Deal adds $1.5 billion in AUM to N.Y. Life, including $950 million in multi-strategy exchange-traded fund.
Wading into a crowded ETF market, J.P. Morgan is set to launch 'strategic beta' fund on Tuesday. <i>Don't miss: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20131023/BLOG03/131029954" target="_blank">How smart beta ETFs turned closet indexing into a winner</a> and <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20130821/BLOG15/130829982" target="_blank">Smart beta is silly talk</a></i>.
Equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns, inflows, outflows and more
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Fresh talk of extending QE is a sign that the markets just want more. Plus, gold shines bright among the carnage, learning to love leverage, and more.
The pros and cons of the Total Return Fund and Total Return ETF in the wake of Bill Gross' departure
One problem: Indexes used by most investors have big concentrations in countries that are not emerging anymore.
Here's a hint: They're short-term bond funds that can provide safe places to park money, and provide a little yield and return in place of holding cash
Money manager says new definition will help determine whether funds are delivering on their promises.
Fresh off of bringing on <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141006/FREE/141009964/bill-gross-speaks-out-on-pimco-exit-vows-to-regain-crown-at-janus?issuedate=20141006&sid=GROSS" target="_blank">Bill Gross from Pimco</a>, the fund manager makes dramatic expansion in exchange-traded business.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Equity investors brace for insight from Janet Yellen and the Fed today. Plus: ETFs chase the freed-up Pimco assets, breaking down the bond market fears, Morgan Stanley says the auto industry's days are numbered, and Warren Buffett makes another safe bet.
While some financial professionals say Bill Gross' exit is the final straw, and others exited long ago — some are staying put.
Lack of liquidity in less-traded corners of the market is the big issue
Just a year after launching the Renaissance IPO ETF, the public-stock-offering research and data-tracking firm is coming out with an international IPO fund.
Today's <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu covers the U.S. dollar threatening to knock markets off balance, riding an ETF back into commodities, retirement plans turning on the Pimco Total Return Fund, and more.
In an already rough year, exit of the Bond King could lead to more funds flowing out.
As new CIO, longtime Pimco manager will have to fill the shoes of an investing legend at a difficult time. <i>Plus:</i> <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140926/FREE/140929928/advisers-blindsided-by-gross-departure-as-pimco-faces-rebuilding" target="_blank">Advisers 'blindsided' by Gross departure as Pimco faces rebuilding</a>
A timeline of the tumultuous 2014 for Gross and Pimco
$3.6B ETF is reportedly is being investigated over whether it artificially inflated asset prices to boost returns.
Regulator reportedly questions whether fund company artificially boosted returns in its big fixed-income ETF by relying on lofty valuations; smaller firms could be at risk.
