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After $1.8T active fund exodus, has the investment industry reached peak passive?
ALTERNATIVES OCT 07, 2024
After $1.8T active fund exodus, has the investment industry reached peak passive?

New Deloitte outlook offers insights on active ETFs, alternatives' mixed performance, and advisors' role in the rise of private credit.

By Leo Almazora
Vanguard settles lawsuit over TDF capital gains tax mess
ETFS SEP 24, 2024
Vanguard settles lawsuit over TDF capital gains tax mess

Company reaches agreement with shareholders who said they were burned by 2020 decision to lower investment minimums for institutional shares.

Model portfolio assets hit $6.6T milestone in Q2: Broadridge
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 19, 2024
Model portfolio assets hit $6.6T milestone in Q2: Broadridge

Latest snapshot shows advisors leading the charge, with two-thirds of total model assets held in equity mutual funds and ETFs.

By Leo Almazora
McKinsey sees money manager war brewing as $10T comes into play
ETFS SEP 18, 2024
McKinsey sees money manager war brewing as $10T comes into play

A tsunami of assets to be dislodged from banks, insurers, and wealthy retail clients over the next decade poses an opportunity for the embattled asset management industry.

By Bloomberg
Four-fifths of retirement plan advisors are talking about lifetime income
LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES SEP 18, 2024
Four-fifths of retirement plan advisors are talking about lifetime income

BlackRock research surveys retirement advisors' sentiment around active managements, retirement income solutions, and AI.

By Leo Almazora
3iQ, CoinDesk launch global digital asset fund partnership
ALTERNATIVES SEP 16, 2024
3iQ, CoinDesk launch global digital asset fund partnership

The two crypto-focused firms' new venture gives advisors an onramp to expand portfolio exposures gradually beyond Bitcoin.

By Leo Almazora
Index funds and advisors give investors a confidence boost
ETFS SEP 12, 2024
Index funds and advisors give investors a confidence boost

Survey research shines a light on the increasing role of index strategies, and how advisors can continue showing their value.

By Leo Almazora
Luxury real estate is the shiny new thing in muni bond markets
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 11, 2024
Luxury real estate is the shiny new thing in muni bond markets

Demand for luxury junk deals has helped drive outsized returns in high-yield municipal bonds this year, exemplifying a trend that favors developments for the ultra-rich.

By Bloomberg
Capital Group enhances multi-asset shelf with blended target-date series
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 09, 2024
Capital Group enhances multi-asset shelf with blended target-date series

Combining CITs and ETFs, the firm's newest offerings include index-based passive exposures from State Street and BlackRock.

By Leo Almazora
Western Asset clients yank $4.9B after co-CIO's sudden leave
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 06, 2024
Western Asset clients yank $4.9B after co-CIO's sudden leave

The SEC and justice department are probing whether the firm, a subsidiary of Franklin Templeton, cherry-picked trades to favor certain clients.

By Bloomberg
Amplify launches new growth-oriented covered call ETF 
ETFS AUG 23, 2024
Amplify launches new growth-oriented covered call ETF 

Fund seeks to lower volatility and pay high current income on a monthly basis.

By Steve Randall
Fund fee wars are getting less bloody, says Morningstar
ETFS JUL 09, 2024
Fund fee wars are getting less bloody, says Morningstar

While investors saved an estimated $3.4B last year, the industry could be at a tipping point as cost pressures and other forces mount.

By Leo Almazora
Allspring braces to leap into active ETF space
ETFS JUN 21, 2024
Allspring braces to leap into active ETF space

The mutual fund giant’s move to adopt Vanguard’s dual-class model puts it in the running with other asset managers looking for a stake.

By Leo Almazora
Can CITs overthrow mutual funds to dominate DC plans?
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2024
Can CITs overthrow mutual funds to dominate DC plans?

While CITs have cost benefits for retirement plan sponsors, they fall short on transparency and investment hurdles, according to Cerulli research.

By Leo Almazora
Northern Trust Asset Management appoints new global funds chief
ETFS JUN 13, 2024
Northern Trust Asset Management appoints new global funds chief

New leader will lead the team managing ETFs, mutuals with $230B AUM.

By Steve Randall
BlackRock kills 15 funds, including remote-work ETF
ETFS JUN 10, 2024
BlackRock kills 15 funds, including remote-work ETF

The biggest sustainable investment manager in the US is also cutting six such products.

By Emile Hallez
Another thematic ETF launches to target global obesity battle
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 21, 2024
Another thematic ETF launches to target global obesity battle

The fund will invest in stocks of drug manufacturers and related industries.

By Steve Randall
What an outsider CEO could mean for Vanguard
ETFS MAY 16, 2024
What an outsider CEO could mean for Vanguard

Former iShares leader Salim Ramji will take over in July with question marks over Vanguard's ETFs, crypto strategy, customer service, and international business.

By Emile Hallez
Mutual funds are 100 years old, but remain in favor for young Americans
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 16, 2024
Mutual funds are 100 years old, but remain in favor for young Americans

New fact book focuses on state of the investment fund industry.

By Steve Randall
With SEC rule changes looming, money funds start shifting their holdings
MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 08, 2024
With SEC rule changes looming, money funds start shifting their holdings

Measures from the federal regulator are likely to shift the balance of market demand toward less risky assets.

By Bloomberg