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Ten Funds of Funds With Low Expenses, Competitive Returns
By Staff WriterSept. 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 10, 2004
Event Driven and Arbitrage Pull Index UpNEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--After going into the red in July, the Standard & Poor's Hedge Fund Index was positive for August, up 0.16%, buoyed by arbitrage...
September 10, 2004
Invesco Reaches US$451 Million Market-Timing SettlementDENVER (HedgeWorld.com)--In what may be one of the last of the super-size settlements tied to the mutual fund market-timing/late-trading scandal, AMVESCAP plc's Invesco Funds Group Inc. and AIM Advisors Inc. mutual fund arms agreed Tuesday to a US$451 million settlement of market-timing charges. Those civil charges were brought against Invesco...
September 01, 2004
Large-Cap Value Shows Its WorthAs we enter the second year of a market rally, many investors are now gravitating toward the stability of large-cap value stocks in a flight...
September 01, 2004
Like Father, Like SonJudged by most standards, Thompson Plumb Growth Fund looks pretty good. It's a no-load, large-cap blend fund without a 12b-1 fee and with lower expenses...
August 31, 2004
Frank Russell Acquires Australian HR Services UnitNU Online News Service, Aug. 31, 2004, 3:48 p.m. EDTFrank Russell Company, Tacoma, Wash., has acquired a large human resources services operation in Australia ...
August 31, 2004
Net New Cash Into Stock Funds Tapers Off In July: ICIAug. 30, 2004 -- Investors continued to pour money into equity funds during July, but at a somewhat slower rate compared to the prior month. Stock funds received a $9.46 billion in net new cash, down from $10.40 billion in June, according to the Investment Company Institute. Bond funds improved...
August 27, 2004
Cash Flows To International FundsNU Online News Service, Aug. 27, 2004, 5:12 p.m. EDTInternational and global mutual funds warmed up in July.[@@]The international funds attracted $5.7 billion more ...