Mutual Funds

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MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2008
Jittery mutual fund holders redeem $27 billion

The redemptions were triggered by an 8% drop in U.S. stock indexes in June, followed by further deterioration in July.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 12, 2008
Curian offers muni-bond ETFs

A tax-exempt strategy that utilizes exchange traded funds investing in municipal bonds has been announced by Curian Capital.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 11, 2008
ETF assets down as shares increase

U.S. exchange traded fund assets totaled about $575 billion as of June 30, down 5.4% from the beginning of the year.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2008
Light at the end of the interest rate tunnel?

The bond market is in for more volatility, but a turnaround could start to emerge in the next six months, according to the head of Invesco Ltd.'s worldwide fixed-income division.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2008
SEC study: Prospectuses go largely unread

A recently released SEC study provides further evidence that mutual fund prospectuses need fixing.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2008
Junk funds pique investor interest

Junk bond funds are beginning to look more attractive to investors, even though their returns haven't been impressive.

By Bloomberg
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2008
Principal report focuses on retirement income

The Principal Financial Group has released a white paper that examines the four methods of providing retirees with income.

By Bloomberg
ETFS AUG 08, 2008
Socially conscious U.S. bond indexes launched

Indexes apply environmental, social and governance performance factors to a U.S. fixed-income asset class.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2008
Vanguard reopens two mutual funds

The Vanguard Group reopened the Vanguard Explorer Fund and the Vanguard Health Care Fund to new shareholders.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2008
The restitution check is in the mail

Janus Capital Management LLC will begin sending out checks to investors Aug. 15 as restitution from its 2004 market-timing settlement.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2008
Newsletter releases ‘Fund Lemon List’

Products of some top fund companies included on Doug Fabian's roster.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
Taking a broad view of 'environmentally friendly'

Demand for "green" investing is growing, studies show, but opinions vary widely on what makes an investment green.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
American to introduce international fund

For the first time in almost a decade, American Funds plans to launch a new equity fund.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
Critics seize upon Vanguard's handling of U.S. Growth Fund

The Vanguard Group Inc.'s handling of its lackluster U.S. Growth Fund threatens to tarnish the company's reputation for putting investors first.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2008
This ain't your father's index fund

If there is an upside to rising energy prices, it might be the increased awareness among consumers and retail investors of commodities and the effect they can have on the economy.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 28, 2008
Natixis moves to expand retirement business

Natixis Global Associates this week will announce an expansion of its retirement business, including the appointment of Tracey Flaherty, formerly of Bank of America Corp. and Fidelity Investments, to senior vice president of retirement strategy, a new post.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 28, 2008
DWS Investments ties future to branding

In a bid to increase its market share among retail investors in the United States, DWS Investments has pursued a branding strategy and broadened its product line.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JUL 28, 2008
Bear market funds maul competition

Bear market funds seek positive returns in down markets, so it isn't surprising that they are mauling the competition and generating plenty of investor attention in the process.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 28, 2008
Advisers consider funds with managed futures access

There aren't many mutual funds that give investors access to managed futures, but the dearth of options isn't stopping some financial advisers from considering them.

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 28, 2008
Global-infrastructure fund goes retail

First American Funds Inc. of Minneapolis is hoping to leverage the growing popularity of infrastructure investing by opening its seven-month-old previously institutional-class mutual fund to retail-class investors.

By Bloomberg