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Portfolio Products Round-Up: Global X, Van Eck Launch new ETFs
By Joyce HansonDestra Rolls Out Ibbotson-Inspired Mutual Funds; FocusShares Taps JPMorgan for Morningstar ETFs
April 14, 2011
Equity Funds Have Strong Q1 in ’11Equity mutual funds grew by $50 billion in the first three months of 2011, as fixed-income funds attracted more than $34 billion.
April 14, 2011
Greek Bond Yields Driven Higher on Restructuring FearsThe yield on Greek bonds, particularly for short-term paper, skyrocketed Thursday as worries over the possibility of haircuts drove investors’ fears. Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish bonds followed, since anything that would initiate a Greek restructuring would likely affect the other troubled nations as well.
April 13, 2011
Strategic Insight, Morningstar Report Slower U.S. Stock Fund Inflows in MarchStrategic Insight and Morningstar both reported a slowing of inflows into U.S. stock mutual funds in March as demand grew for international equity funds and taxable bond funds.
April 13, 2011
PIMCO Pushes ‘New Normal’ Strategy, Launches Emerging Markets Stock FundThe new funds are a strategic departure for the Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm, one of the world’s largest bond managers.
April 12, 2011
PIMCO's Gross Reduces Government Related InvestmentsPIMCO's $236 billion Total Return Fund reduced its share of U.S. government debt to minus 3% in March, while increasing its cash and cash equivalents to 31%, its highest percentage in four years.
April 10, 2011
February Yields Mostly Positive Results for Closed-End FundsThe RiverNorth Closed-End Fund Index’s best performing asset class in February was Convertible Bonds, returning 7.23%, driven by 3.7% discount narrowing.
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.