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Scottrade Joins ETF Fray
By Ron DeLeggeAn emerging trend, which has far reaching implications, has crashed the investment sphere: Proprietary branded ETFs from brokerage firms with zero online…
April 29, 2011
EU to Investigate 16 Banks on CDSRegulators for the EU opened investigations into the credit default swap market on Friday, looking into whether 16 investment banks and Markit, the CDS market information provider, had abused a dominant market position or colluded in some way.
April 29, 2011
Royal Weddings and the S&P: Not a Great Love AffairThe marriage of royal couples in the United Kingdom and the U.S. stock market have a sketchy relationship at best.
April 26, 2011
ETFs Grow Slowly in WrapsBy the end of 2010, ETFs made up 25% of retail fund (mutual fund + ETF) assets in wrap, or fee-based advisory, programs at national broker-dealers. That was up from 22% at the end of 2008.
April 25, 2011
Performance of Corporate Earnings Strong in Q1, Glenmede Analyst SaysCorporate earnings appear stronger than last quarter, says Glenmede's Jason Pride.
April 25, 2011
Bernanke Meets the Press: What’s Next for the Fed?—Advisor Briefing for the Week of April 25, 2011Market-moving news of the week: big oil earnings, but FOMC meets followed by Chairman Bernanke's inaugural press conference.
April 25, 2011
Portfolio Products Round-Up: Neuberger Berman Files, J.P. Morgan Jazzes FundThis week in portfolio products news, Neuberger Berman filed with the SEC for the introduction of two new mutual funds and J.P. Morgan added a new wrinkle to a bond fund. Also, Gemini Fund Services assisted in the launch of seven new alternative funds by independent advisors.
April 21, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings: BlackRock Profits Jump 34%BlackRock's strong investment performance and new business helped push profits 34% higher for the world’s largest asset manager in Q1 2011.