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BlackRock tries again at target-date ETFs
BlackRock is the only company offering target-date ETFs to investors outside of 401(k)s — but there is a question about whether there is much of a market for that.
Dan Wiener steps back from the $15B RIA he co-founded
A focus on Vanguard led to a long-running independent newsletter and then a successful RIA.
SEC to investment funds: Quit playing name games
For years, investors in mutual funds and ETFs have been investing in products whose actual portfolio holdings can stray dramatically from what's implied by the name of the fund.
SEC orders firm to pay $1.3M for failing to disclose conflicts related to high-cost funds
'If you’re an investment advisor and you’re not putting your clients in the lowest-cost share class, then you’re running the risk of a fiduciary failure,' an expert says.
PGIM cuts fees on target-date funds
The TDF series will be renamed PGIM Target Date Funds, and some underlying investments will be changed.
Goldman’s build-your-own ETF hub debuts first funds
Goldman's platform is designed to help institutional clients launch their own ETFs while providing services such as portfolio implementation and capital markets solutions.
More ‘ESG’ funds folding this year, but others are taking their place
Even as big players like BlackRock close funds that failed to gain assets, they continue filing for new ones.
Target-date funds: Low fee doesn’t equal low risk
Three reasons why passive TDFs aren’t automatically the safer choice for DC plan fiduciaries
Boom in new ETFs defies saturation warnings
'Is this the year of the bond ETF? Certainly flows seem to be shouting that from the rooftops,' says VettaFi's Lara Crigger.
As SEC delays approving spot bitcoin ETFs, ethereum futures get a nod
But advisors who want crypto ETFs are waiting for spot products, observers say.
Advisors finally being forced to reckon with client cash
Cash has clout again and suddenly financial advisors have real decisions to make about the excess funds in their client accounts.
Bitcoin ETF review delayed again by SEC
The regulator has paused decisions ahead of a government shutdown.
All Schwab’s bond ETFs now cost just 3 basis points
The company is cutting fees on two fixed-income exchange-traded funds.
Vanguard plans first new actively managed ETFs in two years
Both new products would focus on the fixed-income market.
BlackRock, State Street among asset managers closing ESG funds
Fund companies unwound more than two dozen ESG funds this year, according to Morningstar data.
SEC expands rule to ensure fund portfolios match their names
The final regulation targets 'greenwashing' but strips out what would have been 'a more onerous' ESG provision, a lawyer says.
Bipartisan House members press SEC official to drop mutual fund reform proposal
Lawmakers say changes would hurt retirement investors. They also raise concerns about a proposal to curb advisor conflicts related to AI.
Sustainable investing that goes beyond divestment or engagement does most
New research shows tactics like getting the attention of larger investors and pressuring companies to do better than their competitors can have the most impact.
Single stock and covered call come together in ETF line
Advisors reflect on effectiveness of 'volatility buffer' covered-call ETFs, with few single-stock versions available.
Amplify ETFs launches cash-flow fund on the Nasdaq
The fund will invest in US companies with high free cash flow yield and dividend growth.
