Federated Investors Inc. (FII) is on a lookout for additional expansion after completion of last year’s acquisition, its main focus being international growth. In 2008, Federated acquired Clover Capital Management Inc. and the assets of the two Prudent Bear Funds and has almost completed the successful integration of the same. Currently, the company aims at expanding [...]

(FII) Federated Investors Looks Overseas for Expansion

Federated Investors Inc. (FII) reported third quarter 2009 net income applicable to common shareholders of $57.0 million or 56 cents per share compared to a net income of $53.3 million or 52 cents per share in the prior quarter and a net income of $56.2 million or 52 cents per share in the prior-year quarter. [...]

(FII) Federated Investors Beats Tops Forecasts

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With domestic interest rates hovering around zero, is it time for debt investors to look beyond U.S. borders? Issues of foreign bonds are at their highest levels since they were first tracked almost 50 years ago, thanks to the higher yields found in such emerging markets as China, Brazil and Russia. In the ...

With the equity markets showing some life and enough pundits calling for a big correction, perhaps the inevitable move down will be milder than forecasted. Money may be moving into equities. That is the impression I am getting by the release from the Investment Company Institute (a lobbying organization for the Mutual Fund Com pies). Total money market mutual fund assets decreased by $11.34 billion to $3.806 trillion for the week ended Wednesday, April 22, the Investment Company Institute reported today. Taxable government funds decreased by $7.77 billion, taxable non-government funds increased by $2.08 billion, and tax-exempt funds decreased by...