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August Fund Flows Up to Nearly $17 Billion
By Janet LevauxA bump in fund inflows, reports Morningstar, was led by fixed income in August.
September 10, 2010
NYSE Euronext Joint Venture Focuses on Sustainable Energy MarketNYSE Euronext (NYX) is expanding its focus on environmental and sustainable energy initiatives through a joint venture, NYSE Blue, with APX, Inc., the company announced Tuesday, September 7.
September 10, 2010
Vanguard Introduces Series of Low-Cost Index Mutual Funds and ETFsAs was expected, Vanguard has filed registration statements with the SEC to introduce a broad range of new index mutual funds and ETFs based on Standard & Poor's domestic stock indexes.
September 09, 2010
Finance-Sector IPO Pipeline Frozen in Place: Renaissance CapitalSince July 8, when Fortune Bank shelved its $360 million IPO, a total of 11 filings in the finance sector have not gone to market, according to data from Renaissance Capital. Those 11 filings are just a fraction of the total 168 IPOs that have stalled.
September 08, 2010
DRR or RDD; not DDD or even RRRHumans are in a constant state of emotion: Long periods of blissful work, rest and life that are separated by difficult -- sometimes tragic -- things.
September 03, 2010
10 marketing tips from a new perspectiveIn his book, The Professional's Guide to Financial Service Marketing, Jay Nagdeman offers smart ideas and tips on practical marketing that provide a new perspective on marketing issues. Following are some of his insights.
September 03, 2010
ETF Advisor-Loyalty Study: Vanguard Tops iSharesA Cogent Research study found that Vanguard ETFs capture about $5.5 million in assets per advisor vs. $5.7 million for iShares.
September 03, 2010
U.S. Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 9.6% in AugustPayroll jobs fell by just 54,000 in August and the unemployment rate rose by only one-tenth of a percentage point, to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, according to the U.S. Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Friday, September 3.