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Morningstar Mutual Fund and ETF Data Goes Wireless
By James J. GreenMorningstar Inc. announced that under a deal with Pyxis Mobile, a wireless software provider, the company will launch in May Morningstar Mobile for Wholesalers, which will allow mutual fund wholesalers to access Morningstar mutual fund and ETF data using their wireless mobile devices.
April 09, 2007
Streak StymiedAn 18-quarter run of double-digit earnings growth came to an end in the fourth quarter of 2006, thanks to tough year-over-year comparisons in energy, information...
April 02, 2007
A Better Mousetrap?Charles Schwab launched three new index funds April 2 that are based on fundamental indexes rather than cap-weighted indexes such as the S&P 500. Fundamentally weighted indexes base inclusion in the index on a company's sales, cash flow, dividends, and book value, rather than on market cap, P/E, or valuation,...
April 02, 2007
Deal or No Deal?There tends to be a financial crisis every ten years or so, and subprime loans seem to be the current one. As nearly everyone knows,...
April 01, 2007
Par ExcellenceWhile there are some 5,000 separately managed account products in the market, not all are "considered legitimate SMA management firms for managing an advisor's client...
April 01, 2007
Behind the CurtainRIAs and their high-net-worth clients have dramatically increased the use of alternative investments in their portfolios in recent years, and are on track to continue...
March 30, 2007
Insurance Group Voices Support for LegislationThe American Council of Life Insurers voiced its support for a bill that would provide special tax treatment for income received by retirees from annuities.
March 30, 2007
SMA Award Winners RevealedInvestment Advisor and its awards partners, Prima Capital and Standard & Poor's, announced on March 30 the winners of the third annual Separately Managed Accounts Awards.