NASD Announces VA Market Timing Fine
By Steven BrostoffNU Online News Service, June 1, 2004, 6:12 p.m. EDT, Washington -- NASD Inc., Washington, has fined a broker-dealer $450,000 in what NASD ...
June 01, 2004
Net New Cash Into Stock Funds Jumped in April: ICIMay 27, 2004 -- Net new cash into stock funds gained handsomely in April, rising $23.3 billion, well above the $16.0 billion they received in...
June 01, 2004
Finding the Right Dividend FundMay 28, 2004 -- Advisers wishing to capitalize on the recently enacted dividend tax cut may be in for some unanticipated headaches. Since Congress reduced...
June 01, 2004
Trading DownO ver the 12 years that Investment Advisor has been surveying the secondary market for limited partnerships, there has been a drastic reduction in the...
June 01, 2004
Key Benchmarks1-yr annualized 3-yr annualized 5-yr annualized Rtn. Std. Dev. Rtn. Std. Dev. Rtn. Std. Dev. S&P 50022.81%8.77%-2.36%16.49%-2.25%16.86% S&P/IFCI 55.4315.0615.8721.707.2522.62 Average Emerging Market Fund32.8210.08-0.3817.13-1.3017.32 Glossary Fund Stars Funds are ranked on a three-year Sharpe ratio...
June 01, 2004
Emerging Market Funds Sector LeadersFund Stars Total Return Standard Deviation Exp. Ratio Max 12(b)1 Max Front-End Load One-year annualized Quant Emerg Markets/Ord QFFOX574.80%20.86%2.29%0.50%0.00% Delaware Pooled:Emerg Mkt DPEMX567.8418.681.230.000.00 Van Eck:Emerging Mks/A GBFAX163.7821.032.000.505.75 Pictet Global Emerg...
June 01, 2004
Just Part Of Building A BusinessWhen it comes to compliance, mike leonetti has a matter-of-fact attitude that led him to hire a chief compliance officer--John O'Brien--in 1997 for his now...
June 01, 2004
Spreading The WordDo you ever feel like you spend more time, effort, and money luring new clients to your door than actually working with existing clients? Perhaps...