October/November
2013
Features
Morningstar Conversation
Spotlight: Fund Distribution
Bolting Past the Traditional
Gatekeeper
As new platforms develop, investing is becoming
more about the strategy than the fund vehicle
in which it comes.
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Piloting New
Channels
An industry weaned on the
traditional sales pitch
is being forced to adapt to
new products, sophisticated
investors, lower fees,
and innovation.
Undiscovered Manager
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A Good Fit
Well-regarded David Corkins
kept a low profile after
leaving Janus—until he
made a play for like-minded
Meridian Funds.
Fund Distribution Has Been Turned on Its Head. Now What?
Advisors struggle to define their role in the new model.
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Winning the Distribution Battle
The path to sales success: institutional excellence.
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Active ETFs Wait for Their Heyday
They offer investors low costs and transparency, but even after the ballyhooed launch
of PIMCO Total Return, they remain a tiny part of the ETF universe.
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A Fund Firm Defies Indexing Trend
MFS thrives selling actively managed equity funds at a time when most firms
are seeing outflows in those strategies.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Morningstar Advisor - October/November 2013