International Mutual Funds

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• French Funds Suffering in 2008

  After a sharp fall in the market, assets under management (AUM) within the French mutual fund industry fell 6% last month.

• Chinese Fund Investors Blame Managers for Steep Losses

  The honeymoon between Chinese mutual fund investors and the surging market appears to be over.

• Where Has All the Alpha Gone?

  The small group of money mangers who possessed the ability to outperform the market has virtually disappeared.

• Mutual Fund Value Hunters Go Hungry

  Firms that focus on value stocks have been slammed recently, as financial stocks like Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae continue to struggle.

• Evergreen's CEO on His Multi-Boutique Legacy

  Before Dennis Ferro retires as CEO at Evergreen Investments, he wants to expand its alternative investment capabilities and its international distribution.

• As Mutual Fund Industry Flourished, Templeton Seemingly Vanished

  The late John Templeton created the Templeton Growth Fund back in 1954, but many articles about his passing avoided this subject when they summarized his life.

• Ameriprise Acquires J&W Seligman for $440M

  Ameriprise Financial finalized a $440 million deal to purchase J&W Seligman in the fourth quarter.

• Commodities, Natural Resources Lead 2Q08 Growth

  Threats of further losses throughout financial institutions, concerns of inflation, and record high oil prices continue to persist.

• China Denies Holding Mutual Fund Officials 'Hostage'

  As the Olympic Games approach, China has become continually worried about its public image and financial status.

• Banking's Russell 3,000 Slice Falls to 8-Year Low

  Declining market capitalizations for financial companies in the Russell 3,000 index have pushed the sector's weighting to its lowest level in eight years.

• Vanguard Adds Its 52nd Index Fund

  Vanguard Group has a new international fund, the Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund.

• Boring Is Beautiful

  Mutual Funds had a rough 12 months, making formerly ho-hum asset classes suddenly sexy.

• Golden Globe

  How one advisor crossed continents to bring borderless financial advice to wealthy international clients.

• Stock, Bond Funds Net Nearly $35B in May

  Stock and bond mutual funds garnered $34.6 billion net inflows in May, with global-focused funds raking in the most.

• Merrill Buys Chilean Brokerage

  Merrill Lynch & Co. bought Ureta y Bianchi Corredores de Bolsa, a Chilean equity brokerage firm.

• Meet the B-D Powerhouses: Fund Selection Units

  Institutionalized gatekeepers bring fund sales to a new level of sophistication.

• $75B in Mutual Fund Inflows for May

  Positive figures were posted for all types of fund products, including money market funds.

• Mutual Funds in Japan Lack Transparency

  Japan's domestic asset management reports are not disclosing the way they vote on various resolutions brought up at annual shareholders meeting

• Alternative Unit for State Street

  State Street Corp. said it has combined its global alternative investment services capabilities into a single unit.

• BarCap Cuts London Jobs, Seeks Commodities Headcount Increase

  Firm eyes 30% headcount growth in commodities division over next two years.