Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC recently unveiled its first global bond index.
Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.
Mutual fund wrap accounts, sometimes seen as a retail-class underling to more sophisticated separately managed accounts, are gaining a bigger following.
Absolute-return investing is an innovative strategy because it focuses on pursuing returns while still managing risk.
The current market turbulence combined with some spectacular scandals has not yet jarred institutional investors from their investment strategies.
The outlook for a quick rebound in the European economy is weak.
A brutal 2008 will mean that a majority of Asian hedge funds will not charge performance fees, according to published reports.
Shareholder activism is likely to surge this spring through efforts to withhold votes for individual directors, seek more investor input on executive and other efforts.
A stringent plan to regulate hedge funds that is backed by Obama administration aide Paul Volcker won the support today of an influential Democratic senator.
Putnam Investments tomorrow will lay off about 260 employees, roughly 10% of its work force, mostly from distribution and operations.
When it comes to regulatory oversight of the hedge funds industry, it is no longer a question of if it will happen but when, according to industry representatives speaking today at a conference in Key Biscayne, Fla.
The new hedge fund reality places even greater emphasis on due diligence, but it doesn’t mean that investors should start ignoring or abandoning the alternative asset class.
The hedge-fund-of-funds sector in Europe may lose three-quarters of its assets, compared with the beginning of 2008.
Morningstar hedge fund database will become the foundation for a research platform that gives qualified investors a closer look at more than 7,500 hedge funds.
Led by the Social Investment Forum, more than 50 organizations are calling on President Obama to establish an Office of Innovation in Corporate Responsibility within the White House.
Mutual fund companies are be-ginning to churn out products that focus on delivering absolute, rather than relative, returns.
Investors expect mutual fund boards to fight for lower fees, but in this market environment, that is unlikely to happen.
While few mutual funds delivered positive returns last year, some of the biggest losers ultimately could deliver the largest tax benefit to investors, as accumulated net capital losses may offset future gains.
Van Eck Global has launched a high-yield municipal bond exchange traded fund, the Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Fund (HYD).
Pimco today launched a global bond mutual fund, the Pimco Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund (PSAIX).
