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The Hartford Launches Global Fund
By Staff WriterThe Hartford launched Hartford Global Equity Fund (HLEAX), a mutual fund classified as a Global Multi-Cap Core fund by Lipper, on March 1.
March 07, 2008
Ending a Three-Year Settlement SagaFidelity Investments has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty for accepting over $1.6 million in gifts and entertainment paid for by outside brokers.
March 01, 2008
Bonds, Large Blend Top the '07 ChartsFund data complied by the Financial Research Corporation of Boston shows investors have been actively moving from equities to bonds, with intermediate-term bonds capturing the...
March 01, 2008
Emerging Into a DownturnAfter years of outperforming the U.S. market, emerging markets, as measured by the SCI Emerging Markets index, topped out last October, moving downward in fits...
March 01, 2008
Target Practice"Target date funds have been arguably the biggest newsmaker this decade in the defined contribution business," notes John Rekenthaler, vice president of research and new...
March 01, 2008
About the managerIn addition to managing the Icon International Equity Fund, Scott Snyder is VP, investments, at Icon Funds, and a senior member of Icon's investment committee....
March 01, 2008
IRA Owners Guard Assets, But Are Minority in U.S.Some 70 percent of those who own Individual Retirement Accounts plan to defer withdrawals from these accounts as long as possible, according to a new...