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INVESTING ETFS AUG 25, 2010
Russell Investments hires two ex-execs from iShares for its ETF biz

Russell Investments moved a step closer to becoming an exchange-traded-fund provider yesterday when it announced that it has appointed James Polisson managing director of its global ETF business and Andrew Arenberg managing director of global ETF distribution.

John Hancock adds a 'to' to its 'through' TDFs
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2010
John Hancock adds a 'to' to its 'through' TDFs

In an apparent first for the retirement industry, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services is now offering 401(k) participants a choice between target date funds that plan for investments “to” retirement and “through” retirement.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 23, 2010
SEC's target date proposal met with raging indifference

Public response to the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal to enhance target date fund disclosure has been tepid — even as the public-comment deadline looms three days away.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 20, 2010
London calling: UK's ETF Securities plans big commodities push in U.S.

A London-based provider of exchange-traded funds is planning to launch 18 commodities-based ETFs and a precious-metals basket ETF.

INVESTING FINTECH AUG 19, 2010
Broadridge rolls out new ETF tool

Tool will help ETF providers to focus their marketing and educational materials on the needs of advisers.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 18, 2010
Two more firms pull the plug on ETFs

Grail Advisors, Claymore Securities bag several smaller funds; more firms to follow suit?

Vanguard targeting advisers, institutions with new funds
INVESTING ETFS AUG 18, 2010
Vanguard targeting advisers, institutions with new funds

Vanguard said Thursday it will expand its index investment offerings with 19 new mutual funds, each with an exchange-traded fund version holding the same stocks or bonds as the companion mutual fund.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 16, 2010
BlackRock, Dreyfus, Huntington file to launch active ETFs

The three firm companies join the growing number of firms looking to get into the active ETF area.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2010
Flash crash aftermath? Mutual funds hardly hit

The recent turbulence in global stock markets prompted just a small portion of mutual fund investors to pull out of stocks in May, according to research firm Strategic Insight.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 10, 2010
Hennessy eyes nixing 12(b)-1 fees on two funds

Management isn't convinced it needs the marketing fees to attract assets; 'bang for the buck'?

INVESTING ETFS AUG 10, 2010
ETF providers take action after recent 'flash crash'

As regulators and stock exchanges try to figure out what caused the 1,000-point stock market drop May 6, exchange-traded-fund providers are doing damage control.

INVESTING ETFS AUG 10, 2010
ETF providers want say on flash-crash rules

As regulators and stock exchange officials discuss putting rules in place to make sure that the market volatility of May 6 never happens again, exchange-traded-fund providers are making sure considerations are made for their offerings

H-P's slide bad news for three Fidelity funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2010
H-P's slide bad news for three Fidelity funds

Investors in three of Fidelity Investments' mutual funds have the most to lose in the wake of the resignation of Hewlett-Packard Co. chief executive Mark Hurd, though analysts said that they think that the stock is a better buy now as a result of the scandal.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 06, 2010
Morningstar unveils three new fund categories

Morningstar Inc. has introduced three mutual fund categories to make it easier for investors and financial advisers to do specific searches and more accurate peer comparisons.

Investors yanking assets from Legg Mason funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 05, 2010
Investors yanking assets from Legg Mason funds

Legg Mason Inc. fell as much as 3.6 percent in New York trading after reporting that fund withdrawals more than doubled from the prior quarter.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2010
Ex-Wachovia gurus roll out first mutual funds at Riverfront

Riverfront Investment Group, the asset manager founded by former investment gurus from Wachovia Securities, is launching three mutual funds.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 03, 2010
Broker-dealers blast SEC pricing plan for mutual fund fees

Brokerage executives are slamming the SEC's proposal to allow broker-dealers to set their own sales charges on mutual funds, claiming that it could create problems for both the industry and individual investors.

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 01, 2010
12(b)-1 proposal may hurt investors, advisers contend

The Securities and Exchange Commission's proposal last week to revamp 12(b)-1 fees could have a number of unintended consequences that could hurt investors rather than help them, according to some observers.

INVESTING ETFS JUL 29, 2010
Nuveen jumps into ETF market

Nuveen hopes this type of arrangement is just the first of many as it hopes to subadvise more muni bond ETFs

INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 26, 2010
Q&A: AllianceBernstein's Peter Kraus

It's been just over a year since Peter Kraus took over as CEO of AllianceBernstein LP.