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ESG space should welcome the regulatory spotlight
ESG OCT 06, 2021
ESG space should welcome the regulatory spotlight

Support from corporate executives and slick marketing is no match for rules and regulation when it comes to managing sustainable portfolios.

SEC will ensure Reg BI fulfills best-interest promise: Gensler
ALTERNATIVES OCT 05, 2021
SEC will ensure Reg BI fulfills best-interest promise: Gensler

Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Mo., raised concerns about what Gensler's recent hiring of Barbara Roper means for the future of the Regulation Best Interest standard of conduct.

Crypto gains appeal as inflation hedge
ALTERNATIVES OCT 05, 2021
Crypto gains appeal as inflation hedge

Research shows that investors in digital currencies also see inflation as a longer-term reality.

Brother and sister advisers focus on environmentally conscious business owners
RIAS OCT 04, 2021
Brother and sister advisers focus on environmentally conscious business owners

Christopher and Michelle Mackin are leveraging their love for the outdoors into a focused advisory practice.

Trader who blew up IFS Securities charged with fraud
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT OCT 04, 2021
Trader who blew up IFS Securities charged with fraud

The trader, Keith Wakefield, was charged with one count of securities fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.

He helped start the ESG movement. Now he wants to fix it
ESG OCT 01, 2021
He helped start the ESG movement. Now he wants to fix it

Steve Lydenberg co-founded KLD Research & Analytics, the first firm to conduct an environmental, social and governance analysis of S&P 500 companies. But he says ESG has fallen short in addressing systemic issues such as inequality and climate change.

CalPERS, Carlyle in ESG data push
ESG SEP 30, 2021
CalPERS, Carlyle in ESG data push

More than a dozen investment firms overseeing more than $4 trillion in assets are banding together to standardize data on the environmental, social and governance performance of their portfolio companies.

ESG investors expect outperformance, still worry about greenwashing
ESG SEP 30, 2021
ESG investors expect outperformance, still worry about greenwashing

Schroders report shows that American investors in particular now view performance as the best attribute of ESG strategies.

Overseas disclosure rules lead some asset managers to nix ESG labels
ESG SEP 29, 2021
Overseas disclosure rules lead some asset managers to nix ESG labels

European investment managers beginning to drop "ESG integrated" from company filings company filings amid concern that regulators will no longer tolerate vague descriptions.

Vanguard lowers expenses by merging target-date funds
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 28, 2021
Vanguard lowers expenses by merging target-date funds

The expense ratios will drop from an average of 12 basis points to 8 basis points.

Soccer is the next big thing for hedge funds and private equity
ALTERNATIVES SEP 28, 2021
Soccer is the next big thing for hedge funds and private equity

European soccer has always been desperate for cash, but that’s grown more acute after the pandemic kept crowds away from stadiums and left some of the continent’s biggest and most successful clubs with eye-watering debt.

Motley Fool to convert its mutual funds into ETFs
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2021
Motley Fool to convert its mutual funds into ETFs

The two mutual funds that combine for more than $1 billion in assets will be transformed into an ETF later this year. Bloomberg Intelligence expects $1 trillion worth of such switches to take place over the next 10 years.

Fidelity opens adviser access to fractional shares
EQUITIES SEP 28, 2021
Fidelity opens adviser access to fractional shares

Two years after making fractional shares available to retail investors, Fidelity is responding to demand from advisers to work with smaller accounts and further customize portfolios.

Quants poised to take over the world of bonds: Invesco
FIXED INCOME SEP 27, 2021
Quants poised to take over the world of bonds: Invesco

With the work-from-home era fueling a boom in electronic trading, the majority of investors in a $31 trillion community say they now deploy factor strategies in bond portfolios.

Helping ESG investors avoid greenwashing
ESG SEP 27, 2021
Helping ESG investors avoid greenwashing

Parametric ESG expert Gwen Le Berre explains how advisers can protect clients from companies that exaggerate — or even lie about — their environmental, social and governance efforts.

Are asset managers giving plain old funds a green tint?
ESG SEP 27, 2021
Are asset managers giving plain old funds a green tint?

The greenwashing trend is raising eyebrows among advisers who wonder whether firms are just jumping on the ESG bandwagon.

Adviser's cross-border niche targets Canadians moving south, and vice versa
RIAS SEP 24, 2021
Adviser's cross-border niche targets Canadians moving south, and vice versa

Cardinal Point Wealth Management targets Canadian snowbirds, but found a rich market of clients needing cross-border advice.

Don't worry about inflation, but do prepare for it
EQUITIES SEP 23, 2021
Don't worry about inflation, but do prepare for it

Portfolio managers debate the best way to hedge inflation risk while also downplaying the likelihood of rising prices.

Berthel Fisher latest to face penalty over fund charges
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2021
Berthel Fisher latest to face penalty over fund charges

The SEC has been cracking down on disclosures surrounding payments by funds to broker-dealers and RIAs. The agency launched an initiative in February 2018 to target advisory firms that recommended high-fee mutual funds.

How firm leaders can rejuvenate DEI efforts
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 23, 2021
How firm leaders can rejuvenate DEI efforts

The panelist referenced the popular musical 'Hamilton' by Lin-Manuel Miranda, saying that diversity needs to be in 'the room where it happens.'