Mutual Funds

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Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2020
Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world

Some fund companies are moving away from prime funds as low rates limit the edge the funds are designed to provide over more conservative alternatives

By Bloomberg
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

By Emile Hallez
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2020
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting

An academic study finds strategies that outperformed on paper disappoint once they're packaged as ETFs

By Bloomberg
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
401(k) plan savings challenge has been solved

It's clear auto enrollment and auto escalation help employees save. Why aren't more smaller plan sponsors using them?

By Fred Barstein
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 02, 2020
Latest 401(k) lawsuit filed in an avalanche of COVID-19 litigation

The law firm Capozzi Adler has brought numerous cases this year on behalf of plan participants

By Emile Hallez
Cash-like ETFs see big outflows
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 31, 2020
Cash-like ETFs see big outflows

Investors are exiting such funds at the fastest pace ever as stocks surge and corporate bonds look more appealing

By Bloomberg
Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2020
Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets

The Morningstar analysis of results so far this year does not bode well for active managers

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard revamps money funds, lowering costs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2020
Vanguard revamps money funds, lowering costs

The $125 billion Prime Fund will be renamed Cash Reserves Federal Money Market Fund

By InvestmentNews
SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2020
SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees

Agency charges Burbank, California-based NPB Financial Group with disclosure, best execution failures

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Booming model portfolios may be moving markets
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 21, 2020
Booming model portfolios may be moving markets

So much money is now tied up in this approach that adjustments to portfolios are being blamed for some dramatic ETF flows recently

By Bloomberg
Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2020
Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers

The robo-adviser aims to help advisers attract additional assets while fostering the growth of both its advisory and retirement plan business lines

By Nicole Casperson
Investment Company Act turns 80
INVESTING OPINION AUG 20, 2020
Investment Company Act turns 80

The bill gave rise to fund investing — the most powerful form of financial intermediation for individual Americans

By Paul Schott Stevens
SEC share-class crackdown could spell the end for 12b-1 fees
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2020
SEC share-class crackdown could spell the end for 12b-1 fees

The latest case has some experts wondering if any level of disclosure will suffice

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Give that ETF a snappy ticker
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2020
Give that ETF a snappy ticker

A memorable name can help an ETF prosper, and such a ticker is likely to become even more valuable as a flood of day traders enters the market

By Bloomberg
New funds offer to limit losses on the ultimate safe haven
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2020
New funds offer to limit losses on the ultimate safe haven

Two ETFs will track long-dated Treasuries but shield investors from a certain percentage of declines in exchange for a cap on gains

By Bloomberg
SEC orders firm to pay for share-class disclosure failures
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2020
SEC orders firm to pay for share-class disclosure failures

Fresno, California-based SCF Investment Advisors took 12b-1 fees from mutual funds and revenue sharing from money market funds

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 13, 2020
McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million

Huntington Bancshares also settles a retirement plan lawsuit, while American Airlines sees a surprise win

By Emile Hallez
Remote work trend drives performance of thematic ETFs
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2020
Remote work trend drives performance of thematic ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that focus on cloud computing and cybersecurity are having a good year

By Jeff Benjamin
Move to convert mutual funds into ETFs picks up steam
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2020
Move to convert mutual funds into ETFs picks up steam

Guinness Atkinson Funds has filed to convert its Alternative Energy fund into an ETF, the third product the firm has applied to switch

By Bloomberg