Tag: Investing

The August BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey sees investors moving into Europe and out of Japan and the U.S.

Manulife Financial has announced a new strategic arrangement with Franklin Templeton Investments under which Templeton LifeSmart Portfolios will be made available to Canadian group retirement clients. 

Vanguard has announced the restructuring of the investment advisory arrangements for Vanguard Explorer Fund, Vanguard U.S. Value Fund, and Vanguard Market Neutral Fund. 

July saw investors put $7.5 billion into U.S. Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs), according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

Driven by ongoing demand for bond funds, U.S. mutual fund investors added about $25 billion in net new cash to U.S. stock and bond mutual funds in July...

Flows into U.S. open-end funds increased slightly in July to $14.1 billion versus $13.5 billion in June, according to the latest Morningstar fund flow data. 

Standard & Poor's has launched the S&P Factor Indices which seek to measure the risk premium inherent between asset classes and financial markets. 

The Credit Suisse Commodity Benchmark (CSCB) has been designated as the benchmark for a new U.S. mutual fund launched by PIMCO. 

A report from the Investment Company Institute (ICI) finds Americans held $16.5 trillion in retirement assets at the end of the first quarter of 2010, accounting for 36%...

QS Investors, LLC has opened its doors as an independent institutional investment firm based in New York. 

John Hancock's new “hard wired” program helps advisers understand client behavior, structure client portfolios, and build advisers' businesses, the company said. 

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry assets rose $50 billion for the month of July – up 6.5%, according to the State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) ETF Snapshot. 

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) has been selected by Lincoln Financial Group to sub-advise variable life insurance and variable annuity investment options. 

After nearing record deficits at the end of June, U.S. pension plan funded positions have recovered modestly during July thanks mostly to rising equity markets, according to Mercer. 

Stock and bond funds experienced June net inflows of $25.5 billion according to new Financial Research Corporation (FRC) data. 

Charles Schwab has announced the launch of three bond ETFs, adding to a suite of eight equity Schwab ETFs.

Bank of Hawaii’s Investment Services Group is now offering its clients an open architecture unified managed account (UMA) that can integrate multiple products.

Through a strategic alliance with Mid Atlantic Financial Platforms, Inc. (MAFP), DailyAccess Corporation is now positioned to offer exchange traded funds (ETFs) in employee benefit plans.