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Portfolio Products Roundup: Russell Launches New Index ETFs; Fidelity, Others Add Global Flavor
By Marlene Y. SatterMeanwhile, commodity funds focused on agriculture and silver see record flows.
May 19, 2011
BlackRock Buys Back BofA’s $2.5 Billion StakeBlackRock and Bank of America have struck a deal for the world’s largest money manager to buy back BofA’s $2.5 billion share in the company.
May 19, 2011
What Do Young DC Plan Participants Favor? Vanguard Tells AllVanguard survey finds target-date funds, auto-enrollment contributed to higher allocations to equities among all ages.
May 18, 2011
Closed-End Funds Present Investing Opportunities, and PitfallsCE funds had a strong April and have returned more than 25% over the past year, but rising short-term interest rates are a risk to watch
May 17, 2011
Muni Bond Markets Rally to Highest Level in 6 MonthsRally comes at a time of extremely low supply of newly issued municipal bonds.
May 16, 2011
Fund Flows Positive in April: KBWNet mutual fund flows, both for equity and for fixed income funds, were solidly positive in April, according to data released Friday by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Emerging markets saw strong inflows and muni funds were still on the outflow, although that has slowed somewhat.
May 16, 2011
Clients Seek Advisors' Help in Hedging Risk: Aberdeen, Options Council SurveysInvestors’ growing risk appetite has advisors making more aggressive market plays, Aberdeen Asset Management and Options Industry Council surveys show.
May 15, 2011
Reconsidering the Case for CommoditiesOne investment firm contends that the fundamental case for commodities has changed since the late 1990s