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Average fund expense ratio now 0.41%, Morningstar finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 27, 2021
Average fund expense ratio now 0.41%, Morningstar finds

The average expense ratio on funds last year was less than half of what it was in 2000, according to Morningstar's annual study of fund fees.

By InvestmentNews
UBS, State Street among firms whose green funds fall short
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2021
UBS, State Street among firms whose green funds fall short

More than half the climate-themed funds reviewed by a nonprofit failed to live up to the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement, while just over 70% of funds promising ESG goals fell short.

By Bloomberg
More businesses plan to increase employee benefits
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 25, 2021
More businesses plan to increase employee benefits

Telehealth was the benefit that the most firms plan to increase, while 60% of those surveyed currently offer financial wellness.

By InvestmentNews
Capital Group launches new ETFs, but without American Funds name
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2021
Capital Group launches new ETFs, but without American Funds name

Executives at the 90-year-old asset manager have high hopes for building out Capital Group as a global ETF brand, with designs on a $500 billion business.

By Jeff Benjamin
Bain Capital to create ESG hedge fund
ALTERNATIVES AUG 24, 2021
Bain Capital to create ESG hedge fund

Long-short strategy launching by October to focus on global consumer, tech, financial and healthcare stocks with $1 billion or more.

By Bloomberg
Capital Group yields to ETF craze, plans launch of active funds
ETFS AUG 24, 2021
Capital Group yields to ETF craze, plans launch of active funds

The sponsor of the American Funds mutual fund family will release six fully transparent exchange-traded funds in the first quarter.

By Bloomberg
Bitcoin mining is an 'existential threat' to crypto
ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2021
Bitcoin mining is an 'existential threat' to crypto

The process of mining cryptocurrency sops up more energy than entire nations. Lawmakers like Elizabeth Warren, and billionaires like Bill Gates, have recently called attention to the environmental impacts.

By Sean Allocca
Active funds are a potential hazard in 401(k)s, guidebook for sponsors says
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 23, 2021
Active funds are a potential hazard in 401(k)s, guidebook for sponsors says

Identifying skilled managers is difficult, and plan sponsors should be careful about choosing active management, an online book from the CFA Institute Research Foundation notes.

By Emile Hallez
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 20, 2021
MetLife raises minimum wage for U.S. employees

The nation's biggest life insurer will now pay a minimum wage of $20 an hour, up from $15, as it joins other firms boosting pay amid labor shortages.

By Bloomberg
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds
EQUITIES AUG 19, 2021
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds

The asset manager known mostly for its money market funds has high hopes for its late move into fast-growing exchange traded funds. The firm first filed plans to launch the fund 10 years ago.

By Jeff Benjamin
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2021
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales

The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
RIA makes lowball offer for former Schorsch BDC shares
ALTERNATIVES AUG 19, 2021
RIA makes lowball offer for former Schorsch BDC shares

MacKenzie Capital is offering investors of Business Development Corp. of America $2.50 per share compared to its recent value of $7.43.

By Bruce Kelly
Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 18, 2021
Prudential commits $200 million to diversity in private equity

The company's investments will focus on women- and minority-owned PE firms.

By InvestmentNews
'Guaranteed income' preferred over 'annuities'
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2021
'Guaranteed income' preferred over 'annuities'

The insurance industry recognizes that the word 'annuity' is not always received well. But that's only part of what hampers the products, according to two recent reports.

By Emile Hallez
Direct indexing emerges as must-have tool for tax management, ESG investing
RIA NEWS AUG 17, 2021
Direct indexing emerges as must-have tool for tax management, ESG investing

The trend toward offering customizable indexes puts direct indexing on a track for explosive growth, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.

By Jeff Benjamin
Two named to top posts at AIG unit
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 17, 2021
Two named to top posts at AIG unit

Bryan Pinsky will lead individual retirement at AIG Life & Retirement, while Tim Heslin will head the U.S. life insurance business.

By InvestmentNews
Galway Insurance buys $9.2 billion RIA
RIA NEWS AUG 16, 2021
Galway Insurance buys $9.2 billion RIA

The San Francisco-based insurance company acquires Cleveland-based MAI Capital.

By InvestmentNews
Q2 2021 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2021
Q2 2021 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds

By Pablo Turcios
Q2 2021 Top Equity Mutual Funds
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2021
Q2 2021 Top Equity Mutual Funds

By Pablo Turcios
Q2 2021 Fixed Income ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2021
Q2 2021 Fixed Income ETFs

By Pablo Turcios