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Mutual funds news Move by S.E.C. on 'Soft' Dollars
Move by S.E.C. on 'Soft' Dollars By REUTERS Published: September 22, 2005 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to seek public comment on limiting, but not eliminating, so-called soft-dollar dealings involving mutual funds and brokerage firms. In these arrangements, fund managers get free research and other services from brokers in exchange for sending buy and sell orders for securities to the ... Test your knowledge of mutual-fund rules
Posted on Sun, Sep. 18, 2005 Test your knowledge of mutual-fund rules By Charles A. Jaffe MarketWatch Mark Twain once noted that "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." When it comes to mutual-fund investing, however, both situations can lead to mistakes, misjudgment and poor money management. That's ... More Hedge Fund Blow-ups likely - Gabelli
More Hedge Fund Blow-ups likely - Gabelli September 08 2005 WEST PALM BEACH, FL (www.hedgeco.net) -Mario Gabelli, one of Wall Street's biggest names, has remarked that there may be additional hedge fund blow-up stories in the future. Gabelli was speaking at the Reuters Hedge Fund Summit in New York. He noted, "That despite the fact that the hedge fund industry attracts the best of money managers, there may still be hedge fund blow-up stories like the Bayou Hedge fund ... Prospering with Mutual Funds: How Anyone can “Afford” an Investment Advisor
Recently I was invited to appear on a live CNNfn television show to discuss my article “How to evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds.” (You can read that article on my website http://www.successful-investment.com/articles21.htm) As the producer and I were working out the logistics of my appearance, she mentioned in passing that “most people can’t afford an investment advisor.” While that ... Is your mutual fund the right one for you?
Mutual Funds are considered to be one of the best investments one can get hands on. They're very flexible and cost-effective. An excellent investment for people with restricted knowledge, time or, money. For beginners, who might have a perplexed expression on their faces at the mention of mutual funds; let me first acquaint them with what the mutual funds are all about. A mutual fund is a financial instrument that enables a group of investors to pool their money together. ... |
On the web: Fidelity reopens two key mutual funds (CNN Money)The world's largest mutual fund manager unlocks Contrafund and its Low-Priced Stock Fund to offset withdrawals. Exclusive Mutual Funds Reopen for Business (Time Magazine)You can buy these long-shuttered mutual funds. But should you? UPDATE 2-EU states back reform of bloc's mutual funds (The Forex Market)BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and France on Tuesday backed an EU plan to reform how pan-European mutual funds can operate, a move that could save the industry money while giving investors a wider choice of lower-cost funds. EU states back reform of bloc's mutual funds (The Forex Market)BRUSSELS, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Britain, Germany and France on Tuesday won their battle to allow mutual funds to manage European operations centrally and save money, a move that dismayed Luxembourg and Ireland. 02-12-2008: Public Mutual declares distributions for 2 funds (The Edge Daily)KUALA LUMPUR: Public Mutual Bhd has declared distributions for two of its funds — one sen per unit for Public Islamic Balanced Fund and 0.35 sen per unit for Public Far-East Dividend Fund — for the year ended Nov 30, 2008. When Mutual Funds Reopen for Business (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)Barbara Kiviat has a piece today on how ordinary schlubs like you and me now have a Rare Opportunity to buy mutual funds which until recently were closed to new investors: It's been years since anyone without an existing account could put money into some of the best-known names in the business, like Sequoia Fund, Dodge & Cox Stock, Longleaf Partners, Fidelity Magellan, Artisan Mid Cap Value, ... Stock Mutual Funds Saw $10.4 Billion Inflow Thursday-Wed - TrimTabs (Nasdaq)NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Stock mutual funds saw an inflow of $10.4 billion during the week ended Wednesday, compared with an outflow of $19.5 billion during the previous week, according to TrimTabs Investment Research estimates. Stock mutual funds take in $10.4 billion (CNN Money)Money flowed into equity mutual funds in the latest week, reversing the outflow of the previous week, according to data released a fund research firm. Turkish mutual funds to be exempt 2008 tax- sources (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)ANKARA, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Mutual funds in Turkey will be exempt from paying banking and insurance transaction tax on their 2008 earnings in a bid to ease the burden on them during the global financial crisis, government sources said on Monday. Mutual funds' asset base drops 7% in Nov (The Hindu)Mumbai, Dec. 2 The mutual fund industry's assets under management (AUM) fell seven per cent in November. The fall was led by a substantial decline in the asset bases of mid-sized mutual fund houses. |
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