Two new ETFs were launched during the month, bringing the total number of ETFs in the United States to 710.
Efficient Market Advisors LLC of Del Mar, Calif., announced today the launch of the first 403(b) retirement program offering professionally managed portfolios of exchange traded funds.
Median prices of single family homes rose 0.9% in July from June, but they’re still down year-over-year by 11.4%, according to the July Home Price Index report released today by Denver-based Integrated Asset Services LLC.
The appeal of alternative-investment strategies is becoming increasing apparent to traditional money management firms trying to capture a piece of that market, according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc. in Boston.
The asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. held the top spot in a ranking of assets managed by hedge funds, with $48.1 billion as of July 1.
Grail Advisors LLC of San Francisco intends to enter the defined contribution market by offering actively managed, transparent equity exchange traded funds, said William Thomas, chief executive of the firm.
When you trade exchange traded funds, you can choose from two primary types of entries, depending on the chart pattern of the actual trade setup.
They may be gaining in popularity, but exchange traded funds are far from the perfect product.
The proliferation of mutual funds that rely on computers to select stocks is coming to an end.
Even as it labors to gain visibility, Natixis Global Asset Management LP is forging ahead with plans to make acquisitions, particularly of firms that offer alternative investments.
Raymond James & Associates Inc. analyst Paul Puryear downgraded homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. to market perform from outperform today.
Fifth Third Asset Management Inc. is selling off all its municipal bond funds to Federated Investors Inc., according to the website fundaction.com.
Van Eck Associates Corp. today launched the first global-hard-assets exchange traded fund — Market Vectors-RVE Hard Assets Producers (HAP).
Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. posted a loss and a 27% decline in net new-home orders in its fiscal third quarter.
Munder Capital Management Inc. has announced plans to exit the money market mutual fund business.
The Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund VII Global will invest at least $1.46 billion in China over the next few years.
Janus Capital Group Inc. today launched Janus Adviser Modular Portfolio Construction Fund (JSMPX), a fund of funds.
Henderson Global Investors, the Hartford, Conn.-based unit of Henderson Global Investors Ltd. of London, has launched the Henderson Industries of the Future Fund.
U.S. construction spending slipped 0.6% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.084 trillion, its lowest July level since 2004.
