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Mutual fund mania continues
By Staff WriterDespite recent scandal that rocked the mutual fund industry, and despite the rise of ETFs, SMAs and other alternatives, shareholders' opinions about the mutual fund...
May 28, 2008
FRC: Fund Inflow FallsThe flow of cash into stock and bond mutual funds fell to $25 billion in April, from $37 billion in April 2007, according to Financial ...
May 14, 2008
Annuity Seller Settles With ConnecticutAn insurer has resolved a Nutmeg State investigation involving concerns about compensation paid to brokers who sold single-premium group annuities.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, ...
May 14, 2008
Allstate Offers Mutual Fund Income GuaranteeA financial services giant will be using a contingent deferred annuity to increase older investors' confidence in mutual funds.Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill., says it will ...
May 14, 2008
Allstate Offers Mutual Fund Income GuaranteeA financial services giant will be using a contingent deferred annuity to increase older investors' confidence in mutual funds.Allstate Corp., Northbrook, Ill., says it will ...
May 14, 2008
Annuity Seller Settles With ConnecticutAn insurer has resolved a Nutmeg State investigation involving concerns about compensation paid to brokers who sold single-premium group annuities.Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, Omaha, ...
May 07, 2008
Hancock Roots Out Auction Rate SecuritiesJohn Hancock Funds is restructuring the holdings of 5 of 7 leveraged closed-end funds.John Hancock, Boston, a unit of Manulife Financial Corp., Boston, says the ...
May 06, 2008
Investment trends$43 million: Net inflow of long-term funds like stocks, bonds and hybrids for March 2008. 34%: Percentage of mutual fund owners who only own funds outside employer-sponsored plans. $7.43 billion: Inflow of taxable bond funds