Tag: Mutual funds

Forward Management, LLC has created the Forward Commodity Long/Short Strategy Fund (FCOMX).

Bishop Asset Management is introducing the Bishop Volatility Flex Fund (VFF).

The Hartford Mutual Funds announced an enhancement to the investment objective and strategy of The Hartford Tax-Free National Fund.

361° Capital, an investment management firm focused on managing alternative investments for institutions, has launched its first mutual fund, the 361° Absolute Alpha Fund.

The Gabelli Global Deal Fund has changed its name to The GDL Fund, effective January 14, 2011.  

The Turner Funds is introducing three alternative, or long/short, stock mutual funds.

Sterling Capital Management announced that effective as of February 1, BB&T Funds have been renamed Sterling Capital Funds.

The mutual fund industry has benefited this past year from moderately improved investor confidence, rising stock prices, rapid fund innovation, and evolving leadership among fund managers, notes a...

Ariel Investments, LLC, launched the Ariel Discovery Fund, a small-cap, deep-value, publicly traded mutual fund.

The Vanguard Group was the largest fund manager as of December 31, 2010, according to Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Forward Management launched the Forward Tactical Enhanced Fund (FTEEX) that seeks profit through continuous management of market exposure.

Mutual funds from ING Fund Services are now available to Pershing-affiliated broker/dealers (B/Ds) and registered investment advisers (RIAs).  

Investors worldwide contributed $40 billion of new cash flows to long-term mutual funds in November, two-thirds of which went to equity funds.

The percentage of investors that own exchange-traded funds (ETFs) has increased, while the percentage owning mutual funds has decreased over the past four years, according to a recent Cogent Research...

Causeway Capital Management LLC launched Causeway Global Absolute Return Fund, which will have long and short exposures to common and preferred stocks primarily in developed markets worldwide.

RiverNorth Capital launched the RiverNorth/DoubleLine Strategic Income Fund, to be subadvised by DoubleLine Capital LP.

Franklin Templeton Investments has introduced the Franklin World Perspectives Fund, an actively-managed, global growth equity fund.

Liberty Street Advisors has launched the Center Coast MLP Focus Fund, an open-end mutual fund, which will invest in midstream energy infrastructure master limited partnerships (MLPs).

Demand among U.S. investors for stock mutual funds accelerated by year end, with aggregate inflows to equity funds, including ETFs, near $25 billion, according to Strategic Insight, an...

Charles Schwab on Tuesday agreed to pay more than $119 million to settle charges of wrongdoing in connection with the marketing of its Schwab YieldPlus Fund.