Treasury inflation-protected securities are the underlying investments of two managed-payout funds launched last Tuesday by Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC that are designed to provide retirees with systematic income distributions — a strategy so unique that Pimco has filed for patent protection.
Standard & Poor's today announced that it has upgraded its open-end mutual fund research product for financial advisers and their clients.
Exchange-traded funds are poised to take a bite out of traditional mutual funds and are expected to grow from just over half a trillion dollars to $1 trillion before 2011, according to a soon-to-be-released report.
If the bull market in bonds is coming to an end, emerging markets may be one place where fixed-income investors can take refuge.
Two major financial services firms — an investment banking company and a an insurer — have revealed their intentions to get into the exchange-traded fund business.
Industry watchers are skeptical of plans by DWS Investments to launch a money market fund that does not seek to maintain a stable share price of $1.
The Hartford Mutual Funds today reopened the $185.2 million Hartford MidCap Value Fund (HMVAX) to new investors in an effort to capitalize on new investment opportunities and offset outflows.
Third Avenue Management LLC of New York today launched a mutual fund that is able to invest in a mix of credits, including bank loans, and high-yield and distressed debt.
It is not the first exchange traded fund to invest in Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, but the TIPS ETF launched today by Pacific Investment Management Co. of Newport Beach, Calif., may quickly become the fan favorite, according to a Morningstar anaylst.
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission inserted themselves into the debate surrounding controversial, non-traditional exchange traded funds last week — a debate that could harm the entire ETF sector, according to some industry insiders.
