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Schwab goes off script with crypto ETF filing
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES MAR 03, 2022
Schwab goes off script with crypto ETF filing

The index-based strategy, which has been described as 'baby steps' into the crypto space, will not offer direct exposure to digital currencies.

By Jeff Benjamin
Russian invasion and sanctions drive oil price rally
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 28, 2022
Russian invasion and sanctions drive oil price rally

While the S&P 500 Index has fallen 6% so far this year, some exchange-traded funds that focus on the oil sector have surged.

By Jeff Benjamin
Last great ETF holdout caves as Capital Group launches funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 24, 2022
Last great ETF holdout caves as Capital Group launches funds

One ETF will focus on fixed income, three will invest primarily in U.S. equities, and two will be devoted to global stocks.

By Bloomberg
SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 22, 2022
SEC flooded with comment letters about Bitcoin ETFs

Hundreds of comments have been published online in the past two weeks, after Grayscale Investments launched a media campaign encouraging the public to weigh in on a Bitcoin ETF.

By Sean Allocca
The confusion over crypto assets
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 21, 2022
The confusion over crypto assets

Clients are demanding access to digital assets. But how — and when — will brokers be able to sell them?

By Bruce Kelly
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs
INVESTING RIAS FEB 17, 2022
Why RIAs should look at PE the way PE looks at RIAs

As private equity pours cash into wealth management, financial advisers should be exposing clients to private equity investments.

By Jeff Benjamin
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs
INVESTING ETFS FEB 17, 2022
Massachusetts charges broker-dealer for unsuitable sales of leveraged ETFs

Purshe Kaplan Sterling allowed its agents to conduct thousands of transactions involving the complex products as investment adviser reps for another firm.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Amundi gives fund an ESG makeover
INVESTING ESG FEB 16, 2022
Amundi gives fund an ESG makeover

The Pioneer Global Sustainable Equity Fund will invest at least 80% of net assets in ESG-friendly holdings.

By InvestmentNews
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 14, 2022
Metaverse ETFs are the hot new thematic investment

Investors are piling into exchange-traded products that offer exposure to companies jockeying to create virtual realities.

By Sean Allocca
CITs claim larger share of target-date market
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 11, 2022
CITs claim larger share of target-date market

The growth in the use of collective investment trusts, which trend to charge lower fees, reflects the pressure to cut costs.

By InvestmentNews
Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 11, 2022
Energy sector rally exposes Achilles' heel of ESG investing

ESG indexes that are loaded with technology and shun energy have been taking it on the chin so far in 2022.

By Jeff Benjamin
Half-point Fed hike in March is a coin flip after hot inflation
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 10, 2022
Half-point Fed hike in March is a coin flip after hot inflation

U.S. consumer prices jumped in January by more than expected, representing a bigger hit to Americans’ paychecks as inflation charges ahead at the fastest pace since 1982.

By Bloomberg
Q4 2021 top fixed-income ETFs
INVESTING FINTECH FEB 09, 2022
Q4 2021 top fixed-income ETFs

See the top 50 fixed-income ETFs ranked by quarterly returns, the top 25 fixed-income ETFs ranked by largest inflows, and the top 25 fixed-income ETFs ranked by largest outflows

By InvestmentNews
Q4 2021 top equity mutual funds
INVESTING EQUITIES FEB 09, 2022
Q4 2021 top equity mutual funds

See the top 50 equity funds ranked by quarterly returns, the top 25 equity funds ranked by largest Inflows, and the top 25 equity funds ranked by largest outflows

By InvestmentNews
Q4 2021 top fixed-income mutual funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2022
Q4 2021 top fixed-income mutual funds

Top 50 fixed-income funds ranked by quarterly returns, Top 25 fixed-income funds ranked by largest inflows, Top 25 fixed-income funds ranked by largest outflows

By InvestmentNews
Q4 2021 top equity ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2022
Q4 2021 top equity ETFs

Top 50 equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns, Top 25 equity ETFs ranked by largest inflows, Top 25 equity ETFs ranked by largest outflows

By InvestmentNews
Harbor Capital eyes mutual fund conversions in major ETF push
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 09, 2022
Harbor Capital eyes mutual fund conversions in major ETF push

After launching its first ETFs in 2021, the Chicago-based firm wants to have as many as 12 by the end of the year.

By Bloomberg
Billions flowing into cash-like ETFs ahead of Fed hike
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS FEB 08, 2022
Billions flowing into cash-like ETFs ahead of Fed hike

Traders are moving into exchange-traded funds focused on ultra-short instruments like Treasury bills, while offloading ETFs holding longer-dated debt.

By Bloomberg
The SEC wants to know your views on Bitcoin ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES FEB 07, 2022
The SEC wants to know your views on Bitcoin ETFs

The agency is asking the public to comment on recent applications for exchange-traded funds linked directly to the price of Bitcoin and whether such funds could be a vehicle for fraud.

By Bloomberg
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation
INVESTING RIAS FEB 04, 2022
ETFs give advisers varied tools for fighting inflation

The new Amplify Inflation Fighter ETF joins a short list of strategies designed to hedge and leverage price pressures.

By Jeff Benjamin