The Markets

June saw the U.S. exchange-traded fund industry rebound with net inflows of $9.8 billion, and July saw that trend continue as U.S. ETFs rallied, bringing in $17.2 billion.

June's trends accelerated in July, with estimated long-term fund outflows quadrupling to $17.1 billion, according to data from Morningstar.

Mutual fund asset growth is expected to level out at a 10% rate in 2011, as compared to the 16% increase experienced in 2010, according to Financial Research...

In what industry experts are calling “unprecedented times,” experts say it is important that investors avoid panic selling and stay focused on their long-term strategies. 

Cerulli's annual report on the retail alternatives space finds more than 70% of asset managers cite the desire to help investors boost risk-adjusted returns as the primary driver...

Exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets rose $9 billion in July, up 0.8%, according to State Street Global Advisors.

Investors of all ages are turning to cash in what appears to be a deliberate and longer-term fundamental change in investing, according to the MFS Investing Sentiment Survey.

U.S. REIT total returns were more than double those of the broader equity market in the first seven months of 2011, according to the National Association of Real...

In a recent report, Strategic Insight describes opportunities in Asia and Latin America as central growth drivers for fund managers worldwide.

Countries at an extremely early stage of development, such as Kenya, or markets that are relatively inaccessible, such as some Middle Eastern countries, are the focus of Cerulli’s...

Stock and bond funds experienced net outflows of $487 million in June, according to data from Financial Research Corporation (FRC).

Against a backdrop of historically low interest rates and global economic uncertainty, U.S. ETFs managed to attract $56.3 billion in new inflows during the first six months of...

Despite a difficult first half for investors, long-term mutual funds around the world realized $350 billion of inflows so far in 2011, with 23% going into exchange-traded funds...

While there are a number of strategies for combating asset-value erosion from inflation, each has strengths and weaknesses, outlined in a recent report from Segal Advisors.

Investors who work with a financial adviser are more likely than those who don’t to think of global investing as an important strategy for diversification, according to a...

A recent survey by Northern Trust saw a trend toward risk aversion among institutional investment managers in 2Q 2011; however, most also reported positive expectations for job growth...

Excluding China, long-term funds in Asia collected over $15 billion in net flows during May, according to data from Strategic Insight, an Asset International company.

Strategic Insight, an Asset International company, estimated that investors poured an additional $10.6 billion into U.S. ETFs in June, after $4.5 billion net inflows in May.

Uncertainty over the economy and unemployment increased in June, sparking U.S. mutual fund investors to redeem an estimated $2 billion in cash out of U.S. stock and bond...

Long-term mutual fund flows turned negative in June for the first time since December 2010, Morningstar reports.