Standard & Poor

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  Top Portfolio Products: Women Hedge Fund Managers Provide More Alpha, Report Says

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  January 11, 2013

  Women managing hedge funds provide higher returns, a Rothstein Kass report found. Also, Security Benefit Corp introduced a next-generation fixed annuity.

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  PIMCO’s ‘New Normal’ Hasn’t Happened

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  January 7, 2013

  They didn't foresee policymakers from the Federal Reserve to the People’s Bank of China pumping $6 trillion into the global economy.

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  5 ETF Megatrends for 2013

  By Ron DeLegge, ETFguide.com  |  January 7, 2013

  It's a busy product space for advisors to keep up with, and that won't change in the coming 12 months.

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  Will Gold Lose Its Luster in 2013? Commodities Outlook

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 27, 2012

  Many analysts are generally bullish on commodities for 2013, expecting rises in precious-metals prices, but the World Bank disagrees with the consensus.

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  S&P’s David Blitzer on What’s Next for the Markets

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 21, 2012

  S&P's top index crafter spoke with Investment Advisor magazine on the stock market, the pileup of corporate cash and the sectors he finds promising.

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  Top Portfolio Products: PowerShares ETF Wins Sharpe Award; Wasatch Rolls Out New Fund

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 14, 2012

  The latest offerings focus on emerging markets and dividends.

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  Italy Plans Trial for Fitch, S&P Over Downgrades

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 12, 2012

  Prosecutors allege that reports by both S&P and Fitch on Italy and its banking system were leaked during business hours in at least one instance. The leak is alleged to have caused the Milan stock market to record heavy losses.

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  Friedman Sees Fiscal Cliff Colliding With Obama’s Legacy

  By Gil Weinreich, AdvisorOne  |  November 9, 2012

  Political analyst Andy Friedman explains in his latest commentary that in the long term, the president’s legacy will ride on his ability to bring down the deficit.

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  Austerity, Losses Push Greece Toward Depression

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 22, 2012

  After contracting 18.4% over the past four years, Greece's economy is on track to shrink another 4% in 2013, according to the IMF.

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  New Hire Roundup: Aberdeen Adds NYC Office

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 17, 2012

  This week in new hires, MFS Investment Management welcomed Philip Stewart and promoted David Bryant; Leslie Voth was named CEO at Pitcairn; and Michael Millman joined U.S. Bank’s Private Client Reserve in San Francisco.