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Whom Will 12b-1 Reform Hit the Hardest?
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Reader Rating: 4
A trade pub ponders mutual fund firms that have lots of assets in share classes that would be impacted by the SEC's proposals.

Vanguard Steals Advisors' Hearts
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Reader Rating: 4
Vanguard now commands the most advisor loyalty among ETF providers, bumping iShares from the top spot.

Loomis Sayles Taps Talent from Wellington
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The Natixis subsidiary turns to a Wellington alum for a newly created post.

Guggenheim Tried to Take Over the Value Line Funds
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Reader Rating: 5
A subsidiary of the firm that now controls Claymore and Rydex | SGI offered to adopt the beleaguered asset manager's dozen mutual funds.

Morningstar Lights Up USAToday.com
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The firm's star ratings now pop up on USA Today's online home.

Russell Buzz Goes Local
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
A reporter for a local publication follows up on the sale chatter.

Performance-Based Fees Bite a Texas Fund Firm
Friday, September 03, 2010
The firm finds itself in a highly unusual situation.

Scout Buys a Fixed-Income Specialist
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The UMB subisidary plugs its fixed-income gap with an acquisition.

A New Jersey Firm Wants to Be Next in the ETF Line
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The firm on Wednesday filed papers with the SEC to be able to offer ETFs.

WSJ Highlights a $26B Closed-End Conundrum
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The paper reports that there is still a surprising amount of auction paper held by closed-end funds.

Janus Plans to Unveil New Global Offerings
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The Colorado-based mutual fund firm reportedly plans to launch a series of new mutual funds outside of its traditional growth equity comfort zone.

130/30 Funds Caught Short
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The once fadish category of funds has fallen short of expectations.

The WSJ Tours Real Estate Funds
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Pimco, T. Rowe, JP Morgan and Third Avenue win shout outs from the paper.

Performance Trust Jumps into the Mutual Fund Biz
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The Chicago firm on Wednesday entered the '40 Act arena with the launch of its total return bond fund.

Schwab Buys into the Portfolios-of-ETFs Biz
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The brokerage giant does a deal in the Northeast.

Some Flexible Funds are Leaning South
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
In his Fund Spy piece yesterday, Russ Kinnel notes that some funds with more aggressive allocation strategies have suffered due to the Greek financial crisis.

An IndexIQ ETF Catches the WSJ's Eye
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Today's WSJ Fund Track features an ETF from Adam Patti & co.

Greenblatt Creates Mutual Funds Using His Magic Formula
Friday, September 03, 2010
The hedge fund manager who authored the bestseller The Little Book That Beats the Market is preparing to launch six mutual funds.

Quant Funds Lag Those with a Human Touch
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Natixis, WestPeak, Intech, Icon and Bridgeway all get mentions. But AXA Rosenberg's issues are addressed again.

Pimco's Local Currency Fund Pulls in Assets
Thursday, September 02, 2010
A seemingly obscure category of funds is taking in a surprising amount of AUM.

UMB Fund Services Trumpets its Client Wins
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
Executives at the Milwaukee-based fund servicer adds new clients and staff.

American Beacon Unveils a Small-Cap Fund
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The new offering is sub-advised by Evercore Asset Management.

Viking to Shutter its Large-Cap Fund
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The fund is expected to close in November.

Wechsler Moves to a New Home
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
The New York City-based marketing specialist moves six blocks.

Money Market Fund Assets Take a Dive
Friday, September 03, 2010
Institutional and retail money market mutual fund assets plunge.

Northern Trust Taps Fahey for a Product Post
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Northern Trust turned to the State Street alum to fill a new post.

Claymore Loads Up 9 ETFs and Targets 9 Liquidation Dates
Friday, September 03, 2010
The Guggenheim Partners subsidiary prepares a new series of offerings that will invest in high-yield corporate bonds.

Hansberger Pulls the Plug on its International Core Fund
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The Florida-based firm liquidated the fund this week.

FBR Drops Pegasus from its Fund Monikers
Friday, September 03, 2010
Reader Rating: 5
The name change took effect last week.

An Ex-SEC Commissioner Joins Gratio's Advisory Board
Thursday, September 02, 2010
The former SEC commissioner takes a spot on the advisory board as the firm is prepares to release a new product this fall.

A Phocas Fund Finds a New Home
Friday, September 03, 2010
The fund will become part of Frontegra if shareholders give their blessing.

Another Suitor Approaches Value Line Funds
Friday, September 03, 2010
An attorney for Value Line Funds' acting chairman and CEO, however, says Value Line hasn't received the offer.

Bond Funds Continue to Charm Investors
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Bond funds continue to attract assets while stock funds bleed.

iShares Preps an International Inflation-Linked Bond ETF
Friday, September 03, 2010
The BlackRock unit is preparing to add a bond ETF to its product roster.

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