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American Funds making inroads with fee-based advisers
In its sales turnaround, third largest U.S. fund company relies on retention of existing advisers and lower-cost share classes.
Vanguard plans to offer digital marketing tool for advisers
Largest mutual fund manager hopes that the tool will enhance relationships for and with advisers.
American Funds charges into 2015 with best sales in seven years
The mutual fund favorite pivots, finds success with financial advisers as investors look outside the U.S. (Don't miss: The first quarter's best and worst mutual fund groups)
Investors shun stock pickers, favor Vanguard, BlackRock, State Street
Fund sales switch decisively toward plain-vanilla, index investing, move out of Pimco Total Return has big impact on flows.
American Funds to get approval to offer ETFs
The SEC intends to approve an application by Capital Group, parent of the third-largest mutual fund company, to offer ETFs.
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs
A proposal backed by major active mutual fund managers gets rebooted.
American Funds retools approach to adviser market
After five years of outflows — to the tune of $242 billion — American Funds is overhauling its approach to working with financial advisers. Jason Kephart has the details.
American Funds makes push to increase transparency
Firm will share how portfolios are managed but won't reveal performance and holdings
New NASAA chief: Time to beef up the SEC
Ohio Securities Commissioner Andrea Seidt is concerned that the Securities and Exchange Commission is getting bogged down. As…
Active management: More sales pitch than reality?
Study suggests strategy is no panacea for down markets.
Contrarian play on its way from American
Capital Research and Management Inc.'s American Funds is preparing to launch its first pure-play emerging-markets-equity fund as the…
Arbitration bill is introduced
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., a member of the House Financial Services Committee, has introduced legislation that would end…
Tussle over mandatory arbitration
The Securities and Exchange Commission may be putting off reforming mandatory-arbitration clauses in brokerage contracts, but that doesn’t…
Risky alt investments being probed
The Massachusetts securities cop last week sent subpoenas to 15 brokerages as part of a probe of sales of alternatives. Here are the products the regulator is zeroing in on.
Midsize advisers who don’t switch could have their registrations withdrawn
Midsize advisers who haven't completed their switch to state registration from the SEC could have their registrations withdrawn…
More advisers stay in touch by tweeting
Financial advisers are warming up to social media. More advisers are jumping onto Twitter and using social-networking…
American bullish on bonds
With the Great Bond-Buying Market going strong for the fourth straight year, American Funds will launch three bond…
American Funds revs up its 401(k) business
Amid outflows from its retirement fund share classes, American Funds is kicking its 401(k) business into high gear…
Which fund firm is the favorite of advisers?
Despite outflows, American Funds remains top-of-mind; 'very successful relationship'
The Hartford makes 180-degree turn with reorganization
The recession has forced a makeover of sorts at The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., where financial advisers…
