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Investors move from junk-bond funds into Treasury funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2020
Investors move from junk-bond funds into Treasury funds

More than $2.6 billion flowed out of high-yield bond ETFs last week, along with $5.6 billion that left high-yield mutual funds

By Bloomberg
T. Rowe Price finds a path to the ETF market
ETFS JUL 06, 2020
T. Rowe Price finds a path to the ETF market

The traditional mutual fund provider plans to launch four semitransparent ETFs this month

By Jeff Benjamin
Vanguard, State Street resist the new ETF craze
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 01, 2020
Vanguard, State Street resist the new ETF craze

Two of the industry's biggest players are taking a wait-and-see attitude on active nontransparent ETFs

By Bloomberg
401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2020
401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others

Litigation alleging that plan sponsors breached their fiduciary duty keeps coming

By Emile Hallez
Model portfolio assets dropped to $3 trillion in first quarter
ETFS JUL 01, 2020
Model portfolio assets dropped to $3 trillion in first quarter

More than half were in adviser-led portfolios, according to Broadridge research

By Nicole Casperson
Schwab ETFs see billions flowing in and out
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 29, 2020
Schwab ETFs see billions flowing in and out

Big moves stir speculation the company may be revising the allocations of its model portfolios

By InvestmentNews
BlackRock cuts fees on three core ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 26, 2020
BlackRock cuts fees on three core ETFs

The asset manager is reducing the cost of key iShare funds by one basis point

By InvestmentNews
Coming soon: Dimensional Fund Advisors ETFs
ETFS JUN 26, 2020
Coming soon: Dimensional Fund Advisors ETFs

For the first time, individual investors will have direct access to coveted DFA strategies

By Jeff Benjamin
DOL's stance on ESG in 401(k)s could be difficult to undo
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2020
DOL's stance on ESG in 401(k)s could be difficult to undo

Only 0.1% of plan assets are in ESG-specific funds, but many, if not most, investment products have integrated ESG criteria

By Emile Hallez
ETNs face crisis of confidence
ETFS JUN 23, 2020
ETNs face crisis of confidence

Credit Suisse’s decision to delist nine exchange-traded notes worth nearly $3 billion points to an existential crisis in this sector of the ETF market

By Bloomberg
TSP doubles target-date options for federal workers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2020
TSP doubles target-date options for federal workers

Participants in the $557 billion Thrift Savings Plan will have many more target-date vintages available to them starting in July

By Emile Hallez
BNY, Wilshire roll out small-plan custom TDF option for advisers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2020
BNY, Wilshire roll out small-plan custom TDF option for advisers

The product includes five glide paths and can include investment options that are already on plan menus

By Emile Hallez
Credit Suisse to delist exchange-traded note that's up 200% this year
ETFS JUN 22, 2020
Credit Suisse to delist exchange-traded note that's up 200% this year

Bank is axing a total of nine ETNs, most of which are leveraged

By Bloomberg
The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2020
The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s

A bipartisan bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code hints at more attention to the issue, according to a report from Morningstar

By Emile Hallez
Why the Fed pays ETF trading commissions when small investors don't
ETFS JUN 22, 2020
Why the Fed pays ETF trading commissions when small investors don't

There's more to the so-called free trades than meets the eye

By Jeff Benjamin
Opening defined-contribution plans to private equity is a mistake
OPINION JUN 21, 2020
Opening defined-contribution plans to private equity is a mistake

U.S. regulators dropped the ball in a recent letter clarifying that regulations do not prohibit the use of private equity funds in 401(k) plans

By InvestmentNews
Borzi challenges SEC to use Reg BI to attack revenue sharing conflicts
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2020
Borzi challenges SEC to use Reg BI to attack revenue sharing conflicts

The architect of the DOL fiduciary rule remains skeptical of the SEC measure

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
New virus-themed ETF trades under ticker GERM
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 19, 2020
New virus-themed ETF trades under ticker GERM

The fund's biggest holding is Moderna, whose stock price has more than tripled this year on news about vaccine it's developing

By Bloomberg
BlackRock rolls out six ESG ETFs
RIA NEWS JUN 18, 2020
BlackRock rolls out six ESG ETFs

The funds' debut follows BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's pledge in January to increase sustainable ETF offerings

By Bloomberg
On the record
MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 17, 2020
On the record

InvestmentNews’ Jeff Benjamin leads a roundtable discussion with mutual fund managers who forecast unrest through 2020

By InvestmentNews