Smaller companies are pushing back, arguing the big players are just trying to cement their dominance
The central bank's weekly balance sheet update also showed its total assets hit a new record of $6.93 trillion
Investors are still worried about the market, but trading in 401(k) plans favored equities on most days in April
'Through-retirement' target-date funds for those near retirement saw bigger losses this year than 'to-retirement' products of the same vintage
The Fed said another program to buy debt directly from issuers will launch 'in the near future'
The asset management industry's push of the unique wrapper could be a tough sell with advisers
The central bank is expected to target the giant fixed-income ETFs; it may also invest in funds with defined maturity dates
The attrition is occurring in niche offerings that are suffering amid investors' flight to safety
The purchase will help the discount brokerage develop thematic and direct indexing for clients
That compares with the outflows registered by mutual funds overall, according to Morningstar
The funds face the challenge of declining rates as their assets hit $4.77 trillion amid the flight to safety
The firm suggests buying U.S. and emerging market debt and averaging into select stock sectors
The Fed's two corporate lending programs could buy up to $750 billion in debt and exchange-traded funds
The news that the Fed was willing to buy some high-yield debt has made investors more comfortable about buying
InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty looks at why investors are throwing billions into leveraged ETFs
The digital finance platform banks on zero-fee bait to attract young consumers
Investor advocates: Common sense and the Investment Advisers Act require the disclosure of higher-fee funds
The influx, the biggest since at least 2013, defies the surge in equity prices that has occurred this month
The insurance giant announced an exclusive deal to distribute unit investment trusts
The enforcement action demonstrates the agency's continued targeting of conflicts over fund fees
