:a comprehensive guide for investment professionals
/ Lee Gremillion with assistance from PricewaterhouseCoopers
; foreword by John C. Bogle
Hoboken, N.J.
: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
, c2005.
xv, 381 p
. ill. 23 cm.
(Boston Institute of Finance series)
Language: انگلیسی
Print
ng
Includes bibliographical references p. (257-372) and index.
Introduction to the industry -- A brief history of mutual funds in the United States -- Overview of industry structure -- The mutual fund---product definition -- The investment management front office -- The investment management back office -- Fund accounting, audit legal, and other support functions -- Fund distribution: the broker channels -- The direct, bank, and institutional channels -- Cross-channel issues: advertising and retirement investing -- The transfer agent, Part 1-shareholder record keeping -- The transfer agent, Part 2---customer service -- Other services provided -- Going abroad: open-end funds outside the United States -- Going forward: issues and challenges.