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MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2011
$52M CEO fails to stop rot at AllianceBernstein

Peter Kraus has worked for more than two years to stem client defections from investment manager AllianceBernstein LP

By Bloomberg
ETFS APR 10, 2011
Will hedge funds be gremlin in Nasdaq-100 re-balancing?

In the wake of last week's announcement by the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. that it will re-balance the Nasdaq-100 Index for the first time in 13 years, portfolio managers are warning that investors could see greater volatility in technology stocks over the next few weeks

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 08, 2011
ETF model portfolios to be ranked by Morningstar - stars next?

Morningstar Inc. soon will begin ranking — and possibly even applying its popular star rating to — exchange-traded-fund model portfolios used by financial advisers, a first for the burgeoning industry

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 05, 2011
American Century nabs ex-Fidelity big as new sales chief

Former Fidelity distribution head Peter Cieszko will join American Century in a new position heading up intermediary and institutional sales in North America

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 05, 2011
SEC enforcement to target fund industry

The mutual fund industry will be one of the targets of more-aggressive enforcement by the SEC, according to experts who spoke last week at an Investment Company Institute conference

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers
ETFS APR 05, 2011
BlackRock to take wraps off wraps for retail advisers

Asset manager set to launch customized programs for broker-dealers

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 04, 2011
SEC pitches plan to prevent 'breaking the buck'

To prevent another instance of a money market fund's “breaking the buck,” the Securities and Exchange Commission is discussing placing capital requirements on such funds

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 03, 2011
Fiduciary standard could choke mutual fund distribution

With regulators inching closer to setting a universal fiduciary standard for all financial advisers, mutual fund companies may want to brace for the shift

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2011
How mutual funds could feel the regulatory squeeze

In 2,300 pages of legislation overhauling the U.S. financial regulatory system, there is no section or subsection entitled “mutual funds,” an indication that they were not seen as a primary culprit in the market crisis that shook the economy three years ago.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2011
Keeping an eye on Washington

By MFXFeeder
ICI big knocks proposals that 'ignore basic facts' about fund industry
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 30, 2011
ICI big knocks proposals that 'ignore basic facts' about fund industry

McMillan also bemoans pace of reform, saying firms still not sure if they'll be deemed too big too fail

By Bloomberg
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 27, 2011
New regulations spur cheaper 401(k) options

As advisers to 401(k) plans brace for upcoming regulations mandating greater fee disclosure, The Charles Schwab Corp., BlackRock Inc. and TD Ameritrade Trust Co. are among a number of firms that are launching lower-cost options ranging from exchange-traded funds to index-fund-only plans

By Jessica Toonkel
Finally, mutual funds see net inflows
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
Finally, mutual funds see net inflows

First time in six weeks more cash came in than went out; hybrids led the way

By Jeff Benjamin
Absolute-return funds absolutely confusing, advisers say
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
Absolute-return funds absolutely confusing, advisers say

Raft of new 'absolute' funds difficult to decipher, dissimilar in approaches; more marketing gimmick than investment strategy?

By John Goff
Did American Funds' exec diss advisers?
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
Did American Funds' exec diss advisers?

In a recent interview, American Funds Distributor's president Kevin Clifford reportedly blamed the recent fund outflows at American on pollyanna-ish sales pitches at the retail level. Not surprisingly, those working at the retail level -- namely, advisers -- did not take kindly to the suggestion.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
$52M CEO fails to stop outflows at AllianceBernstein

Client defections continue, with $128B yanked from funds in two years; firm ranked last in brand loyalty survey

By John Goff
J.P. Morgan Funds nabs Pimco exec
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
J.P. Morgan Funds nabs Pimco exec

Lee Beck will manage relationships with wirehouse, B-D and insurance broker wealth management firms

By Jessica Toonkel
Fiduciary standard could choke sales of mutual funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
Fiduciary standard could choke sales of mutual funds

Sellers may switch to fee-based model and wealthier clients, leaving average investors in the dust

By Jessica Toonkel
Basel-like regs for money markets? It could happen
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2011
Basel-like regs for money markets? It could happen

SEC eyes requiring such funds to establish 'NAV buffer'; idea would trump ICI's plan for liquidity bank

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 23, 2011
Big night for little Delaware at Lipper awards

The Philadelphia-based Delaware Management reeled in three awards at the Lipper Fund Awards ceremony on Wednesday night. Other winners included MFS, Pimco, and Loomis Sayles. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110324/CHART02/110329983>(See the full list of funds that took home trophies.)</a>

By Jessica Toonkel