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Institutional Investment Managers Lower Growth Expectations
Institutional investment managers have moderated their expectations for global growth in the face of European debt concerns, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Northern Trust Global Advisors...
Russell Launches Multi-Manager Commodity Strategies Fund
Russell Investments has launched what it says is the first U.S. multi-manager mutual fund with a specific commodities mandate.
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The Efficient Frontier
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Widening the Target
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ReFlow Launches Index Tracking Volatility of Fund Flows
ReFlow Management Co., LLC has introduced the ReFlow Fund Flow Volatility Index (FLIX Index), designed to help mutual fund managers better understand fluctuating asset flows and their impacts...
Reconstitution of Russell Global Index Completed
Russell Investments has completed the annual realignment of the Russell Global Index and added 1,190 stocks to the equity benchmark.
House Passes “Doc Fix” Bill With Pension Relief
The House of Representatives has, by a margin of 417-to-1, passed a bill containing pension relief.
May Net Fund Outflow Slowed
Despite the return of extreme volatility to financial markets, U.S. mutual fund investors withdrew a net of roughly $7 billion from stock and bond mutual funds in...
ETFs See $5B in May Inflows
May might have been a brutal month for markets around the world, but investors continued to funnel assets into U.S.- listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), according to the...
ETFs Enjoy Nearly $4B in May Inflows
Investors put a net $3.5 billion into U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in May, according to an estimate from Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.
RIAs Continue to Pull in Clients, Show Optimism for Economic Recovery
Most (68%) registered investment advisers (RIAs) said they have increased the number of clients over the last six months, up 13% over the previous quarter, according to a...
U.S. Equity Trading Commissions Fall Short
Commissions paid by institutional investors to brokers on trades of U.S. equities are falling far short of projections to this point in 2010, according to Greenwich Associates.
How Much Help Are Defaulted Participants Getting?
New research indicates employers could do more to help defaulted participants adequately save for retirement.
Invesco Launches Balanced-Risk Commodity Strategy
Invesco’s Global Asset Allocation team has now launched, and recently been awarded its first mandate in, its Balanced-Risk Commodity strategy.
BNY Mellon Launches Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund
The Dreyfus Corporation, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon Asset Management, has announced the launch of Dreyfus Global Real Return Fund, Inc.
Almost a Third of Advisers Increased Use of Guaranteed Income
While many advisers are still not embracing annuities in retirement income planning, almost 30% said they have increased their use of guaranteed income streams amid the market crisis,...
Americans Still Fretting Over Money
Things might be looking up on Wall Street, but a new survey found 84% of Americans still fret about their finances.