Street Global Advisors Inc.'s SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc., which was announced today, didn't come as a surprise to advisers, who gave it high marks.
Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).
