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Mid-Cap Value Funds Deliver Outsized Performance: Mutual Fund Focus, August 2010
By Vaughan ScullyMid-cap stocks seem to suffer from a perennial identity crisis. One the one hand, they are too small to command the dominant positions in large
August 24, 2010
Boston Consulting Group: Asset Managers Rebound From Worst of Global DownturnThe global asset management business rebounded strongly in 2009, but managers face formidable obstacles in their quest to return to the growth trends and profitability levels that preceded the financial crisis.
August 24, 2010
NAR Existing Home Sales Plummet to Record Low; Retail Also DownExisting-home sales dropped sharply in July to historic lows after the home buyer tax credit expired, but home prices continued to gain, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported Tuesday, August 24.
August 23, 2010
Bond fund inflows approach record winning streakAn analysis of data provided by the Investment Company Institute, a mutual fund industry trade organization, show bond fund asset inflows have outpaced equity fund inflows for 30 straight months through June.
August 23, 2010
DFA Plans to Roll Out a Commodity FundDimensional Fund Advisors (DFA) is expected to roll out the DFA Commodity Strategy by year-end, according to a report by Morningstar Advisor on Monday, August 23.
August 23, 2010
Bond Fund Inflows Approach Record Winning StreakAn analysis of data provided by the Investment Company Institute, a mutual fund industry trade organization, show bond fund asset inflows have outpaced equity fund inflows for 30 straight months through June.
August 23, 2010
Columbia-RiverSource to Streamline 62 FundsThe proposed mergers are part of Ameriprise's acquisition of the asset management business, which has about $330 billion in AUM.
August 23, 2010
Cerulli's Opportunity Index Compares Managed Account SponsorsAn "opportunity index" to help asset managers focus their distribution efforts is part of Cerulli Associates' new study, "Managed Accounts: Asset Manager Distribution Roadmap," the firm announced on Friday, August 13.