Subadvisors

Institutional Capital LLC no longer serves as a subadvisor to the MainStay ICAP Equity Fund, the MainStay ICAP Select Equity Fund, the MainStay ICAP International Fund and the MainStay MAP Fund. Additionally, Thomas Cole, Andrew Starr and Matthew Swanson no longer serve as PMs to the funds. On March 13, the MainStay ICAP International Fund will undergo a name change and become the MainStay Epoch International Choice Fund. Also on March 13, the MainStay MAP Fund will update its subadvisory fee schedule.

Rebranding

On February 15, the Legg Mason ETF Equity Trust will undergo a name change and become the Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust.

On March 10, the FDP BlackRock Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund will undergo a name change and become the FDP BlackRock CoreAlpha Bond Fund. Franklin Advisers, Inc will no longer serve as a subadvisor to the new fund. The new fund will also update its investment strategies, portfolio managers and investment management fee.

Management

As of December 31, 2016, Albert Dowden and Suzanne Woolsey retired as trustees of the Invesco Senior Loan Fund.

As of January 1, Robert Chersi and Vernon Sedlacek have been elected to the board of directors of the Thrivent Series Fund, Inc and the Thrivent Mutual Funds. As of December 31, Richard Gady and Douglas Sims retired from the board.

As of January 9, S&Z Fund Services, LLC is the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the Forefront Income Trust. Foreside Fund Services, LLC is fund's principal underwriter.

New and Upcoming Funds

John Hancock Advisers, LLC is launching the John Hancock Emerging Markets Debt Fund.

Gotham Asset Management, LLC is launching the Gotham Enhanced S&P 500 Index Fund.

Bessemer Investment Management LLC is launching the Old Westbury All Cap Core Fund.

Portfolio Managers

As of December 15, 2016, Thomas Brock is no longer a member of the board of trustees of the Elevation ETF Trust.

As of January 9, Sheetal Prasad is now a PM of the SP Prudential U.S. Emerging Growth Portfolio. Prasad replaces Jeffrey Rabinowitz.

Zeke Diwan is now a PM of the HSBC Emerging Markets Debt Fund. Billy Lang is now a PM of the HSBC Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund.

Gina Szymanski Putnam Investments Senior Equity Research Analyst

Gina Szymanski is now a co-PM of the Pioneer Real Estate Shares.



Check our last Filings For Fundsters column (previously called Stork and Reaper) for more SEC filing updates. For the latest new hires and fund launches, explore our Follow The Fundsters, The Next Gig, and New Fund Fuss columns. If you have a fund filing, a mutual fund launch, a product change or a new hire that you would like to announce, please contact the MFWire team at editors@investmentwires.com. 

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