Vanguard Takes Aim at U.K. as Fees Replace Commissions

Do Mutual Fund Companies Matter? U.S. News & World Report (blog) Just what makes a top-notch mutual fund company? A recent Morningstar Fund Spy column cites two firms, Dodge & Cox and Primecap, as high-quality fund families, which piqued my interest as I use funds from both for my 401(k) plan clients as well as my ... See all stories on this topic » U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Vanguard Takes Aim at U.K. as Fees Replace Commissions Bloomberg Vanguard Group Inc. rose to the top of the U.S. mutual fund industry by preaching the merits of cheap index-tracking funds. Now it wants to convert U.K. investors as that country enacts new rules that may lower fund costs that are among the highest in ... See all stories on this topic »

KKR Pitches Its New Funds—and Itself Wall Street Journal CHICAGO—KKR & Co. is one of the better-known firms in finance. But as it tries to break into the mutual-fund business, it isn't taking its reputation for granted. The firm promoted its new funds at Charles Schwab & Co.'s annual investment industry ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal

Terrapin Provides Insights to Brokers Processing Mutual Funds PYMNTS.com Terrapin Technologies has released the first in a series of “Industry Perspectives” papers that evaluate topics of note for financial services organizations. “Fund Direct Mutual Fund Management” is a review of mutual fund transaction processing options ... See all stories on this topic »

Despite Market's Dismal Image, Many People Still Own Stocks CNBC.com As evidence of this reputed hatred, market experts point to the low trading volumes on the nation's stock exchanges and the nearly $440 billion that investors have taken out of stock mutual fundssince the beginning of 2008. Instead, Americans are ... See all stories on this topic »

Demand for US stock and bond funds falters -Lipper Reuters Stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds combined had outflows of $3.25 billion in the week ended Nov. 14, a major pullback from inflows of $4.92 billion the previous week. Bond funds showed similar weakness as both mutual funds and ... See all stories on this topic »

Mutual funds allowed to participate in Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions Economic Times MUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi today allowed mutual funds to participate in Credit Default Swap (CDS) transactions, which allow business entities to hedge risks associated with the bonds market. Besides, the regulator said that mutual funds can invest ... See all stories on this topic »

The Twisted Lies of Diversification U.S. News & World Report (blog) But what if the seemingly sage advice of investment diversification has been misguided? Or worse, a twisted lie peddled by the best funded marketing minds from Wall Street? After all, Wall Street and the mutual fund community have made copious amounts ... See all stories on this topic »