Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
PIMCO Outflows Painful but Not Deadly: Morningstar
By Janet LevauxThe flagship Total Return Fund had $50 billion in net outflows in the past two months, but Morningstar sees positive future potential.
October 28, 2014
Investment Performance Alone Does Not Drive Asset FlowsSo, what drives asset flows? Great investor relations, suggests a new white paper.
October 28, 2014
TD Ameritrade Reports Record Earnings for 2014; Advisor Business ‘Firing on All Cylinders’TD Ameritrade execs talk to ThinkAdvisor about their earnings, how the firm lures wirehouse brokers and what they think of Schwab's new robo-platform.
October 24, 2014
Does the World Have Too Many Active Managers?Only a small subset of the active managers and the hedge funds are useful to society, Towers Watson's new think tank says.
October 24, 2014
The best ‘won’t be in today’ excusesEmployees dont need a reason to use their PTO, yet, they still come up with some amusing explanations.
October 21, 2014
"Rich opportunities” in the 403(b) marketConsultants surveyed by Cerulli Associates reported a significant uptick in activity in the 403(b) plan market.
October 14, 2014
Imminent End of QE in U.S. Spooks Global Fund ManagersFund managers confidence that the global economy would strengthen over the next 12 months plummeted to its lowest level in two years in October, a Merrill survey says.
October 13, 2014
Regulation Is Boutique Asset Managers’ Biggest Growth HurdleNearly half of boutique firms said regulation was the critical factor that could break their firm, up from 17% in 2013.