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Giant fund companies are upbeat on stocks
Fund managers and strategists at Capital Group, Franklin Templeton and BlackRock say equities remain attractive
Investment giants try to reshape ETF market
Smaller companies are pushing back, arguing the big players are just trying to cement their dominance
Fed to begin buying corporate bond ETFs Tuesday
The Fed said another program to buy debt directly from issuers will launch 'in the near future'
BlackRock says PNC to sell stake, plans $1.1 billion buyback
PNC acquired the world's largest asset manager for $240 million in 1995
BlackRock’s Fink sees mass bankruptcies, higher taxes
The CEO sees taxes rising for individuals and companies, and predicted the corporate rate will be raised from the current 21% up to 28% or 29%
BlackRock, Voya revive a credit trade that returned double-digits
Asset managers, who spent much of the past decade battling low yields, are now raising cash to seize on deep discounts
BlackRock investors flee long-term funds
During the first quarter, the asset manager saw about $19 billion in withdrawals from its mutual funds and ETFs, but $52 billion in inflows for its cash management business
By the Numbers: COVID-19 and ESG
How did ESG funds hold up during the first quarter? Why is BlackRock making a money market portfolio greener? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty answers both questions
BlackRock waives ETF fees for New York Federal Reserve
The new fee structure addresses how the asset manager will handle conflicts of interest inherent in its arrangement with the Fed
BlackRock colors a money fund green
The asset manager’s $3 billion Money Market Portfolio will focus on issuers that meet its environmental criteria
BlackRock to co-manage high-yielding alternative income fund
YieldStreet Prism Fund gives individual investors direct access to BlackRock's institutional expertise
BlackRock climate vow pays off with new ETF’s $600 million debut
Exchange-traded fund launched last week sees big investment from Finnish pension insurer
State Street tells companies ESG moves no longer optional
The asset manager says it is prepared to take voting action at companies in major stock indexes that are underperforming their peers on environmental, social and governance issues
Index fund giants draw antitrust scrutiny in U.S. merger reviews
U.S. antitrust officials have begun asking companies about communications with their biggest shareholders as part of merger investigations
Nir Kaissar: BlackRock muddies the social-investing waters
The giant money manager is taking a misguided approach to climate change
BlackRock puts climate at center of $7 trillion strategy
Changes outlined in CEO Larry Fink's annual letter include doubling BlackRock's lineup of sustainable ETFs
BlackRock joins $41 trillion climate campaign
The addition of the world's largest fund manager is a plus for Climate Action 100+ and its campaign of pressuring corporate polluters
Brand-name loyalty is not always the best investment strategy
Advisers are too focused on the largest and most popular fund companies, according to Cerulli research
BlackRock partners with tech vendor to help advisers embrace model portfolios
The new platform automatically transfers asset to a BlackRock model portfolio in a tax-efficient manner, which the company hopes will encourage adoption in nonqualified accounts.
1,000 dead ETFs is cause for celebration
The high mortality rate shows the market is determining winners and losers based on merit.
