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Inflation hedges attractive, but…
Ask financial advisers about their biggest concern over the next 12 to 18 months and most will talk…
Volatility as an asset class
Thanks to the exchange-traded fund industry, hedging stock market volatility — or betting on it — has never been easier
…model portfolios more alluring
As exchange-traded funds grow in popularity, more financial advisers are using model ETF portfolios as a low-cost way of managing their clients' money
Mass. blasts RBC for ETF sales
Addressing an issue that many thought had been resolved several years ago, Massachusetts last week filed an administrative complaint against RBC Capital Markets LLC and one of its former brokers, Michael Zukowski, for “dishonest practices in selling leveraged and inverse leveraged ETFs"
E*Ject? Another CEO jettisoned at E*Trade
Frieberg the third chief executive to exit the brokerage in four years; 'appropriate time'
Will anybody buy E*Trade?
The online brokerage's largest investor wants the company to explore a sale. But given 'catastrophic losses' at the discount outfit, finding potential suitors may be tough.
Custodians putting all the technology pieces together
While both custodians bristle at any suggestion of a race, Schwab Institutional and TD Ameritrade Institutional are charging ahead in their efforts to deliver a unified technology platform to their registered investment adviser clients.
RIA firm leaders talk scale, regulation, succession planning
Powerhouses of the RIA industry - Jeffrey McCallum, David Barton, Ric Edelman and Tom Muldowney (clockwise)- tackle the industry's biggest issues.
Schwab unveils its ETF select list
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Corp. has unveiled a select list of exchange-traded funds for retail investors
ETFs can present pricing problems
Advisers love exchange-traded funds. What they may not like so much: the execution of ETF trades -- particularly for less liquid funds -- can hit clients in the wallet
A subadviser to Grail aims to enter active-ETF market itself
In the wake of the announcement that Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC will buy Grail Advisors LLC, one of Grail's partners is still making plans to go it alone with active ETFs
Higher assets, trading boost revenue at TD
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. reported increased first-quarter revenue and profits, driven by higher assets and trading activity
How the top RIAs firms are leveraging technology
Top-performing adivsory firms tend to employ fewer staff members, keep a lid on salaries and are more productive — largely as a result of wringing every bit of efficiency out of their technology, according to InvestmentNews' RIA Technology Study, to be published later this month
Columbia buys Grail for ETF heft
Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC, a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Inc., has agreed to purchase Grail Advisors LLC…
Will hedge funds be gremlin in Nasdaq-100 re-balancing?
In the wake of last week's announcement by the Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. that it will re-balance the Nasdaq-100 Index for the first time in 13 years, portfolio managers are warning that investors could see greater volatility in technology stocks over the next few weeks
Advisers grapple with regulatory disconnect
The frustration felt by advisers about the growing wave of regulation and failed attempts to influence policy erupted last week at a town-hall-style meeting in Las Vegas.
Citadel cuts E*Trade stake to under 10%
E*Trade Financial Corp. said Citadel LLC will sell shares of the online brokerage, cutting its stake to less than 10%, after it sold almost 24 million shares less than two months ago.
Guggenheim said to eye Claymore and Rydex combo
Guggenheim Partners LLC is in talks about combining its former Claymore Group Inc. exchange-traded-fund business with its Rydex SGI business, according to people familiar with the situation
Citadel slashes stake in E*Trade
Kenneth Griffin's hedge fund cuts holding from 27% to under 20%; hedgie injected $2.6B into brokerage three years ago
TD to RIAs: We’re still on your side
TD Ameritrade Institutional continues to leverage one factor that distinguishes it from its larger competitors for the assets of advisers: its advocacy efforts
