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Takeover chatter swirls around Jefferies with Japan’s SMFG a rumored suitor
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 24, 2026
Takeover chatter swirls around Jefferies with Japan’s SMFG a rumored suitor

Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group is reportedly exploring a potential purchase of the investment bank.

By James Rogers
Fund industry’s top performers clinch honors at Lipper awards
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 12, 2026
Fund industry’s top performers clinch honors at Lipper awards

Fidelity and Franklin Templeton were big winners at the awards, which celebrate the industry’s top funds and fund management firms.

By James Rogers
Lipper awards set to highlight fund industry stars
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 09, 2026
Lipper awards set to highlight fund industry stars

“It's going to be an amazing event,” Brandon Adkins, head of Lipper North America Research at the London Stock Exchange Group, told InvestmentNews.

By James Rogers
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains
ETFS MAR 06, 2026
Trade and advocacy groups press Congress to allow deferred taxes on mutual fund gains

The Investment Company Institute, SIFMA and other industry groups argue the bipartisan GROWTH Act would end "harmful double-effect" of surprise tax bills.

By Leo Almazora
Active managers stumble again in 2025 as large caps dominate
EQUITIES MAR 04, 2026
Active managers stumble again in 2025 as large caps dominate

Big Tech’s rebound, Fed rate-cut hopes and a late-year broadening of the rally weren’t enough to lift the average active manager above index returns.

By Leo Almazora
Investment funds proxy costs of up to $1.14 billion add a hidden cost for your clients
ETFS MAR 03, 2026
Investment funds proxy costs of up to $1.14 billion add a hidden cost for your clients

Study says fund proxy campaigns are increasingly costly, inefficient and ripe for SEC reform.

By Steve Randall
Fidelity rolls out private markets model portfolios with alts education for advisors
ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2026
Fidelity rolls out private markets model portfolios with alts education for advisors

The firm is pairing new Envestnet-distributed portfolios with a CE-accredited curriculum as RIAs seek more scalable ways to diversify client portfolios.

By Leo Almazora
Fidelity earnings surge as bull market, retail trading power growth
ETFS MAR 02, 2026
Fidelity earnings surge as bull market, retail trading power growth

The Boston-based investment giant’s latest snapshot shows strong gains in operating income, trading activity, and ETF assets.

By Leo Almazora
Morningstar taps Experian veteran to lead direct platform push
ALTERNATIVES FEB 19, 2026
Morningstar taps Experian veteran to lead direct platform push

Scott Brown’s will oversee Morningstar Direct, data feeds, and advisory tools as the firm continues to build unified intelligence around public and private market analytics.

By Leo Almazora
Active managers face shrinking odds of beating indexes, Morningstar finds
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT FEB 19, 2026
Active managers face shrinking odds of beating indexes, Morningstar finds

New research shows active mutual funds lag passive peers in 2025, with long-term success still low.

By Steve Randall
Tax deferral proposal could narrow mutual funds’ long-standing disadvantage, says ICI
MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 11, 2026
Tax deferral proposal could narrow mutual funds’ long-standing disadvantage, says ICI

Proposed GROWTH Act may add up to $1,340 in returns, reshaping taxable-account planning.

By Steve Randall
Vanguard claims $250M win for mutual fund investors with latest fee cuts
ETFS FEB 02, 2026
Vanguard claims $250M win for mutual fund investors with latest fee cuts

Latest round of lower expense ratios spans 84 mutual fund and ETF share classes and touches roughly one-quarter of Vanguard’s lineup.

By Leo Almazora
Advyzon’s TAMP adds Schwab-managed bond strategies to model marketplace
FINTECH JAN 26, 2026
Advyzon’s TAMP adds Schwab-managed bond strategies to model marketplace

Partnership brings Schwab’s Wasmer Schroeder bond lineups and model portfolios onto Advyzon’s Nucleus marketplace for RIAs.

By Leo Almazora
Janus Henderson buys Richard Bernstein Advisors to bulk up in models, SMAs
ETFS JAN 23, 2026
Janus Henderson buys Richard Bernstein Advisors to bulk up in models, SMAs

The deal for RBA would add a $20 billion macro shop and fresh model portfolio firepower to the active manager, which itself is the object of a take-private acquisition.

By Leo Almazora
Vestmark, T. Rowe Price team up for new RIA-focused model portfolios
ETFS JAN 22, 2026
Vestmark, T. Rowe Price team up for new RIA-focused model portfolios

The new collaboration adds to the $184 billion landscape of personalized, tax-efficient ETF and mutual fund portfolios at scale.

By Leo Almazora
BlackRock hits $14T asset record as it stands firm on private credit
ALTERNATIVES JAN 15, 2026
BlackRock hits $14T asset record as it stands firm on private credit

The Larry Fink-led asset manager posted strong inflows and fee growth to end 2025, while insisting credit conditions are stable in its core portfolios.

By Leo Almazora
Mutual funds see notable redemptions as equity outflows accelerate in start-of-year stats
MUTUAL FUNDS JAN 15, 2026
Mutual funds see notable redemptions as equity outflows accelerate in start-of-year stats

Weekly ICI estimates show $23.34B pulled from long-term mutual funds, while one asset class is attracting significant inflows.

By Steve Randall
Invesco exits Canadian fund management, keeps investment presence through partnership
ETFS JAN 14, 2026
Invesco exits Canadian fund management, keeps investment presence through partnership

US asset manager transfers C$26B in Canadian funds while retaining portfolio oversight role.

By Steve Randall
Janus Henderson agrees to Trian, General Catalyst buyout for $7.4B
ETFS DEC 22, 2025
Janus Henderson agrees to Trian, General Catalyst buyout for $7.4B

The move to be finalized by mid-2026 would take the active asset manager private as backers pitch AI and tech investment to revive growth.

By Leo Almazora
JPMorgan doubles down on tokenization with Ethereum-domiciled money fund
ALTERNATIVES DEC 15, 2025
JPMorgan doubles down on tokenization with Ethereum-domiciled money fund

Launch comes amid post-GENIUS Act push by Wall Street firms to bring money-market strategies and collateral tools onto public blockchains.

By Leo Almazora