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iShares ETF Begins Trading on BATS Exchange

January 24, 2012 - BATS Global Markets said the iShares MSCI Norway Capped Investable Market Index Fund will begin trading today on BATS Exchange, the first of nine new exchange traded funds sponsored by BlackRock to begin trading on the Exchange beginning this week.

BACKWARDATION & CONTANGO: The ETFs Glossary

January 23, 2012 - Exchange-traded funds are like stocks and mutual funds. Except they're not. Here's a glossary on how ETFs really operate.

About-Face: Investors Venture Back Into Stock Mutual Funds

January 19, 2012 - Investors steered $1.43 billion into stock mutual funds during the week ended Wednesday, Jan. 11, breaking a near nine-month spell of investor redemptions that totaled more than $172 billion.

After a Rough Year, Retail Muni Bond Market Poised For Rebound

January 16, 2012 - Muni bond mutual fund flows have remained positive in recent weeks. In what marked the fifth consecutive week of positive flows, weekly reporting funds gained $523 million to $271.8 billion in the week ended Jan. 4.

Mutual Funds' Gains Lowest Since Credit Crisis

January 5, 2012 - Investors pulled more than $125 billion out of mutual funds that invest long-term in stocks last year.

ETF Growth Shrinks to 5% in 2011

January 5, 2012 - Investors added $117.6 billion to their holdings in exchange-traded funds in 2011. That is almost identical to 2010, when they added $118.7 billion, and 2009, when they added $119.4 billion.

Funds Lose Another $2.62 Billion in Latest Week

January 4, 2012 - Investors pulled $5.22 billion from equity funds, with nearly $4 billion leaving domestic equity funds.

Stock Funds Lose in November While Money Markets Gain

January 3, 2012 - Investors pulled a net $37.97 billion out of mutual funds in November, according to the Investment Company Institute. Most of the outflows throughout the month came from equity funds and most of the inflows were posted by money market and fixed-income funds.

Investors Pour $80B Into Savings, Bond Funds at Year-End

December 28, 2011 - Whether they will return to equities in January remains to be seen, TrimTabs says.

BlackRock, JPMorgan, Putnam Among Dalbar’s 2011 Fund Service Award Winners

December 20, 2011 - Lord Abbett, DWS, Mainstay, Primerica and Transamerica also emerged as leaders in customer service for 2011.

Bigger Bonuses for 52% of Sales, Marketing Execs in 2012

December 12, 2011 - And 39% of asset managers foresee workforce growth in the coming year, a Russell Reynolds survey finds.

U.S. Stock, Bond Funds on Pace to Reap Only $80B in Net Inflows in 2011

December 12, 2011 - This is a 67% decline from the $246 billion that long-term funds took in during 2010, and a 78% drop from the $374 billion in net inflows in 2009, Strategic Insight reports.

Women Control Philanthropic Decisions in Wealthy Households: BoA Survey

December 12, 2011 - In nearly 90% of high-net-worth households, women are either the sole decision maker or equal partners in decisions on charitable giving, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey.

The Hartford to Hire up to 50 in Mutual Fund Sales

December 8, 2011 - As part of its efforts, The Hartford is making Wellington sub-advisor to all of its equity and fixed income funds.

Long-Term Funds Lose $9.24 Billion in Latest Week

December 7, 2011 - Equity funds had outflows of $9.63 billion, while bond funds took in $1.16 billion for the week ended Nov. 30, the Investment Company Institute said.