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Vanguard fights to stay out in front
F. William McNabb II is nervous. His firm, The Vanguard Group Inc., has been on a run lately
‘Below-normal recovery’ — but stocks will surge anyway, says Doll
BlackRock manager sees big gains for large-caps, GDP; unemployment remains a drag, however
Will Vanguard’s surge reignite ETF price war?
Index specialist's cheaper funds gaining fast on BlackRock, State Street; 'hard pill to swallow'
BlackRock revenue takes hit in ETF fee wars
BlackRock Inc. is losing its tight grip on the $927 billion U.S. ETF market — potentially costing the company hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue — and the competition is just starting to heat up
One firm that could give BlackRock a run for its money
Invesco Ltd. is poised to challenge BlackRock Inc. for the position of world's biggest asset manager, according to Don Putnam, managing partner of Grail Partners LLC.
From perplexed, to pioneer
Lee Kranefuss talks about the early days of bringing exchange-traded funds to the masses
Invesco has shot at catching BlackRock, says Don Putnam
Invesco Ltd. is poised to give BlackRock Inc. a run for its money as the world's biggest asset manager, according to Don Putnam, managing partner of Grail Partners LLC.
12(b)-1 proposal makes SEC ‘rate maker’: ICI
In a comment letter sent today to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Investment Company Institute said the agency's proposal to cap 12(b)-1 fees puts the SEC in 'the inappropriate role of a rate maker.'
Will BofA unload most of its BlackRock shares?
Filing by money manager says bank may reduce stake from 34% to 7%
BlackRock names chief investment strategist for ETFs
BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest manager of exchange-traded funds, named Russ Koesterich to the new position of global chief investment strategist for its iShares unit.
JPMorgan to revamp money management biz to take on BlackRock, Pimco: Source
JPMorgan Chase will revamp its $1.6 trillion asset management unit to compete against the likes of Blackrock and Pimco, a person with direct knowledge of the changes said.
Accounting proposal tilts field in favor of index funds
New accounting standards proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board would give index funds a substantial advantage over actively managed funds, observers contend
BlackRock takes the lead in indexing
Last year's acquisition of Barclays Global Investors pushed BlackRock Inc. to the No. 1 spot in internally managed indexed assets for the 12-month period ended June 30, topping the field with $1.7 trillion, according to Pensions & Investments' annual survey of managers of indexed assets.
Record bond inflows mean ‘stocks are a screaming buy’
Investors are moving more money than ever before out of stocks and into bonds, widening a valuation gap and convincing some major fund companies and investors that now is the time to buy equities.
Return of the Great Recession? More like a soft patch, says Bob Doll
The economic recovery will continue; we do not believe that the economy will endure a double-dip recession. Growth levels should remain positive for the time being, although the pace of growth will be slower than that typically associated with recoveries.
Bank of America mulling sale of BlackRock stake: Report
Bank of America Corp. is considering reducing a 34 percent stake in BlackRock Inc., the world's largest asset manager, a person briefed on the matter said.
BlackRock restructures leadership after BGI buy: Memo
BlackRock Inc., the world's biggest asset manager, named Rich Kushel as head of portfolio management and Charles Hallac as chief operating officer, reshaping its leadership team after the purchase of Barclays Global Investors.
BlackRock’s emerging-markets ETF outpaced Vanguard’s in June
BlackRock Inc.'s iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM) had net inflows of $1.7 billion in June, compared with $787.7 million for Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF Ticker:(VWO).
BlackRock seeks clearance for index ETFs that can sell short
BlackRock Inc. is seeking regulatory clearance to create exchange-traded funds that can bet against stocks or bonds, as the $826 billion industry's largest player seeks new products to boost revenue.
Merrill brokers seen benefiting from sale of BlackRock stake
A sale of Bank of America’s 34% stake in BlackRock Inc. could be good news for Merrill Lynch…
