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MSRB ponders ESG disclosure for muni bonds
ESG MAR 15, 2022
MSRB ponders ESG disclosure for muni bonds

Asset managers said they would favor access to more consistent data, while governments appeared to be split on how, if at all, MSRB should try to improve ESG reporting.

By Emile Hallez
Largest China tech ETF in U.S. wipes out nine years of gains
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 15, 2022
Largest China tech ETF in U.S. wipes out nine years of gains

KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund slumped more than 11% Monday, bringing its decline over the past three days to 28%.

By Bloomberg
Cetera B-D on hook for $2.66 million arbitration claim stemming from REITs, annuities
ALTERNATIVES MAR 14, 2022
Cetera B-D on hook for $2.66 million arbitration claim stemming from REITs, annuities

In an unusual aspect of the investors' claim and subsequent award against First Allied Securities, the $2.66 million in damages requested matched the amount the three arbitrators awarded.

By Bruce Kelly
Asset managers request climate disclosure from 10,000 companies
ESG MAR 14, 2022
Asset managers request climate disclosure from 10,000 companies

More than 680 financial institutions are asking corporates to report data using the CDP's system.

By Natasha Turner
Stock market pullback puts spotlight on Roth conversions
EQUITIES MAR 11, 2022
Stock market pullback puts spotlight on Roth conversions

With most broad market indexes nestled into correction territory, financial advisers are steering clients toward Roth conversions in a tax management move.

By Jeff Benjamin
Gundlach’s DoubleLine gets SEC green light to launch its first ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 11, 2022
Gundlach’s DoubleLine gets SEC green light to launch its first ETFs

The firm's applications related to the DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF and the DoubleLine Shiller CAPE U.S. Equities ETF have been granted 'effective immediately.'

By Bloomberg
ETFs find a crisis they can't trade through in Ukraine
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 11, 2022
ETFs find a crisis they can't trade through in Ukraine

Every ETF focused on Russian stocks will soon be suspended, a kind of shutdown that never resulted from previous events like the Arab Spring or even Covid.

By Bloomberg
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2022
DOL warns 401(k) plan fiduciaries against offering crypto investments

The agency 'has serious concerns about the prudence' of exposing plan participants' retirement savings to investments that carry 'significant risks of fraud, theft, and loss.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Finra seeks comments on possible changes to oversight of complex products
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2022
Finra seeks comments on possible changes to oversight of complex products

The regulator is assessing the risks that may arise when retail investors purchase complicated investments without the help of a financial adviser.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
SBTi excludes oil and gas companies
ESG MAR 10, 2022
SBTi excludes oil and gas companies

Carbon-intensive energy firms will not have net-zero commitments recognized by the organization.

By Emile Hallez
ESG managers press SEC for full emissions disclosure rule
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 10, 2022
ESG managers press SEC for full emissions disclosure rule

Investors representing $4 trillion urge regulator to include Scope 3 emissions in corporate climate reporting.

By Emile Hallez
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds
ALTERNATIVES MAR 10, 2022
ICapital tech platform acquires Stifel Financial's alts feeder funds

The deal, which will close later this month, pushes the assets on iCapital's platform to more than $118 billion.

By Jeff Benjamin
T. Rowe Price, Calamos Advisors bring home overall fund company Lipper Awards
EQUITIES MAR 10, 2022
T. Rowe Price, Calamos Advisors bring home overall fund company Lipper Awards

Fidelity tops all fund companies with 35 individual fund trophies; Carillon Tower Advisers wins the small-company fixed-income award for the second straight year.

By Jeff Benjamin
Biden’s digital assets directive fails to provide clarity for advisers
ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2022
Biden’s digital assets directive fails to provide clarity for advisers

Advisers will have to wait a while longer before they get answers on issues such as custody, as regulators sort out crypto oversight.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Biden aims for coordinated approach to overseeing crypto
ALTERNATIVES MAR 09, 2022
Biden aims for coordinated approach to overseeing crypto

The White House executive order is the first attempt at coordinating the government's strategy, although it falls short of providing a clear direction on regulation.

By Bloomberg
ESG-reporting startup gets $7 million in seed funding
FINTECH MAR 09, 2022
ESG-reporting startup gets $7 million in seed funding

ESGgo will monitor and eventually help improve companies' disclosures.

By InvestmentNews
Russia’s ESG rating from MSCI goes to lowest level
ESG MAR 09, 2022
Russia’s ESG rating from MSCI goes to lowest level

Russia’s rating now stands at CCC, the lowest possible, down from its prior assessment of B.

By Emile Hallez
Pelosi's portfolio performance now wrapped in an ETF
EQUITIES MAR 08, 2022
Pelosi's portfolio performance now wrapped in an ETF

Retail investors can now benefit from the inside scoop right along with the 18-term U.S. representative.

By Jeff Benjamin
Onramp Invest regroups after layoffs
ALTERNATIVES MAR 08, 2022
Onramp Invest regroups after layoffs

The San Diego-based firm reassured clients and investors about the viability of the company moving forward in a blog post Monday, and sent a heartfelt message to the 18 employees that were let go.

By Sean Allocca
Finra fines Deutsche Bank $2 million for failing to get best prices for customer orders
EQUITIES MAR 08, 2022
Finra fines Deutsche Bank $2 million for failing to get best prices for customer orders

Best execution has become a regulatory priority for Finra and the SEC in the wake of the January 2021 GameStop trading frenzy.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.