There are many shades of green — and there are many varieties of green funds.
Focus and strategic ability are important skills for a financial industry leader, and Keith Hartstein, president and chief executive of the $54 billion John Hancock Funds of Boston, has found a unique way of honing these talents — by fencing.
Funds of hedge funds, after enjoying steady growth since the beginning of the decade, are now seen by some in the industry as victims of their own success.
MBIA Inc. and Ambac Financial Group Inc. rallied in early trading following a positive report from Standard and Poor’s.
The redemptions were triggered by an 8% drop in U.S. stock indexes in June, followed by further deterioration in July.
The number of homes receiving foreclosure notices surged to 272,171 in July, up 8% from June.
A tax-exempt strategy that utilizes exchange traded funds investing in municipal bonds has been announced by Curian Capital.
The firm plans to categorize and rate the 3,500 funds of hedge funds in its database.
The hedge fund industry faces growing opposition to its efforts to hold back restrictions on naked short selling.
Berkshire Hathaway reported net earnings declined to $2.88 billion from $3.12 billion a year ago.
U.S. exchange traded fund assets totaled about $575 billion as of June 30, down 5.4% from the beginning of the year.
The bond market is in for more volatility, but a turnaround could start to emerge in the next six months, according to the head of Invesco Ltd.'s worldwide fixed-income division.
A recently released SEC study provides further evidence that mutual fund prospectuses need fixing.
Junk bond funds are beginning to look more attractive to investors, even though their returns haven't been impressive.
Morgan Stanley Investment Management is counting on overseas growth to help get it back on track as revenue continues to fall.
Adam Levinson, who has been with Fortress since 2002, will join five principals who hold around 77% of the stock.
The Principal Financial Group has released a white paper that examines the four methods of providing retirees with income.
Indexes apply environmental, social and governance performance factors to a U.S. fixed-income asset class.
After posting an 11.25% drop in June, real estate investment trusts rebounded in July, rising 2.8% for the month, NAREIT and FTSE Group reported today.
The Vanguard Group reopened the Vanguard Explorer Fund and the Vanguard Health Care Fund to new shareholders.
