Strategic Insight

Investors remained anxious about global growth, putting just $13 billion in estimated net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the US in June 2012 . Strategic Insight expects the environment to continue to favor bond funds over equity funds.

Continued anxiety over the pace of US economic growth and the resolution of the Euro zone crisis weighed on investors last month, leading them to put just $14 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the US in May 2012.

US equity funds see net outflows for second straight month, as investors continue to be weighed down by uncertainty over markets and the global economy.

With caution returning, March is first month of outflows from US equity funds since December

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Investors cautiously put an estimated $46 billion in net inflows into stock and bond mutual funds in the US in February 2012, the best monthly showing since March 2010, said Strategic Insight.

The lifecycle investment product market increased to $842 billion as of year-end 2011, representing an 8% increase since the close of the third quarter and a 5% increase from the end of 2010, according to Strategic Insight.

With its pedigree and front-running risks, a successful PIMCO Total Return ETF could inspire more firms to launch active ETFs. That potential makes this fund's March 1 debut the most important U.S. ETF launch of 2012.

With the recent acquisition by Asset International, Financial Research Corporation (FRC) has significantly increased its research resources. With a renewed focus, FRC named practice leaders for 2012.

Long-term mutual funds saw net inflows for the full-year 2011 of just $65 billion (excluding ETFs and VA funds). That was down sharply from the $247 in net inflows to long-term funds in full-year 2010