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PIMCO Pushes ‘New Normal’ Strategy, Launches Emerging Markets Stock Fund
By John SullivanThe new funds are a strategic departure for the Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm, one of the world’s largest bond managers.
April 08, 2011
Portfolio Products Round-Up: ‘Black Swan’ Events Saved Bonds in Q1, Lipper SaysIn this week's AdvisorOne portfolio products round-up, we look at fund launches from Goldman, Arrow, Van Eck Global and ProShares.
April 06, 2011
2011 Q1 Earnings Preview: Asset Manager Outlook Overshadows Big BanksAs Q1 2011 earnings season begins, portfolio manager Richard Levine of Neuberger Berman Income Equity Fund expects good news from the finance sector.
April 04, 2011
For Every Need, An AnnuitySophisticated investors don't often think of variable annuities as vehicles for cutting-edge asset allocation strategies because of the limited fund choices and risk-mitigation techniques long associated with the products. That's old thinking.
April 04, 2011
Fund Focus, ETFs: iShares Launches China Fund; Van Eck Hard Assets ETF Reaches AUM MilestoneIn ETF news this week, BlackRock Inc.’s iShares launched a China index fund while Van Eck Global’s hard assets ETF reached an AUM milestone.
April 03, 2011
For Every Need, An AnnuitySophisticated investors don't often think of variable annuities as vehicles for cutting-edge asset allocation strategies because of the limited fund choices and risk-mitigation techniques long associated with the products. That's old thinking.
April 03, 2011
Fidelity Responds to Moody's Outlook DowngradeAccording to the ratings service, the outlook change for Fidelity reflects the "erosion of the company's market share in long-term mutual fund assets under management, the growing prominence of lower-margin businesses in its overall business profile and increasing risk from non-core investment activities."
April 01, 2011
Funds Gain $6.5 Billion in Net Flows for WeekLipper says domestic equity funds had inflows of $1.3 billion for week ending March 30.