Mutual Funds

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MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 08, 2011
Morningstar sees red flag in Fidelity's fund manager turnover

Portfolio manager turnover at Fidelity Investments is higher than at its peers and may be a red flag about how things are going at the firm, according to an article posted on Morningstar.com last week by analyst Christopher Davis

By Jessica Toonkel
Geithner eases fears about mutual fund regulation — sort of
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 06, 2011
Geithner eases fears about mutual fund regulation — sort of

Treasury Secretary addresses issue of whether funds are too big too fail; well, are they or aren't they?

By Jessica Toonkel
Reserve's Bent named 'visionary'  — despite fund collapse, SEC charges
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 05, 2011
Reserve's Bent named 'visionary' — despite fund collapse, SEC charges

By John Goff
Finra wants B-Ds to share info on revenue sharing
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 05, 2011
Finra wants B-Ds to share info on revenue sharing

Proposal would require broker-dealers to publicly disclose information about shelf space payments from mutual funds

By Bloomberg
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 01, 2011
To Christopher C. Davis, his work is a calling

When Christopher C. Davis talks about money management, the one-time theology student sounds as if he is discussing a calling, employing words that reflect cultural choices

By Douglas Appell
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 01, 2011
Ship has sailed on QE2, analyst says

With the expiration of the second round of quantitative easing scheduled for next month, investors shouldn't assume that the fixed-income markets will respond as they did at the expiration of the first round

By Jeff Benjamin
Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources
ETFS APR 27, 2011
Ameriprise set to buy Grail Advisors: Sources

It's been a busy few days for Ameriprise Financial. Earlier this week, the firm, along with subsidiary Securities America, lined up an agreement with lawyers representing investors who got burned in Reg D offerings. And today, it appears the company is on the verge of acquiring Grail -- and moving into the actively-managed ETF space.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2011
Former Schwab exec to pay $150K in SEC YieldPlus case

Ex-Charles Schwab Corp. investment company manager Randall Merk agreed to pay a $150,000 civil fine to resolve a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit accusing the company of misleading investors in its YieldPlus fund.

By Doug Cubberley
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 24, 2011
Putnam's fund evaluation tool 'a bold statement'

Putnam Investments has launched an online tool that enables its financial adviser clients to evaluate more than 10,000 mutual funds using up to 60 different criteria. Next month, advisers also will be able to compare up to 1,100 exchange-traded funds using the Fund-Visualizer tool

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 22, 2011
Ex-Fairholme managers launch fund

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Columbia buys Grail for ETF heft

By Jessica Toonkel
Columbia to dump Grail's subadvisers after acquisition
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Columbia to dump Grail's subadvisers after acquisition

Purchase of ETF firm vaults Ameriprise unit into 'big player' in actively managed fund space.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Look before leaping into commodity ETFs

As much of the world frantically adjusts to rising commodities prices, this might seem like a good time to jump into one of the many commodity-based exchange-traded funds introduced over the past several years

By Jeff Benjamin
ETFS APR 18, 2011
Would you like to do the contango?

As we discussed last month, futures-based ETFs may generate considerable tax-related confusion

By Robert N. Gordon
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 18, 2011
American Funds is top fund family for indie B-Ds

Despite billion of dollars in outflows, American Funds is the most popular fund group among independent broker-dealers, according to a survey conducted by <i>InvestmentNews</i>.

By Jessica Toonkel
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2011
Pimco ranks high among advisers

It says a lot about 2010 that Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC ranked among the highest in sales in each of the three adviser distribution channels: wirehouses, regional and independent broker-dealers, and RIAs.

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 14, 2011
Grail Advisors lines up suitor; five ETFs on the line

If firm doesn't find buyer, it may be forced to shut down some funds; potential purchaser said to be marquee name

By Jessica Toonkel
ETFS APR 14, 2011
Actively managed ETFs likely to surge

The market for actively managed exchange-traded funds has been slow to take off, but the funds' assets may swell once they have a few years of performance to tout, observers said.

By Liz Skinner
ETFS APR 14, 2011
DoubleLine and Grail teaming up on active ETF

Grail Advisors LLC is partnering with DoubleLine Capital LP to launch an actively managed emerging-markets fixed-income ETF in what will be the first such fund of its kind to hit the market.

By Jessica Toonkel Marquez
Equity gyrations trigger big rise in exchange-traded notes
ETFS APR 11, 2011
Equity gyrations trigger big rise in exchange-traded notes

In a little more than two years, 14 ETNs linked to the Exchange Volatility Index have been launched; warning, VIX aren't for kids

By Jessica Toonkel