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2020 puts emergency funds on the front burner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2020
2020 puts emergency funds on the front burner

Advisers are pushing their clients to prepare for the worst

By Jeff Benjamin
An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain
OPINION SEP 08, 2020
An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain

Northern Trust executive Shundrawn Thomas reflects on the state of race relations in the workplace, and in his heart

By Shundrawn Thomas
Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2020
Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world

Some fund companies are moving away from prime funds as low rates limit the edge the funds are designed to provide over more conservative alternatives

By Bloomberg
‘You’re fooling yourself.’ Burton Malkiel on ESG investing
ESG SEP 05, 2020
‘You’re fooling yourself.’ Burton Malkiel on ESG investing

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly have a candid conversation with the renowned economist about his views on ESG

By InvestmentNews
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

By Emile Hallez
Stocks fall, led again by big tech
EQUITIES SEP 04, 2020
Stocks fall, led again by big tech

Equities ignore the upbeat jobs report to focus on whether tech stocks have become overvalued

By Bloomberg
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2020
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting

An academic study finds strategies that outperformed on paper disappoint once they're packaged as ETFs

By Bloomberg
Tech shares post biggest decline since June
EQUITIES SEP 03, 2020
Tech shares post biggest decline since June

The Nasdaq 100 fell as much as 5.4% as Apple, Tesla and Amazon all sank

By Bloomberg
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved

It's clear auto enrollment and auto escalation help employees save. Why aren't more smaller plan sponsors using them?

By Fred Barstein
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets
RIAS SEP 02, 2020
Advisers wary of becoming gatekeepers to private markets

The Investment Adviser Association wants discretionary clients of fiduciaries to be accredited

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation

The law firm Capozzi Adler has brought numerous cases this year on behalf of plan participants

By Emile Hallez
Research casts doubt on claims of  ‘widespread’ ESG outperformance
ESG SEP 02, 2020
Research casts doubt on claims of ‘widespread’ ESG outperformance

An academic paper questions the notion that U.S. stocks with higher ESG scores held up better than the broader market during the first-quarter sell-off

By Bloomberg
Fund industry opposes DOL's proposed ESG rule
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 01, 2020
Fund industry opposes DOL's proposed ESG rule

Asset managers including Fidelity, BlackRock and State Street submitted comment letters criticizing the proposed rule

By Bloomberg
Cash-like ETFs see big outflows
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2020
Cash-like ETFs see big outflows

Investors are exiting such funds at the fastest pace ever as stocks surge and corporate bonds look more appealing

By Bloomberg
Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000
ALTERNATIVES AUG 31, 2020
Finra censures and fines Wells Fargo $350,000

Regulator says the firm failed to supervise reps’ sales of risky energy securities

By InvestmentNews
Reaching the next generation of investors via ESG
OPINION AUG 28, 2020
Reaching the next generation of investors via ESG

Given the growing interest in ESG, rules and regulations that seek to restrict ESG investments are short-sighted and ultimately negatively impact investors

By Christine Hurtsellers
Volatility gauges flash warning for stock rally
EQUITIES AUG 28, 2020
Volatility gauges flash warning for stock rally

Wednesday's rallies in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes were accompanied by gains in their volatility measures

By Bloomberg
Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2020
Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets

The Morningstar analysis of results so far this year does not bode well for active managers

By Jeff Benjamin
GPB problems come home to roost for advisers
ALTERNATIVES AUG 27, 2020
GPB problems come home to roost for advisers

Investors take aim at an adviser, who sold GPB products, in numerous Finra arbitration claims

By Bruce Kelly