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Vanguard lowers expenses by merging target-date funds
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 28, 2021
Vanguard lowers expenses by merging target-date funds

The expense ratios will drop from an average of 12 basis points to 8 basis points.

By InvestmentNews
Soccer is the next big thing for hedge funds and private equity
ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2021
Soccer is the next big thing for hedge funds and private equity

European soccer has always been desperate for cash, but that’s grown more acute after the pandemic kept crowds away from stadiums and left some of the continent’s biggest and most successful clubs with eye-watering debt.

By Bloomberg
Motley Fool to convert its mutual funds into ETFs
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2021
Motley Fool to convert its mutual funds into ETFs

The two mutual funds that combine for more than $1 billion in assets will be transformed into an ETF later this year. Bloomberg Intelligence expects $1 trillion worth of such switches to take place over the next 10 years.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity opens adviser access to fractional shares
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2021
Fidelity opens adviser access to fractional shares

Two years after making fractional shares available to retail investors, Fidelity is responding to demand from advisers to work with smaller accounts and further customize portfolios.

By Jeff Benjamin
Managing operational risks at growing advisory firms
OPINION SEP 27, 2021
Managing operational risks at growing advisory firms

As changes bring about increased risks, RIAs need to recognize that insurance is a vital component of their risk management strategy.

By Ian Muir
Quants poised to take over the world of bonds: Invesco
FIXED INCOME SEP 27, 2021
Quants poised to take over the world of bonds: Invesco

With the work-from-home era fueling a boom in electronic trading, the majority of investors in a $31 trillion community say they now deploy factor strategies in bond portfolios.

By Bloomberg
Adviser's cross-border niche targets Canadians moving south, and vice versa
RIA NEWS SEP 24, 2021
Adviser's cross-border niche targets Canadians moving south, and vice versa

Cardinal Point Wealth Management targets Canadian snowbirds, but found a rich market of clients needing cross-border advice.

By Jeff Benjamin
Don't worry about inflation, but do prepare for it
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2021
Don't worry about inflation, but do prepare for it

Portfolio managers debate the best way to hedge inflation risk while also downplaying the likelihood of rising prices.

By Jeff Benjamin
Berthel Fisher latest to face penalty over fund charges
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2021
Berthel Fisher latest to face penalty over fund charges

The SEC has been cracking down on disclosures surrounding payments by funds to broker-dealers and RIAs. The agency launched an initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

By Bruce Kelly
Cathie Wood, Rob Arnott go toe-to-toe at Morningstar
ETFS SEP 23, 2021
Cathie Wood, Rob Arnott go toe-to-toe at Morningstar

The two titans of growth and value investing said investors don't need to worry yet about a stock market bubble, and that the financial services industry is ripe for disruption.

By Bloomberg
iCapital Network builds out alternative investments with Axio acquisition
ALTERNATIVES SEP 21, 2021
iCapital Network builds out alternative investments with Axio acquisition

The addition of Axio Financial will add structured notes to the iCapital platform, marking the first product technically available to retail investors.

By Jeff Benjamin
Evergrande blowup hits stocks with little link to China
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 20, 2021
Evergrande blowup hits stocks with little link to China

The chain reaction to the Chinese property owner's woes may say more about the extreme attitude of global risk assets than it does about economic contagion.

By Bloomberg
For this adviser, socially responsible investing comes first
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 20, 2021
For this adviser, socially responsible investing comes first

James Katz tailors his RIA, Humankind Investments, to serve clients who place the greater good at the top of mind.

By Jeff Benjamin
Market contagion tests China's resolve on Evergrande
EMERGING MARKETS SEP 20, 2021
Market contagion tests China's resolve on Evergrande

Investors Monday rushed to price in the risk that China will miscalculate as it moves to curb its property market excesses without derailing the economy.

By Bloomberg
RBC to pay SEC $800,000 for muni offering violations
FIXED INCOME SEP 17, 2021
RBC to pay SEC $800,000 for muni offering violations

The agency says the firm favored ‘flippers’ over institutional and retail clients when it allocated newly issued municipal bonds.

By InvestmentNews
Invesco reportedly in talks with State Street regarding asset management unit
ETFS SEP 17, 2021
Invesco reportedly in talks with State Street regarding asset management unit

The deal would be a big one, given that State Street Global Advisors, the bank's asset management unit, has about $4 trillion in assets.

By InvestmentNews
ETFs could lose key tax advantage
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 16, 2021
ETFs could lose key tax advantage

Draft legislation from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden of Oregon would end a system of deferred taxes on capital gains linked to ETFs.

By Bloomberg
GPB sells top auto-dealership asset for $880 million
ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2021
GPB sells top auto-dealership asset for $880 million

The deal looks like a positive development for confused and cash-starved investors and financial advisers who sold the private placements.

By Bruce Kelly
SALT conference panel demystifies crypto custody concerns
ALTERNATIVES SEP 15, 2021
SALT conference panel demystifies crypto custody concerns

Crypto custodians must provide the same types of institutional infrastructure available to any other asset classes.

By Nicole Casperson
How crypto is attracting millennial millionaires to financial advice
ALTERNATIVES SEP 14, 2021
How crypto is attracting millennial millionaires to financial advice

SALT conference panelists say millennials' heightened interest in crypto investing comes amid the largest generational transfer of wealth.

By Nicole Casperson