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$1.4 billion team joins Commonwealth from Principal
INDEPENDENT BROKER DEALERS AUG 16, 2022
$1.4 billion team joins Commonwealth from Principal

Strategic Financial Solutions has seven advisers and is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

By InvestmentNews
ESG funds being probed by SEC over ceding votes on social issues
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2022
ESG funds being probed by SEC over ceding votes on social issues

The agency is asking companies offering ESG funds whether they lend out shares, which could impact their ability to cast ballots in corporate elections.

By Bloomberg
Investors see 60/40 mix enduring despite recent turmoil, survey shows
FIXED INCOME AUG 15, 2022
Investors see 60/40 mix enduring despite recent turmoil, survey shows

The tactic has taken a beating this year as bonds were hit by the steepest slump in decades, compounding the stock market's losses instead of buffering against them.

By Bloomberg
Pair of adviser fintech startups pull in funding despite a decline in tech investing
FINTECH AUG 11, 2022
Pair of adviser fintech startups pull in funding despite a decline in tech investing

Both Modern Life and Farther closed $15 million funding rounds, suggesting technology for advisers is still seen as an attractive opportunity.

By Ryan W. Neal
Anti-ESG movement spawns new fund in battle against industry giants
RIA NEWS AUG 10, 2022
Anti-ESG movement spawns new fund in battle against industry giants

Fledgling ETF provider Strive Asset Management hopes to compete with BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street for proxy voting power.

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard wrests BlackRock’s spot as manager of world’s biggest bond ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 10, 2022
Vanguard wrests BlackRock’s spot as manager of world’s biggest bond ETF

The Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, with assets of roughly $83.8 billion, has surpassed the $83.2 billion iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

By Bloomberg
Single-stock ETF craze leads to single Treasury bond exposure
EQUITIES AUG 09, 2022
Single-stock ETF craze leads to single Treasury bond exposure

The new US Benchmark Series from F/m Investments offers traders exposure to three different government bonds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Amundi rolls out ESG separate account for wealthy investors
RIA NEWS AUG 09, 2022
Amundi rolls out ESG separate account for wealthy investors

The Amundi US Equity ESG Improvers SMA is two-thirds allocated to companies expected to improve their ESG score.

By Jeff Benjamin
The time is now to be more transparent about advisory fees
RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2022
The time is now to be more transparent about advisory fees

Advisers charging fees based on client assets are feeling a rare pinch of lower income against the backdrop of inflation. Now would be a good time to make that clear.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock sees investors turning to thematic ETFs to hedge against inflation
RIA NEWS AUG 08, 2022
BlackRock sees investors turning to thematic ETFs to hedge against inflation

Interest seen in infrastructure, food-related and clean-energy themes as investors look for long-term structural trends.

By Bloomberg
Sustainable funds with the highest returns in a down year
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 08, 2022
Sustainable funds with the highest returns in a down year

These 10 funds are doing the best, but they're not like the others.

By Emile Hallez
Alts are rockin’ the house!
ALTERNATIVES AUG 08, 2022
Alts are rockin’ the house!

Demand for income, inflation protection, enhanced returns and volatility dampening has created a ‘Goldilocks moment’ for alternative investments.

By Ryan W. Neal
Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 08, 2022
Are your clients on the wrong glide path? 

If a target-date fund is among a client's investments, an adviser can check the fund’s glide path as well as the equity percentage of the portfolio.

By InvestmentNews
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES AUG 08, 2022
Insurers to suppliers: Time to get with the DEI program

As corporations strengthen efforts to diversify their cultures, employee population, recruiting, and community service, suppliers must realize that they are part of that values alignment, too.

By Joanne Cleaver
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox
EQUITIES AUG 05, 2022
Covid-themed ETF shifts focus to monkeypox

As the White House declares monkeypox a national health emergency, ETFMG tweaks its marketing without adjusting the portfolio.

By Jeff Benjamin
Finra slaps J.P. Morgan over ex-rep who loaded grandma up on structured products
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2022
Finra slaps J.P. Morgan over ex-rep who loaded grandma up on structured products

The firm was fined $200,000 for failing to supervise the rep, whose grandmother was 88 and widowed when she opened her account in 2014.

By Bruce Kelly
NASAA extends comment deadline on REIT reform proposal
ALTERNATIVES AUG 05, 2022
NASAA extends comment deadline on REIT reform proposal

State regulators grant more time for input after getting pushback from groups representing the alternatives sector.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds
FIXED INCOME AUG 05, 2022
Pimco sees $29 billion in outflows as rate hikes hit bond funds

The global sell-off in bonds results in the second straight quarter in which the asset management company's clients pulled money from its funds.

By Bloomberg
Schwab crypto ETF begins trading
ALTERNATIVES AUG 04, 2022
Schwab crypto ETF begins trading

The fund, which began trading on the NYSE Arca exchange, tracks the firm's Crypto Thematic Index.

By InvestmentNews
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup
RIA NEWS AUG 04, 2022
Insurer Integrity adds $13 billion Gladstone to growing lineup

The life insurance and wealth management company is making its second acquisition in a week by picking up advisory firm Gladstone.

By Gregg Greenberg