The growth of mutual funds that invest in stocks perceived as friendly to the environment came to a halt last year as investors scrambled for safety, but industry experts think that once investors regain their confidence, green funds will benefit.
Amid a spate of class actions and investigations by five states into losses associated with its bond funds, OppenheimerFunds Inc. has launched an aggressive effort to strengthen its business operations.
For those determined to put their money where their passions are, the world of environmentally conscious investing offers a growing list of opportunities.
Target date funds are coming under heavy scrutiny on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers and regulators working hand in hand to determine if these one-stop-shop retirement funds are in need of increased oversight — or perhaps even restrictions that would prevent them from investing too aggressively.
They don't produce much in the way of greenhouse gases themselves, but mutual funds and exchange traded funds can leave an indirect carbon footprint.
Financial advisers who are members of the National Association of Active Investment Managers Inc. of Littleton, Colo., made a record leap into the stock market late last month.
The dismal performance of mutual funds could result in a wave of lawsuits alleging that funds failed to disclose the true risk of their investments, according to several industry lawyers.
Cash invested in U.S. stock funds spiked last week, according to a report released yesterday by TrimTabs Investment Research.
Moody’s Investors Service has placed all U.S. municipalities on negative outlook, indicating its expectations for the whole sector over the next 12 to 18 months.
A report that ranks funds by their carbon footprints may make it easier for advisers to determine which funds are greener than others — but whether it will help green investing become more mainstream remains to be seen.
Exchange traded fund assets fell by 13.5% during the first quarter, to $430.15 billion, according to data released today by Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco.
In the latest action against a wave of mortgage scams, a Massachusetts judge has granted a temporary restraining order against a Florida firm, preventing it from doing business in the state of Massachusetts.
The March stock market rally left hedge funds in the dust, according to the latest report from Hennessee Group LLC.
MFS Investment Management of Boston has named Douglas Bailey as national sales manager for its mutual fund distribution unit, MFS Fund Distributors Inc.
The average emerging-markets-equity fund gained more than 10% in March — outpacing the returns posted by funds that invest in developed countries, according to Lipper Inc.
The Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Exchange Traded Fund (VSS), which seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Global Small-Cap ex-US Index, began trading today, The Vanguard Group Inc. of Malvern, Pa., announced.
Quadrangle Group has confirmed that it has halted fundraising for its third planned fund, which has stalled since last fall when the financial crisis squeezed credit markets in earnest.
Some providers of exchange traded funds hold out hope that the government will still turn to ETFs to purchase toxic assets — illiquid real estate loans and securities backed by loan portfolios — from banks.
Legislation to tax carried-interest compensation at ordinary income tax rates instead of lower capital gains rates was reintroduced today by Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich.
American Funds will no longer sell Class B and 529-B shares of its mutual funds, effective April 21, the firm said today.
