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Vanguard website outage underlines dangers of online investing
FINTECH JAN 03, 2022
Vanguard website outage underlines dangers of online investing

Customers of the $8 trillion mutual fund giant weren't able to access certain account reports or receive trade confirmations while the website was having problems.

By Sean Allocca
DoubleLine puts ETFs on the docket for 2022
ETFS JAN 03, 2022
DoubleLine puts ETFs on the docket for 2022

The $137 billion bond shop has filed to launch two ETFs, one of which is similar to a strategy it already subadvises for State Street.

By Jeff Benjamin
SEC denies 2 Bitcoin ETFs in latest setback to crypto industry
FINTECH DEC 23, 2021
SEC denies 2 Bitcoin ETFs in latest setback to crypto industry

The earlier-than-expected decision from the SEC could suggest a 2022 approval for a pure Bitcoin fund may not be in the cards either.

By Bloomberg
Anti-woke strategies emerge as flip side of ESG
RIA NEWS DEC 22, 2021
Anti-woke strategies emerge as flip side of ESG

As investing becomes increasingly political, investors will have to balance good feelings against good performance.

By Jeff Benjamin
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 21, 2021
Avantax settles with SEC for $16.9 million over 12b-1 fees

The company failed to reveal conflicts of interest concerning marketing fees paid by clients for mutual funds, according to the regulator. The independent broker-dealer 1st Global Advisors was acquired by Blucora in 2019.

By Bruce Kelly
ETFs set another record  in race to take over mutual funds
EQUITIES DEC 20, 2021
ETFs set another record in race to take over mutual funds

In stride with record net inflows, the ETF industry is launching new funds and finding creative ways to take market share from the legacy mutual fund space.

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard cuts expense ratios on 17 funds
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 17, 2021
Vanguard cuts expense ratios on 17 funds

The fund giant estimates the cuts save investors $18.9 million, based on fiscal-year comparisons.

By InvestmentNews
Capital Group, Federated plant flags in ETF land
EQUITIES DEC 17, 2021
Capital Group, Federated plant flags in ETF land

Traditional fund complexes are succumbing to the pressure to offer ETFs alongside more expensive mutual funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Dimensional cuts fees on 50 funds
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 16, 2021
Dimensional cuts fees on 50 funds

The asset manager is lowering fees on 47 mutual funds and three ETFs, which it says amounts to a 13% reduction on an asset-weighted basis.

By Bloomberg
Schwab to offer T. Rowe institutional shares commission-free
RIA NEWS DEC 15, 2021
Schwab to offer T. Rowe institutional shares commission-free

Five years after competitor Fidelity launched its no-transaction-fee platform for institutional shares, Schwab is following suit in a similar deal with T. Rowe Price.

By Jeff Benjamin
Franklin Templeton joins shift to low-cost ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 15, 2021
Franklin Templeton joins shift to low-cost ETFs

The asset manager plans to convert two mutual funds holding roughly $250 million in assets into exchange-traded funds by the third or fourth quarter of next year.

By Bloomberg
Cathie Wood's ARK launches ESG ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 09, 2021
Cathie Wood's ARK launches ESG ETF

The new fund, the ARK Transparency ETF, arrives as Wood's favored tech stocks finally catch a break.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock to pull bulk of U.S. ETF assets from State Street
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 08, 2021
BlackRock to pull bulk of U.S. ETF assets from State Street

In a move to reduce its reliance on State Street's custody services, BlackRock will shift 40% of the $2.2 trillion in assets to Citigroup, 30% to JPMorgan Chase and 15% to Bank of New York Mellon.

By Bloomberg
ETFs take center stage in 2021
RIA NEWS DEC 07, 2021
ETFs take center stage in 2021

Record net inflows are just a part of the story. ETFs continue to take market share of mutual funds by doing more for less.

By Jeff Benjamin
Helping investors cut through the noise of ESG investing
RIA NEWS DEC 02, 2021
Helping investors cut through the noise of ESG investing

Despite record-level asset flows into ESG strategies, the category is still saddled with a reputation it has long outgrown.

By Jeff Benjamin
State Street cuts fees to grab more bond ETF flows
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 02, 2021
State Street cuts fees to grab more bond ETF flows

The asset manager lowered the expense ratios on three corporate bond exchange-traded funds to 0.04% from 0.07%.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity heads to Canada with Bitcoin ETF
ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2021
Fidelity heads to Canada with Bitcoin ETF

Since U.S. regulators are balking at approving funds that invest directly in Bitcoin, Fidelity will launch the Fidelity Advantage Bitcoin ETF in Canada.

By Bloomberg
ESG market controlled by a few big investors
MUTUAL FUNDS DEC 01, 2021
ESG market controlled by a few big investors

About $120 billion has flowed into ESG exchange-traded funds in 2021, but just a handful of institutional investors control a large part of the market.

By Bloomberg
Covered call strategy aims to dampen volatility of crypto investing
ALTERNATIVES NOV 30, 2021
Covered call strategy aims to dampen volatility of crypto investing

Toronto-based Purpose Investments pushes the digital investing envelope by selling options on the cryptocurrency holdings of two new ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
First client for State Street's target-date and annuity feature is a $35B plan group
RETIREMENT PLANNING NOV 30, 2021
First client for State Street's target-date and annuity feature is a $35B plan group

State Street's product is far from being the first in the DC market — but the plans using it are potentially the largest to opt for a target-date series paired with an insurance feature.

By Emile Hallez