Tag: Investing
Dow Jones Announces Launch of Long-Term Inflation Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes has announced the launch of the Dow Jones Long-Term Inflation Indexes.
ETF Assets Fall in June
State Street’s latest ETF Snapshot reveals assets in the U.S. exchange traded fund (ETF) industry totaled approximately $772 billion as of June 30 – down $11.7 billion or...
Investment Advisors International Names New Money Manager
Horizon Investments, LLC was announced as Investment Advisors International 's newest third-party money manager.
Americans Report Economic Concerns
A Bloomberg National Poll found that more than seven out of 10 Americans (71%) believe the economy is stuck in recession, and another 13% expect a backslide from...
Some Say Financial Planners More Important Since Financial Crisis
A new national opinion poll conducted for Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards finds nearly two out of three Americans (65%) are more concerned about their finances today...
Americans Cite Obstacles to Savings Goals
The American Express Spending & Saving Tracker finds that consumers’ savings goal for the year has decreased since the beginning of the year, down to an average $12,000 from $14,000...
Investors Move out of U.S., into Emerging Markets
A BofA Merrill Lynch survey reports major changes in investor sentiment for the global economy and corporate earnings.
Firm Produces Two Investment Education Offerings
Smart401k, an Overland Park, Kansas-based education provider for employer plans, has unveiled two online offerings.
John Hancock Relaunches Adopted Mid Cap Value Fund
John Hancock Funds has completed the adoption of the Robeco Boston Partners Mid Cap Value Fund and has launched it as the newly established John Hancock Disciplined Value...
National Planning Holdings, Inc. Launches WealthOne Advisory Platform
National Planning Holdings, Inc. (NPH) announced the launch of WealthOne, a Web-based advisory platform that offers investment strategies and products to all NPH-affiliated advisers.
Brinker Capital to Launch Absolute Return Portfolio within SMA
Brinker Capital has announced plans to launch an absolute return portfolio embedded in a separately managed account (SMA) format.
Virtus Launches New AlphaSector Fund
Virtus Investment Partners has launched the Virtus Premium AlphaSector Fund (Class A: VAPAX), an extension of Virtus' AlphaSector product suite that is subadvised by quantitatively-based investment firm F-Squared...
Russell Launches Enhanced Asset Allocation Capability for Advisers
Russell Investments has announced a new offering that "provides advisers with a next-generation tool that responds to current market conditions while still providing long-term risk management."
Interactive Data Provides Analytics for Bulletshares Indices
Interactive Data Corporation has announced that it is providing end-of-day index values as well as analytics capabilities for ten of Accretive Asset Management, LLC’s Bulletshares USD Corporate Bond...
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Widening the Target
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Invesco and Deutsche Bank Launch Leveraged Bond Exchange ETNs
On June 29 Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC and Deutsche Bank launched two Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) linked to CBOT Ultra T-Bond futures.
UBS Launches New Energy ETN
UBS Investment Bank announced the new UBS E-TRACS 2x Leveraged Long Alerian MLP Infrastructure Index has begun trading on NYSE Arca under the ticker symbol, MLPL.