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New ETF offerings dried up amid March volatility
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 31, 2020
New ETF offerings dried up amid March volatility

But April may be livelier, with American Century announcing that the first active nontransparent ETFs will begin trading Thursday

By Bloomberg
Fidelity liable for some 401(k) claims: Court
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 31, 2020
Fidelity liable for some 401(k) claims: Court

The company failed to monitor plan fiduciaries' handling of investment and record-keeping fees, the judge wrote

By Emile Hallez
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 30, 2020
Market volatility likely to prompt 401(k) plan menu changes

Retirement plan sponsors might change their views on risk, especially for participants near retirement

By Emile Hallez
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve
ETFS MAR 30, 2020
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve

The new fee structure addresses how the asset manager will handle conflicts of interest inherent in its arrangement with the Fed

By InvestmentNews
By the numbers: Mutual funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 27, 2020
By the numbers: Mutual funds

How did the Treasury Department respond to market volatility caused by the coronavirus? What do the Lipper Awards say about ESG investing? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty has the answers.

By InvestmentNews
SEC lifts borrowing rules for funds hit by liquidity crunch
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MAR 26, 2020
SEC lifts borrowing rules for funds hit by liquidity crunch

The regulator is allowing mutual funds to borrow from managers or other funds to meet redemption requests

By Emile Hallez
By the Numbers: Mutual funds
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2020
By the Numbers: Mutual funds

How did the Treasury Department step in as the pandemic sparked volatility? What do the Lipper Awards say about ESG investing? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty answers both questions

By InvestmentNews
Investing styles will take on an active approach
EQUITIES MAR 23, 2020
Investing styles will take on an active approach

A bear market could lead to more hands-on investing, but advisers haven't had to beat the market in more than a decade

By Sean Allocca
Fund merger puts Vanguard investors into higher-priced version
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 23, 2020
Fund merger puts Vanguard investors into higher-priced version

Asset manager consolidates two actively managed funds to better compete with index products

By Jeff Benjamin
‘Illiquidity doom loop’ threatens European bond ETFs, analyst says
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 20, 2020
‘Illiquidity doom loop’ threatens European bond ETFs, analyst says

The gap between some funds' price and the value of their assets could lead to problems

By Bloomberg
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 18, 2020
Treasury proposes to guarantee money market funds in stimulus

The plan temporarily permits the use of its exchange stabilization fund to guarantee money market funds

By Bloomberg
JPMorgan sees shorts behind $9 billion influx into S&P ETF
EQUITIES MAR 18, 2020
JPMorgan sees shorts behind $9 billion influx into S&P ETF

The inflows into SPY came as the S&P 500 Index plunged amid fears about the economic fallout from the coronavirus

By Bloomberg
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 17, 2020
Wells Fargo named in new 401(k) lawsuit

The company has been sued again over its use of its own products in its retirement plan

By Emile Hallez
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 16, 2020
One TDF series outperforms others in market plunge

The newer product line has a different approach to asset allocation than most other target-date funds

By Emile Hallez
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19
RIA NEWS MAR 14, 2020
SEC extends Form ADV deadline for advisory firms affected by COVID-19

Registered investment advisers will have 45 extra days to file ADVs, brochure updates

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Fixed-income ETFs caught in bond market's liquidity trap
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 13, 2020
Fixed-income ETFs caught in bond market's liquidity trap

The cash prices of some of the most actively traded bond funds are at a steep discount to the value of their underlying assets

By Bloomberg
T-bills are scarce and the shortage is about to get even worse
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 12, 2020
T-bills are scarce and the shortage is about to get even worse

Supply is set to get squeezed as the coronavirus scare causes demand for Treasuries to soar

By Bloomberg
BlackRock colors a money fund green
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 10, 2020
BlackRock colors a money fund green

The asset manager’s $3 billion Money Market Portfolio will focus on issuers that meet its environmental criteria

By InvestmentNews
Eyes wide shut
ETFS MAR 08, 2020
Eyes wide shut

Advisers have a blind spot when it comes to nontransparent ETFs

By Jeff Benjamin
Private equity may not be right for HNW clients
OPINION MAR 06, 2020
Private equity may not be right for HNW clients

Most high-net-worth individuals would be better off investing in small-cap securities via mutual funds and ETFs

By Clark Kendall