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By Bob KeaneThere have been a lot of rumblings in the last few months about the need to shift client portfolios from small- and mid-cap stocks to...
September 27, 2004
Putnam to Disclose More About Fees, Managers' PaySept. 23, 2004 -- Putnam Investments said it will disclose more information about mutual fund fees, portfolio manager and executive pay, and brokerage commissions in...
September 27, 2004
Vanguard to Add to Primecap OfferingsSept. 27, 2004 -- Vanguard Group plans to offer another fund managed by Primecap Management Co., which runs two of Vanguard's top performing funds. The new...
September 27, 2004
Kathleen Gaffney of Loomis Sayles Strategic Income FundS&P Rank: 5 Stars Maximizing Yield
September 27, 2004
Foreign Funds Gain GroundSept. 24, 2004 -- In their search for higher profits, Americans have been looking abroad. Mutual funds that invest in international companies have raked in money at a near record pace this year, according to Financial Research Corp. Meanwhile, shareholders have been rewarded with returns that have topped domestic stock...
September 27, 2004
Ten Funds of Funds With Low Expenses, Competitive ReturnsSept. 27, 2004 -- Equity funds of funds can provide attractive returns at a reasonable price, along with other benefits. The first is greater diversification than in a conventional mutual fund. A fund of funds can further diversify by investing in several different funds or across investment styles. Second, it...
September 17, 2004
PIMCO Settles with SECWASHINGTON (HedgeWorld.com)-PA Fund Management LLC, PEA Capital LLC and PA Distributors LLC agreed Monday to settle charges they allowed market timing in PIMCO Funds Multi-Manager Series mutual funds. The three firms, which used to share the PIMCO name but have been rebranded, collectively will pay US$40 million in civil penalties...
September 14, 2004
Eaton Vance Shuffles Muni Bond Fund ManagersSept. 14, 2004 -- Eaton Vance Corp. said Monday that it has reorganized the managers of a number of its mutual funds that invest in municipal bonds because of a leave of absence that one manager has taken. Tom Metzold, who oversees several funds, has left "to spend more time...