Here's a roundup of new fund filings, launches and PM changes:

Filings

Eaton Vance filed to create the Eaton Vance Option Absolute Return Strategy Fund, with launch targeted for September;

SEC filing;

MFS filed for the MFS Asia Pacific ex-Japan, MFS European Equity and MFS Latin American Equity funds, with a target launch date of September 13;

SEC filing;

WisdomTree filed to create the WisdomTree Dreyfus Commodity Currenxy ETF (CCX) and the WisdomTree Emerging Market Local Debt Fund (ELD), with launch targeted for September 1;

SEC filing;

Mergers

Wells Fargo merged Wells Fargo Advantage Aggressive Allocation (NWBEX) into Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Balanced (WFGBX);

SEC filing

Wells Fargo's Wells Fargo Advantage Diversified Equity (NVDAX) also swallowed Wells Fargo Advantage Growth Equity (NVEAX);

SEC filing;

Launches

AdvisorShares launched its actively-managed, long-short Mars Hill Global Relative Value ETF (GRV), managed by Mars Hill Partners;

SEC filing;

OppenheimerFunds launched the Oppenheimer Currency Opportunities Fund (OCOAX for A shares);

SEC filing;

OppFunds also launched the Oppenheimer Emerging Markets Debt Fund (OEMAX for A shares);

SEC filing;

PM Changes

Brian Lavin, Colin Lundgren and Gene Tannuzzo took over PMing of Columbia Strategic Income (COSIX) after the departure of its former PM, Laura Ostrander; Nicholas Pifer stepped in as PM for Columbia International Bond (CNBAX) in Ostrander's stead;

SEC filing;

Thomas Vandeventer took the PM hat for Tocqueville Small Cap (TSCVX), succeeding Doug Adams, Allen Huang and Drew Rankin;

SEC filing;

Lloyd George and Irina Chistyakova took over Eaton Vance Emerging Markets (ETEMX) as co-PMs;

SEC filing. 

Edited by: Neil Anderson, Managing Editor


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