The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.
The goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, but would the new 12(b)-1 fee proposal really accomplish that objective? Probably not.
As it attempts to crack down on 12(b)-1 fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is ignoring a raft of mutual fund charges that investors are paying indirectly, critics contend.
Lion's share of states see gains in overall collections; Harrisburg, Pa. default called 'an anomaly'
For the forseeable future there will be no easy way to build a retirement nest egg, meaning investment advisers and their clients will have to work harder and use a wider range of tools to accomplish the task.
Assets in Global Macro Absolute Return Fund grew by more than 600% this year
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.
Financial advisers' loyalty to American Funds appears to be waning, as the firm saw the largest outflows of any fund company for the first half of this year.
BlackRock Inc.'s iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM) had net inflows of $1.7 billion in June, compared with $787.7 million for Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF Ticker:(VWO).
Suit filed by shareholder over statements made in firm's fund prospectuses could cause 'flood tide of additional securities litigation,' critics claim
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC and TCW Group Inc. are investing in bonds guaranteed by aircraft as U.S. airlines hold back from adding seats to protect profitability, preserving the value of their planes.
Eric Mindich's $13 billion Eton Park Capital Management LP led hedge funds in raising gold investments last quarter, joining billionaire John Paulson's bet that bullion will increase amid inflation concerns.
AllianceBernstein LP, Franklin Templeton Investments and Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. are the three publicly traded mutual fund companies with the most at stake pending the Securities and Exchange Commission's 12(b)-1 reform.
Target date funds run by MFS Investment Management, Putnam Investments and other big mutual fund companies exhibit higher-than-average turnover, raising concerns over whether investors, or their advisers, are aware of the funds' composition.
In a bid to grab a bigger slice of the highly competitive retirement plan market, John Hancock last week became the first provider to offer 401(k) participants a choice between target date funds that are constructed to take investors “to retirement” or “through retirement.”
BlackRock Inc. is seeking regulatory clearance to create exchange-traded funds that can bet against stocks or bonds, as the $826 billion industry's largest player seeks new products to boost revenue.
Trademark lawsuit could make it harder to pick meaningful abbreviations; 'rush for good ticker symbols' coming?
Pimco's Bill Gross, who's been touting the virtues of fixed-income investments for nearly forty years, is now talking up stocks. Why is that?
I've had a lot of high perspiration “Right Guard” moments in my life, although I futilely try to live by Gillette's 1984 advertisement of “never let 'em see you sweat.”
