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Probe highlights need of fiduciary standard, say advocates
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2010
Probe highlights need of fiduciary standard, say advocates

Advocates of a universal fiduciary standard of care for all advisers and brokers are hoping that the recent insider trading probe will help their cause.

SEC may ask B-Ds to watch algorithmic trading
INVESTING EQUITIES DEC 15, 2010
SEC may ask B-Ds to watch algorithmic trading

Officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission are considering setting limits on computer-trading algorithms — and may choose to require broker-dealers to monitor their orders — in the wake of the May 6 flash crash.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 12, 2010
JPM launches R class free of 12(b)-1 fees

In an attempt to help advisers and plan sponsors comply with new fee disclosure rules — and get in front of looming 12(b)-1 reform — J.P. Morgan Asset Management last week introduced a share class for 401(k)s that is free of 12(b)-1 fees

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
DoubleLine woos commission-based brokers with new fund

Gundlach & Co. launching fund with load shares, a first for firm

Russell vaults into ETF vanguard with U.S. One buy
INVESTING ETFS DEC 09, 2010
Russell vaults into ETF vanguard with U.S. One buy

Like a lot of firms, Russell Investment has been waiting a long time for the SEC to approve its request to launch an actively managed exchange-traded fund. Today, Russell took the bull by the horns, purchasing U.S. One -- and with it, the RIA's actively managed ETF.

Franklin Templeton finally vindicated in market-timing case
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Franklin Templeton finally vindicated in market-timing case

Judge rules in favor of only fund firm that refused to settle class action; 'last man standing'

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Gundlach's DoubleLine registers 3 bond mutual funds

DoubleLine Capital is launching three fixed-income mutual funds, according to the company's filing with the SEC.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
TCW mutual fund chief bolts; another exec makes a U-turn

Ronald R. Redell left his post as president and CEO of the TCW Funds Inc. and TCW Strategic Income Fund Inc. to run the fixed-income mutual fund operation at DoubleLine LLC, according to a news release.

Ex-TCW exec Gundlach gets backing from Oaktree
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2010
Ex-TCW exec Gundlach gets backing from Oaktree

Jeffrey Gundlach, ousted early this month as chief investment officer of TCW, announced today he has established a strategic relationship with Oaktree Capital Management LP in which Oaktree will help his new firm, DoubleLine LLC, establish its own operational infrastructure.

INVESTING RIAS DEC 06, 2010
Put 12(b)-1 reform on the front burner

The SEC should move with haste to revamp 12(b)-1 fees

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 06, 2010
12(b)-1 reform fades into the background

Don't hold your breath waiting for changes in mutual fund marketing fees.

INVESTING FINTECH DEC 06, 2010
Tech firm challenges fund firms on performance numbers

Confluence will audit data through Oct. 29; 'the year of transparency'

INVESTING ETFS DEC 06, 2010
Will Vanguard's surge reignite ETF price war?

Index specialist's cheaper funds gaining fast on BlackRock, State Street; 'hard pill to swallow'

INVESTING ETFS DEC 05, 2010
BlackRock revenue takes hit in ETF fee wars

BlackRock Inc. is losing its tight grip on the $927 billion U.S. ETF market — potentially costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue — and the competition is just starting to heat up

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 05, 2010
Active managers fear probe will stifle use of outside research

Financial advisers and mutual fund executives are increasingly worried that the latest insider trading probe will result in regulations limiting how active fund managers are allowed to use outside research, hurting returns and prompting investors to flock to index funds.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 02, 2010
Wellington: Firm isn't target of insider trading probe

Wellington Management Co. LLP issued a statement Friday saying it had been told it isn't a target in the current insider trading probe, despite having received a subpoena last week as part of the investigation.

Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong
INVESTING ETFS DEC 02, 2010
Vanguard eyes ETF growth in Canada, Hong Kong

The Vanguard Group Inc. is looking to expand its non-U.S. exchange-traded-fund business in the next five years. Specifically, the firm intends to enter Hong Kong and Canada next year, said F. William McNabb II, president and CEO.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 30, 2010
Insider trading probe could rock mutual fund business

News of a federal investigation reportedly probing mutual fund companies, broker-dealers and consultants — as well as investment banks and hedge funds — could cause investors to dump equities, according to industry observers and financial advisers.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 29, 2010
Putnam cuts fees on absolute-return and lifecycle funds

Putnam Investments has significantly lowered the expense ratios on its slate of Absolute Return funds and its RetirementReady Lifecycle funds.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS NOV 24, 2010
Stanford professor stung by First Republic bond fund wins $2.2M

A First Republic Bank unit was ordered to pay a retired Stanford University professor and his wife $2.18 million after arbitrators found the firm gave them only a “fleeting and slapdash” explanation of a municipal bond fund that imploded during the credit crisis in 2008.