Tag: Equities

Investors have recovered their bullishness towards equity markets, but are shifting their focus away from Europe and into the U.S. and Japan, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch...

U.S. mutual fund investors put an estimated $30 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in February, according to Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International Company.

Throughout much of the 2009 market rally, activity as measured by fund flows within the Callan DC Index, was above average as participants sought to increase their exposure...

For a change, 401(k) participants who realigned their balances didn’t seem to be tracking the market.

RidgeWorth Investments said its new whitepaper highlights how a portfolio with an allocation to mid-caps had a better risk/reward relationship than a portfolio without—over both short and long...

Most mutual fund investors did not abandon stocks during the market decline of 2008 to 2009, but, unlike previous recoveries, have not shown considerable interest in adding to...

In February, registered investment advisers’ (RIA) confidence in the economy and stock market was down 2% from January, according to Rydex|SGI AdvisorBenchmarking.

A survey by AXA Equitable found that Americans who work with financial professionals are more confident about their ability to invest in equities.

Evermore Global Advisors, LLC, has launched the Evermore Global Value Fund and Evermore European Value Fund.

William Blair & Company announced that Daniel P. Charles will join the firm as global head of distribution for William Blair Investment Management, effective March 10.

The latest BofA Merrill Lynch survey found that fund managers are retreating into cash as skepticism rises over economic recovery in Europe and China.

Mercer’s fourth-quarter 2009 Defined Contribution Universe Summary found gains in all equity markets during the period.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Dynamic Allocation Fund (GDAFX).

Investors have rediscovered their risk appetite and are putting cash reserves to use, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers for January.

Progress in November helped bring year-to-date net flows worldwide to $825 billion—reaching full-year gains made in 2007, according to data from Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company.

Investors should be positive about 2010, but not expecting a repeat of 2009, said the CIO of BlackRock.

Huntington Funds has launched a new fund to tap into emerging markets.

SunTrust Banks Inc. is trying to sell RidgeWorth Investments, its multi-boutique asset management business, people familiar with the matter said on Monday, according to Reuters.

Vanguard plans to introduce its first actively managed equity fund that invests primarily in small- to mid-capitalization U.S. value stocks.