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Gundlach tests ETF waters with new active fund
ETFS FEB 25, 2015
Gundlach tests ETF waters with new active fund

Rock star portfolio manager's new addition is the 26th exchange-traded fund launched this year but is possibly the most important as test of active management.

By Bloomberg
EQUITIES FEB 24, 2015
Putting the T back in ETF

Exchange-traded funds are exceptional tools for allocating client portfolios, but they can lose their effectiveness if implemented incorrectly.

By Grant Engelbart
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2015
BlackRock's iShares avoids trip to the Supreme Court

Largest ETF firm wins victory in case questioning its lucrative securities-lending business.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2015
ProShares gives ETF traders aggressive way to play gold miners

Four new funds not for the faint of heart or buy-and-hold investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 23, 2015
Fidelity records massive profit, despite fund outflows

Boston mutual fund and brokerage giant increased its earnings by 29% last year despite surging investor redemptions of its mutual funds.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Pimco, J.P. Morgan build out smart beta franchises as sector heats up
ALTERNATIVES FEB 23, 2015
Pimco, J.P. Morgan build out smart beta franchises as sector heats up

Massive investment firms look to tackle a growing theme in fund management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Legg Mason snags two top executives from Vanguard for ETF push
ETFS FEB 21, 2015
Legg Mason snags two top executives from Vanguard for ETF push

Baltimore-based mutual fund manager takes big step toward a popular product.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ETF outdoes hedge funds in the M&A game
EQUITIES FEB 18, 2015
ETF outdoes hedge funds in the M&A game

In trying to capitalize on the news of mergers and acquisitions, hedge funds are being outdone by an exchange-traded fund clone.

By Bloomberg
The correlation conundrum and liquid alternatives
EQUITIES FEB 15, 2015
The correlation conundrum and liquid alternatives

The vast majority of these funds are new, and they require scrutiny in context of other assets.

By William J. Kelly
American Funds ready to double-down on active investing in 2015
ETFS FEB 12, 2015
American Funds ready to double-down on active investing in 2015

Adviser-sold fund giant starts to see some flows after pressing view that active management, especially for retirement goals, works.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ETFS FEB 10, 2015
Active managers get a seat at the ETF table

To the chagrin of some, a fast-growing industry comes to terms with active management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
After Bill Gross, Pimco Total Return performance is back at the top
ETFS FEB 09, 2015
After Bill Gross, Pimco Total Return performance is back at the top

Portfolio managers deliver strong performance with right central bank call, leading Morningstar to boost rating even as more investors pull assets.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ETFS FEB 09, 2015
BlackRock leads Vanguard as ETFs race toward a record year

Two giants remain in a tight race for buy-and-hold index investors' money as category total close to cracking the $2 trillion mark in a 'victory of vanilla' story.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Investors flock to low-volatility ETFs as stock market swings widen
EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
Investors flock to low-volatility ETFs as stock market swings widen

Assets in ETFs designed to lessen volatility climb 15% in the first five weeks of the year.

By Bloomberg
State Street, facing historic redemptions, slashes ETF prices
EQUITIES FEB 06, 2015
State Street, facing historic redemptions, slashes ETF prices

The ETF pioneer, whose lineup suffered the largest redemptions in history last month, aggressively cut prices on nearly a third of its funds. <i>(Don't miss the latest performance data and analysis on <a href=&quot;http://www.investmentnews.com/section/featurelist/20150119/ETFQ42014&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;>equity and fixed income ETFs</a>.)</i>

By Trevor Hunnicutt
ETFS FEB 04, 2015
Seeing through the ETF argument in favor of transparency

Transparency promotes marketplace competition, supports better investor decision-making and exposes suspect market practices, Eaton Vance CEO says.

By Tom Faust
ETFS FEB 03, 2015
State Street expanding adviser-facing salesforce in mutual fund push

Advisers crucial to the fund giant's expansion into active management, mutual funds

By Trevor Hunnicutt
Vanguard warns advisers on stock risk in client portfolios
EQUITIES FEB 02, 2015
Vanguard warns advisers on stock risk in client portfolios

According to the fund giant, investors are taking on portfolio risk not seen since 1999 or 2007, and advisers need to adjust client expectations for low-return markets.

By Trevor Hunnicutt
It's getting easier to tell good stocks from bad
EQUITIES JAN 26, 2015
It's getting easier to tell good stocks from bad

2015 is shaping up to be a better year for active equity management.

By Bloomberg
ETFS JAN 26, 2015
ETFs top $2 trillion in U.S. for first time

A once-niche fund becomes the fastest-growing product in asset management.

By Trevor Hunnicutt