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Portfolio Products Roundup: Invesco Launches Battery of Funds; Russell, Axioma Go Long-Only
By Marlene Y. SatterIn the week leading up to Memorial Day, new product launches included Invesco PowerShares’ introduction of nine “Fundamental Pure Style” ETFs, Russell and Axioma’s new suite of “long-only” factor-based indexes and Palmer Square Capital Management’s launch of its first mutual fund. In addition, Global X introduced its new ETF focused...
May 25, 2011
China Banks Seek Overseas ExpansionChinese banks, in an effort to grow beyond the mainland's borders, have plowed large amounts of capital into acquisitions, new branches overseas and joint ventures. Although analysts are critical of their efforts, calling them pricey and poorly directed, banks see opportunity beckoning.
May 24, 2011
Mutual Funds Race to Join Active ETF FrayEaton Vance, Janus, others planning rollouts.
May 24, 2011
New Apps From Fidelity, Pershing, Schwab Introduce Mobile Check Deposit, Expansion to AndroidFidelity and Charles Schwab focus on clients who can't put their smartphones down, and the NetX360 circle got a little bigger for Pershing advisors with a mobile app that works on the the Android platform.
May 23, 2011
Columbia Management Closes Purchase of Grail AdvisorsAt a special shareholder meeting on Friday, after shareholders had voted to approve a change in investment managers for all the ETFs formerly managed by Grail Advisors, ColumbiaManagement Investment Advisors, closed its acquisition of Grail effective at the close of business that day.
May 21, 2011
Portfolio Products Roundup: Russell Launches New Index ETFs; Fidelity, Others Add Global FlavorMeanwhile, commodity funds focused on agriculture and silver see record flows.
May 20, 2011
Why Is Economy Faltering? Conference Board's Goldstein Explains the DriversLeading economic indicators dip, says Board's Goldstein, over labor market and housing.