Mutual Funds

UBS commissioned Annie Leibovitz to create a female empowerment art exhibit, fees of target date funds dropping and the economy is scaring investors.

“It’s going to be a little rough in here for the mutual fund industry, but this is like a kidney stone. It’s going to be painful for a year, year and a half, but it will pass, and the next thing you know we’ll be off to the races.”

New money flowing into European equity funds hit a 67-week high, while emerging market bond funds took in fresh money for the 11th straight week.

Emerging markets equity funds took in fresh money last week, despite tensions from Syria’s civil war and North Korean saber-rattling.

Funds focused on global and European equities absorbed the bulk of new money as investor skepticism over Trump-led U.S. renaissance continues.

Over the second week of April, investors favor Healthcare sector funds and pull money from Energy sector funds.

For the second week in April, bond funds with geographically diverse and investment grade mandates fared best, while those focused on Europe continue to lose money.

Diversity is essential if AGF is to regain its dominance after a six-year drop in net revenue.

Emerging-market ETFs have been able to trump their active peers on both cost and performance

The rise of passive indexing plus the Fed's monetary policies show all the signs of a bubble.