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Insider trading scandal has mutual funds nervous
To some, it seemed like mutual funds were spared the sort of reputational hit that hedge funds suffered in the wake of the financial crisis. But while they were spared shocking headlines, they suffered nonetheless, as retail investors increasingly jumped out of the market. Many customers might hav
Retail investors permanently soured on stocks?
Some interesting data from the ICI: In 2008, $234 billion flowed out of equity mutual funds; the selling really intensified in the fourth quarter. In 2009, some thought the worst was over, but $9 billion still flowed out of equity funds. In 2010, the outflows picked up again. As of the end of Augu
Hedge funds outperform stock indexes in first half
Well, at least they're beating mutual funds. That's the mantra of a lot of hedge fund managers ( hedge fund news) when performance takes a dip. Hennessee group said its Hedge Fund Index rose 0.2 percent in the first half of this year, while the S&P 500 Index fell 7.57 percent, the Dow Jones
Mutual fund industry suffering
When it comes to buy-side carnage, most of the media ink has been spilled on hedge funds. But mutual funds have fared much worse on a performance basis. By some measures, on average, the losses wracked up by equity mutual funds are about double the losses of hedge funds. And who can forget that on
Are hedge funds more expensive than mutual funds?
The conventional wisdom holds that hedge funds , with a typical 2 and 20 fee structure, are more expensive than mutual funds, with a roughly 120 basis point expense ratio. But that may not be the case, notes AllAboutAlpha.com . It really comes down to how you apportion the fees within a fund
Pimco sees hiring opportunity in Wall Street crunch
Pimco is making it known on Wall Street that it is hiring. It has apparently approached between five and 10 top banks, presumably via HR, and asked them to inform pink-slipped employees of openings at the big California fund manager, according to the Financial Time s. Clearly, there are a lot
