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Fed officials weigh pruning balance sheet by $95 billion a month
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2022
Fed officials weigh pruning balance sheet by $95 billion a month

Officials proposed shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet at a maximum monthly pace of $60 billion in Treasuries and $35 billion in mortgage-backed securities.

By Bloomberg
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group
RIA NEWS APR 06, 2022
Private equity investors take stakes in CAIS, Mather Group

The steady flow of PE money into wealth management illustrates the bullish outlook for the industry's fee-based revenue streams.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 06, 2022
Finra bars ex-Cetera rep who used clients’ money for own family's investments

The broker, Marianne O'Shee Smith, a 34-year veteran of the securities industry, used $45,100 she had received from three customers, all senior citizens.

By Bruce Kelly
Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing
ALTERNATIVES APR 06, 2022
Betting against Bitcoin may get easier with futures ETF filing

ProShares wants to launch an exchange-traded fund that would track the inverse performance of an index of Bitcoin futures.

By Bloomberg
Global bond sell-off deepens as Fed steps up tightening rhetoric
FIXED INCOME APR 06, 2022
Global bond sell-off deepens as Fed steps up tightening rhetoric

The prospect of aggressive Fed action propelled the benchmark 10-year Treasuries back into ranges seen in 2018 and 2019.

By Bloomberg
Black Americans more engaged with investing,  especially outside the mainstream
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Black Americans more engaged with investing, especially outside the mainstream

Black Americans increasingly turn to newer types of assets, like cryptocurrency, that are less likely to be associated with structural discrimination, according to a study from Ariel and Schwab.

By Joanne Cleaver
Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 05, 2022
Millennium Trust enters HSA market with purchase of PayFlex

The deal pushes Millennium up to 5 million individual client accounts and $47 billion of total assets under administration.

By Jeff Benjamin
State Street launches active muni ESG fund
RIA NEWS APR 05, 2022
State Street launches active muni ESG fund

The exchange-traded fund is sub-advised by Nuveen Asset Management, a unit of TIAA.

By InvestmentNews
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources
ALTERNATIVES APR 04, 2022
GWG prepping for bankruptcy: Sources

Investors in the $1.6 billion of bonds issued by GWG face dire consequence if the alternative asset manager files for bankruptcy.

By Bruce Kelly
Thematic fund taps into rising interest rates
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 04, 2022
Thematic fund taps into rising interest rates

Designed to go up in value when rates rise, the FolioBeyond Rising Rates ETF is well suited to the current environment.

By Jeff Benjamin
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine
EQUITIES APR 01, 2022
Manning & Napier goes private, sells at 41% premium to Callodine

The 52-year-old asset manager with nearly $20 billion under management will become a subsidiary of Callodine Group.

By Jeff Benjamin
American Century's Avantis adds ESG ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2022
American Century's Avantis adds ESG ETFs

The Avantis Responsible U.S. Equity, International Equity and Emerging Markets ETFs join Avantis’ current line of 11 exchange-traded ETFs.

By Emile Hallez
BlackRock cuts fees on biggest bond ETF, takes ax to expenses on two stock ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2022
BlackRock cuts fees on biggest bond ETF, takes ax to expenses on two stock ETFs

Issuer reduces the expense ratio on the $85 billion iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF to 0.03% from 0.04%.

By Bloomberg
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2022
Net contributions to target-date funds topped $170 billion in 2021

Roughly 86% of last year's net inflows went into collective investment trusts, which now hold 45% of total TDF assets.

By InvestmentNews
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2022
Riskalyze doubles down on fixed-income analysis

The risk-analysis platform plans to more than double its bond coverage by adding 800,000 more individual bonds this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 29, 2022
AIG files for IPO of life and retirement business

The insurer's life and retirement arm, which has $411 billion in client assets, will be renamed Corebridge Financial once it goes public.

By Bloomberg
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market
ETFS MAR 29, 2022
Exclusive: Morgan Stanley lays out plans to enter the ETF market

The $1.5 trillion investment manager is designing a full-scale ETF platform, and plans to launch its first ETFs this year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial
RIA NEWS MAR 28, 2022
Pennsylvania RIA loses to SEC in 12b-1 fee trial

According to the SEC, Ambassador Advisors generated at least $777,000 in fees by investing in 12b-1 share classes when other share classes were available for the same mutual fund.

By Bruce Kelly
Mom and pop buying fewer muni bonds directly
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 25, 2022
Mom and pop buying fewer muni bonds directly

Instead, retail investors are moving toward buying mutual funds and ETFs, which have roughly doubled their holdings of municipal securities over the last decade.

By Bloomberg
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2022
London Stock Exchange's $1.1 billion deal could boost tech in the US

Private equity firms Clearlake Capital Group and Motive Partners announced the acquisition of Beta+ this week and plan to use the tech to enhance wealth management firms they already own.

By Sean Allocca