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The race for lower fees shines a light on smart beta
Hybrid strategy between active management and index funds needs to perform and be cheap.
BlackRock urges regulators to increase scrutiny of robo-advisers
BlackRock Inc. urged regulators to increase scrutiny of robo-advisers as customers flock to automated services, lured by low…
Moody’s upbeat on mutual-fund companies for the third quarter
Outflows at Franklin and Waddell & Reed mask overall healthy inflows.
Don’t count small-cap funds out because of looming interest rate hikes
ETFs and active small-cap funds still lead the market despite Federal Reserve chatter.
iShares, VanEck Vectors commodity ETFs lead comeback as supplies dwindle
Even coal, which has seen hundreds of mines close worldwide, is riding the commodity rally.
Looking for stock tips from hedge fund managers? Try active manager Fidelity, instead
Your clients may be showing you stock ideas from hedge fund managers such as Carl Icahn (Allergan!) and…
BlackRock, State Street, TIAA: Expect lower returns, higher volatility ahead
The firms all say in their mid-year outlooks that investors should seek dividends and diversification. Some are betting on bond markets, gold and cash.
BlackRock chops 10 ETFs with solid returns but limited investor appeal
Plus: Central bankers have altered the financial world, the ABCs of smart-beta due diligence, and seven steps to transforming your advisory practice
Fidelity, American Century and Jefferies offer upbeat outlooks for second half of 2016
Big contrast with gloomy forecasts from BlackRock, State Street Global Advisers and TIAA.
Take 5: BlackRock’s Russ Koesterich likes Japan, and U.S. technology and healthcare
Five candid responses on interest rates, U.S. stocks, foreign stock markets, the race for the White House, and summer moving watching.
Schwab’s ETF empire gaining on BlackRock and Vanguard
For the past 12 months, assets in the discount broker's funds grew 39.7%, to $47.9 billion.
REIT ETFs trouncing stocks thanks to low interest rates and flight to passive investing
Real estate-focused exchange traded funds attracted $1.5 billion in new money in June, followed by $1.3 billion the month before, according to FactSet.
Fund flows in June: Fidelity, Franklin Templeton hit with biggest outflows
Vanguard, BlackRock funds see the biggest inflows, largely because they're the largest providers of passively managed funds.
BlackRock starts off subdued earnings season for fund companies
For decades, you would have been better off buying the stocks of companies that manage mutual funds than…
BlackRock’s stock buyback plan at odds with CEO Larry Fink’s statements
Breakfast with Benjamin Larry Fink has been critical of the buyback trend, but that hasn't stopped BlackRock from buying back $275 million worth of its own stock on a quarterly basis.
Fidelity takes on Vanguard by cutting prices on index funds, ETFs
The Boston fund giant is lowering expense ratios on 27 index funds and ETFs.
Investors loving BlackRock’s high-yield bond ETF thanks to Brexit
Junk-bond fund posted $291 million of inflows during rout.
All eyes on alternative funds at Morningstar Investment Conference
Everyone from BlackRock to Vanguard in the alt space
BlackRock rolls out Chinese A shares ETF
The move comes just a day after MSCI decided not to add China's domestic equities to benchmark indexes.
BlackRock developing green bond funds as Pimco urges caution
Green bond issuance globally has grown 80% this year, much of it from China
