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LaCrosse Global to Buy BofA-Merrill Fund-Admin Business
By John SullivanLaCrosse co-CEO says, 'Post-Madoff operational due diligence now more important than ever'
July 18, 2010
The Hartford Announces 36 Lower Fund FeesThe Hartford Mutual Funds has announced that, effective July 1, permanent mutual fund expense reductions have taken effect on 36 funds.
July 15, 2010
Financial Reform Bill and the Fiduciary Standard for BrokersFinancial advisors don't have to give advice, but for those who do, there's no need to be afraid of fiduciary duty to clients.
July 15, 2010
Moving Client Assets: The Good, the Bad and the UglyChanging firms is no longer a one-size-fits-all affair when it comes to the transfer of assets under management.
July 14, 2010
Old Mutual Adds Invesco Portfolio Management Team to Roster of 18 Boutique FirmsOld Mutual Asset Management has agreed to buy Invesco Ltd.'s eight-person international equity portfolio management team led by Hans van den Berg, formerly of Morgan Stanley.
July 14, 2010
U.S. Retail Sales, Business Inventories and Sales, Import-Export Prices Signal Slower RecoveryIn a day rife with disparate economic data, U.S. business inventories were up but trade and manufacturers' sales fell along with retail and food services sales, and import and export prices both declined.
July 13, 2010
Hartford 'Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010' Report Card Puts Dr. Bob 'On Probation'In a mid-term report card that reviews "Top 10 Investment Themes for 2010," "Dr. Bob" of The Hartford Mutual Funds, gave himself one A grade, four Bs, one C, no Ds, and four Fs for a variety of investing strategies in the first volatile half of 2010.
July 13, 2010
Rydex Launches Four Alternative Mutual FundsRydex|SGI rolled out Monday, July 12, four more alternative investment mutual funds, giving the Rockville, Maryland-based firm a total of 12 such mutual funds to go along with nine Rydex alternative-strategy ETFs.