The Investment Company Institute has slammed assertions kaChing Group Inc. made regarding mutual fund fees, continuing an online sparring match between the two.
John Hancock Funds LLC today launched an international fixed-income fund to enable investors to hedge against rising interest rates.
Fearing a backlash from investors who are still piling into bond funds, mutual fund companies are rolling out sales and marketing campaigns to encourage investors to shift assets into other products.
Shares of asset management companies fell with the broader market in afternoon trading Thursday even after several reported big earnings gains to close out 2009.
Bruce Bond is stepping down as chief executive of Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC, the exchange-traded-fund provider he founded in 2003.
Although actively managed exchange-traded funds are just in their infancy, many financial advisers and even some ETF providers have already written them off.
Eaton Vance Management and Invesco PowerShares on Tuesday announced new investment products offering exposure to the government's Build America Bonds stimulus program, which seeks to spur construction and repair projects by state and local governments.
Rumors have been flying of late that Fidelity Investments may be looking to expand its proprietary exchange-traded-fund lineup. Now sources say the firm has been ramping up talks with index providers and other partners to do just that.
A stalled proposal hammered out last year to permit exchange traded funds to operate without having to obtain individual exemptive orders may finally see the light of day -- and soon.
This month's Featured Fund of the Month is the Vanguard Growth Index Fund (VUG, $54.90 at close of business on March 11, 2010), which carries Standard & Poor's highest ETF ranking of “Overweight.”
That's good news for advisers, many of whom are on the lookout for exchange-traded funds that aren't passively managed
The firm announced plans for a new core line up of exchange-traded funds based on Wilshire Associates' indexes.
The BrightScope 401(k) plan ratings service is skewering the Investment Company Institute over its defense of target date funds.
Just days after its acquisition by Guggenheim Partners LLC was finalized, Claymore Securities Inc. has rolled out a new China exchange-traded fund – a launch that will likely be just the first of many, now that the Claymore/Guggenheim marriage is official.
The BrightScope 401(k) plan ratings service is skewering the Investment Company Institute over its defense of target date funds.
The Vanguard Group Inc. today changed the benchmarks for ten stock sector index mutual funds and corresponding exchange-traded funds from their old MSCI indexes to new MSCI 25/50 benchmarks. Those benchmarks are designed to meet IRS standards for registered investment companies.
iShares today launched a suite of municipal bond exchange-traded funds with a planned end date. The feature allows investors to obtain targeted exposure to the municipal yield curve.
The Charles Schwab Corp. today announced the launch of six new managed portfolios of exchange-traded funds available through a fee-based portfolio advisory program.
The founder of the No-Load Mutual Fund Association — now The Mutual Fund Education Alliance — hopes to announce the creation of a new organization representing exchange-traded funds next month.
More asset managers are getting out of the money market fund business because the regulatory and market environment often makes offering such funds unprofitable.
