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Top exchange-traded funds in the first quarter
ETFS MAY 11, 2021
Top exchange-traded funds in the first quarter

These charts are based on data from Refinitiv Lipper, an LSEG business, and reflect data through March 31.

By InvestmentNews
Legislators ask GAO to review target-date funds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 07, 2021
Legislators ask GAO to review target-date funds

The heads of the Senate and House committees overseeing labor want to know whether TDFs are working as advertised.

By InvestmentNews
Proxy voting adds ESG leverage to retirement plans
RIA NEWS MAY 04, 2021
Proxy voting adds ESG leverage to retirement plans

A new Morningstar report presents proxy voting as a backdoor entry to ESG investing for retirement plan participants. As advocates pressure for simpler proxy voting procedures, retail investors could gain considerable leverage.

By Jeff Benjamin
Oil shares inside ESG ETFs helping returns
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 03, 2021
Oil shares inside ESG ETFs helping returns

Ironic that the boost in oil prices is helping funds aimed at supporting firms with strong environmental, social and governance scores.

By Bloomberg
Americans fleeing tax hikes may accelerate shift to ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 03, 2021
Americans fleeing tax hikes may accelerate shift to ETFs

Exchange-traded funds are generally more tax-efficient, spinning off fewer capital-gain disbursements that for some could soon become a lot more costly.

By Bloomberg
SEC punts decision on Bitcoin ETFs to at least June
ETFS APR 28, 2021
SEC punts decision on Bitcoin ETFs to at least June

In a filing Wednesday, the agency said it was postponing its decision until June 17. Optimism has been growing that the SEC may finally approve a Bitcoin ETF launch this year.

By Bloomberg
Fidelity opens securities lending platform to all comers
EQUITIES APR 28, 2021
Fidelity opens securities lending platform to all comers

The agency lending platform joins a compact group of less than a dozen companies that enable funds to lend securities to be sold short.

By Jeff Benjamin
Rising inflation? No problem for fans of emergency cash
RIA NEWS APR 27, 2021
Rising inflation? No problem for fans of emergency cash

Financial advisers continue to recommend hefty cash reserves yielding almost nothing and losing ground to inflation, under the premise that safety trumps yield.

By Jeff Benjamin
Keeping ESG investment performance in perspective
EQUITIES APR 22, 2021
Keeping ESG investment performance in perspective

After 12-month returns in the triple digits, investors got a wake-up call when ESG funds came crashing back down to earth.

By Jeff Benjamin
Citi expects $1 trillion boom in ESG ETFs
ETFS APR 21, 2021
Citi expects $1 trillion boom in ESG ETFs

The bank's analysts credit the global pandemic with stirring investor demand for companies doing good, and also cite the frenzy for tech-focused thematic funds, many of which fall within the environmental, social and governance category.

By Bloomberg
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC
ALTERNATIVES APR 14, 2021
Bitcoin ETF line gets longer; eight issuers file with SEC

ETF issuers are betting en masse that U.S. regulators will green-light a fund tracking the largest cryptocurrency.

By Bloomberg
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT APR 12, 2021
Fund manager finds way around capital gains distributions

Huber Capital Management borrows a page from the exchange-traded fund industry to protect mutual fund investors from taxes.

By Jeff Benjamin
BlackRock has record ETF launch with carbon transition fund
ETFS APR 09, 2021
BlackRock has record ETF launch with carbon transition fund

Investors plowed $1.25 billion into the BlackRock U.S. Carbon Transition Readiness ETF Thursday, making it the biggest launch in the ETF industry’s three-decade history.

By Bloomberg
Schwab files for first actively managed ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2021
Schwab files for first actively managed ETF

The fund will be employ ESG criteria and will be sub-advised by Ariel Investments.

By InvestmentNews
Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF
ETFS APR 06, 2021
Grayscale ‘committed’ to making biggest crypto fund an ETF

The company says it will convert its $39 billion Grayscale Bitcoin Trust into an exchange-traded fund as soon as U.S. regulators allow.

By Bloomberg
ETFs see record inflows of $250 billion in first quarter
ETFS APR 05, 2021
ETFs see record inflows of $250 billion in first quarter

A surge into equities fueled the record, but bond ETFs also grew, State Street Global Advisors reports.

By InvestmentNews
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2021
Morningstar analyst ratings hit another speed bump

Errors in computer-generated reports on mutual funds lead to a classic Twitter dust-up in which a disgruntled fund manager challenged the company's analysis of his funds.

By Jeff Benjamin
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch
EQUITIES APR 01, 2021
Latest levered ETFs offer triple market performance — with a catch

The flipside of the new Innovator Capital Management products is the performance is capped and they can be more expensive than some of the cheaper indexed options.

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 26, 2021
Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities

The error occurred in October, when the Vanguard 529 Plan switched from age-based portfolios to target-enrollment portfolios, the company said in an email.

By Emile Hallez
State Street cuts ETF fees, ramping up race to zero
ETFS MAR 26, 2021
State Street cuts ETF fees, ramping up race to zero

The company's announcement that it was slashing fees on two of its bond funds came just a day after BlackRock lowered fees on its lineup of style ETFs.

By Bloomberg