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Jessica Toonkel

Jessica was a reporter for InvestmentNews from 2009 to 2011 before moving on to Thomson Reuters. As of 2022 she had become Deputy Media Editor at The Wall Street Journal. She tweets at: @jtoonkel

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Think your millionaire clients aren’t e-media savvy? Think again

Financial advisers who think their millionaire clients would prefer sit-down meetings instead of e-mails or text messages may need to do a rethink.

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No financial stocks? Ex-Fairholme managers not just like Bruce

New fund launched by ex-Berkowitz employees heavy on tech, light on banks; seen as a possible selling point

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ICI to regulators: When knocking ETFs, please be specific

The Institute is worried that a recent report about synthetic ETFs actually tarred all exchange-traded funds. That, in turn, led to 'inflammatory media coverage.'

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ICI to SEC: What’s your say on pay-to-play?

With the Sept. 13 deadline on pay-to-play rules looming, mutual fund companies are in heated discussions with broker-dealers about getting access to customer information that they need to comply

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ETF providers amend filings to assuage SEC’s concerns

Firms set to offer active funds promise not to use derivatives

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The top-selling ETF strategies? Investors seeking risk for reward

Asia local debt, managed futures and senior loans were among the top-selling strategies among new ETFs in the year's first half, a sign that investors are turning to more complicated — and in some instances riskier — asset classes to seek returns in today's markets

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SEC taking steps to prevent another flash crash

Last Friday, the one-year anniversary of the flash crash, SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro told attendees at the Investment Company Institute's annual general-membership meeting that the commission is looking at further regulation of high-frequency traders and mandating standards for exchanges' automated systems to make sure that something similar doesn't happen again

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Most successful ETF launched this year? Big surprise

The large inflows into WisdomTree's Asia local-debt fund speaks volumes about investor enthusiasm for U.S. stocks and Treasuries

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Creating a niche practice makes it easy to build business

James Barnette Jr. never had trouble getting clients, largely because he focused on a very specific niche: providing retirement plans to American educators who work abroad.

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Inflation hedges attractive, but…

Ask financial advisers about their biggest concern over the next 12 to 18 months and most will talk…