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S&P research reveals turnover frequency of funds impacts long-term returns

In recent research conducted by Standard and Poor's in the US of 15,000 domestic mutual funds, it was ascertained that funds with a lower than average turnover had outperformed their high turnover peers in all nine domestic fund styles on a three and ...

Australia secures fourth place on global managed fund ranking

... quarter in almost all countries. In Europe, total assets in the UCITS market increased by 7.1%, whereas assets of mutual funds in the United States rose by 8.8%. Stock price indexes rose in almost every country in the second quarter, with most indexes ...

US regulator warned of hedge fund risks

The Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI), representing over 8,000 US mutual funds, has warned the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that individual investors and financial advisers rarely had the skills to knowledgably invest ...

Slight growth in US money market mutual fund assets: ICI

Assets managed by US money market mutual funds are continuing to creep higher, according to data released by the Washington-based Investment Company Institute (ICI). The Institute, which represents over 8,000 US mutual funds, said funds under management ...

Worldwide mutual funds rise to over $18.7 trillion

Assets of worldwide mutual funds rose 5.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2002 to A$18.7 trillion, according to a report released by the Washington-based Investment Company Institute on behalf of the International Funds Association, an organization ...

Morningstar appoints Cooley to CEO of Australia and New Zealand

... Morningstar products in the US, Morningstar said. He spent time as editor of its flagship US print publication 'Morningstar Mutual Funds,' and has held a variety of editorial roles over the last seven years. Bevin Desmond, president of the international ...

Hedge fund performance falls 0.1% in February: VHFA

... the Standard and Poor's 500, which lost -1.5% last month. Hedge funds also continue to be a smart alternative to mutual funds, which tend to closely follow the broad market's up and downs," VHFA said. It added, "this year to date, through February, the ...