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.
The Department of Labor will begin an "immediate review" of target date funds — one that could lead to new regulations placed on the all-in-one investment strategies — according to a letter sent to a key Senate committee.
Even Bernie Madoff isn't exempt from the real estate slump.
Eight out of the 10 best-performing bond funds during the three-month period ended March 30 were municipal bond funds, according Lipper Inc. of New York.
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin today charged Fairfield Greenwich Advisors LLC and Fairfield Greenwich (Bermuda) Ltd. with fraud in connection with the Bernard Madoff investment scandal.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday extended a temporary guarantee of money market mutual fund assets initially put in place during the height of the financial crisis.
An index that tracks signed contracts to purchase previously occupied homes rose in February from a record low a month earlier as buyers took advantage of deeply discounted prices and low interest rates.
Even though retired clients have been hobbled by tanking investments, opportunities still await those who dare to try alternative investments, according to experts.
