Equity Funds
Learn about the latest developments among equity mutual funds, including active and passive funds.
More Funds Make Move to NYSE
By Staff WriterA second group of iShares ETFs made the move from the American Stock Exchange to the NYSE Arca exchange, a subsidiary of the NYSE Group,...
August 24, 2006
Persistent Savings Yield 401(k) Growth: ReportDespite the arrival of a severe bear market in the period, the average account balance among American workers who consistently held 401(k) accounts from 1999 ...
August 07, 2006
New LODH Fund Seeks Latin OpportunitiesLombard Odier Darier Hentsch Group in June launched a new long/short fund focused on Latin America, and announced Monday that assets have grown to $50 million.
July 24, 2006
Portable Alpha Pays Off in PennsylvaniaPortable alpha strategies have paid off for the Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System, adding $780 million in net earnings from its January 2002 inception date. So it should come as no surprise that the program will essentially grow by roughly $2.2 billion.
May 22, 2006
S&P Scans Strongly Performing Funds of FundsStrongest first quarter in several years leads to increased monitoring of the sector
May 02, 2006
Swiss Funds Show Strength, Alternatives ShineThe Swiss fund market posted a strong increase in assets under management in the first quarter of 2006, according to data released yesterday by the Swiss Funds Association. Assets under management at funds covered by the statistics increased by 6.7%, or 35.8 billion CHF, to a record high of 572...
February 21, 2006
Manager Proposes Beta StrategyAs money managers continue searching for alpha, Alternative Investment Partners co-founder Lee Schultheis is focused on beta--on the Beta Hedged Strategies Fund, that is. As a follow-up to his three-year-old Alpha Hedged Strategies Fund, Mr. Schultheis is preparing his second hedge fund strategy that is slated to launch in March....