With fund firms launching a seemingly endless parade of exchange-traded funds, a dark side to this glut of offerings is emerging: Portfolio liquidations, once rare, are becoming more common
Research firm aims to barge into the ratings biz for exchange-traded funds; rival doing some revising as well
The combined market value of U.S. exchange-traded funds surpassed $1 trillion for the first time in 2010, while ETFs investing in emerging markets and bonds receiving the most new money, Birinyi Associates Inc. said.
The Vanguard Group Inc. has edged out BlackRock Inc.'s iShares as advisers' most trusted exchange-traded fund provider, according to a survey released by Cogent Research.
Brokerage plans to charge fund firms by assets on its platform -- not accounts.
AllianceBernstein, OppenheimerFunds occupy bottom rung in latest ratings; Fidelity slips.
Expanded definition of 'fiduciary' likely to hamstring funds that work with plan sponsors and participants.
Vanguard decided to drop Axa Rosenberg as the manager of its $8.9 billion Explorer Fund Ticker:(VEXPX), the $492 million U.S. Value Fund Ticker:(VUVLX) and the $84 million Market Neutral Fund Ticker:( VMNFX).
Branding trumps performance in the fund world, according to the results of the latest <i>InvestmentNews</i> broker-dealer survey. Advisers prefer American Funds, despite spotty performance, while Vanguard emerges strong. <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20110123/REG/301239996&issuedate=20110121&sid=BD0121) More on the mutual fund results here,</a> and more on the <a href=http://www.investmentnews.com/section/specialreporttemplate?sid=BD0121&issuedate=20110121>B-D special report here.</a>
While Americans in Egypt evacuate with help from the U.S. Embassy, financial advisers are considering whether investments in the embattled nation — and the rest of the Middle East — should follow.
Many see 'gems' overseas, where stock valuations trail economic reality; 'investors just can't believe we're actually recovering'
Investors in hedge funds and limited partnerships are used to receiving these forms, which reflect an investor's proportionate share of a partnership's taxable income or loss
Affluent investors increasingly are turning to exchange-traded funds over mutual funds, and when it comes to their sentiments about the providers of those ETFs, clients rate The Vanguard Group Inc. above all others
Offerings from American Funds, Fidelity Investments and The Vanguard Group Inc. had the biggest net outflows last year, according to Morningstar Inc.
The Securities and Exchange Commission's appointment of Eileen Rominger, an 11-year veteran of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, as its director of investment management marks the first time that the SEC has named an industry executive with no legal background to the position
In light of the extreme volatility in the municipal bond market, The Vanguard Group Inc. has withdrawn the documents it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch three muni bond index funds and three exchange-traded funds, as first reported on InvestmentNews.com.
Standard & Poor's foresees improving real gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2011, and also foresees gains in the broader U.S. stock market following a 14% gain (as measured by the S&P 1500) in 2010.
First Trust Portfolios LP has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch nine international exchange-traded funds as part of its AlphaDex series.
