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Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients
ALTERNATIVES MAR 31, 2021
Goldman close to offering Bitcoin to wealth management clients

The firm plans to begin rolling out digital assets to clients in the second quarter.

Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup
ALTERNATIVES MAR 30, 2021
Wall Street banks summoned by regulators over Hwang’s blowup

The Securities and Exchange Commission summoned the banks for hasty meetings on what triggered the forced sale of more than $20 billion of stocks linked to Hwang’s Archegos Capital Management.

Digital currencies jump as Visa pilots crypto settlement
ALTERNATIVES MAR 29, 2021
Digital currencies jump as Visa pilots crypto settlement

Traditional financial companies are beginning to embrace cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects more than a decade after the creation of Bitcoin in 2009. That comes even as some remain skeptical of mainstream adoption.

Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 26, 2021
Vanguard 529 change in Nevada overallocated some in equities

The error occurred in October, when the Vanguard 529 Plan switched from age-based portfolios to target-enrollment portfolios, the company said in an email.

State attorney general threatens to sue SEC over ESG disclosures
ESG MAR 26, 2021
State attorney general threatens to sue SEC over ESG disclosures

State and federal GOP officials continue to push back against what they call regulatory overreach. The SEC says it is trying to meet investor demand for ESG information.

State Street cuts ETF fees, ramping up race to zero
ETFS MAR 26, 2021
State Street cuts ETF fees, ramping up race to zero

The company's announcement that it was slashing fees on two of its bond funds came just a day after BlackRock lowered fees on its lineup of style ETFs.

Bond traders are terrible at timing Fed rate hikes
FIXED INCOME MAR 25, 2021
Bond traders are terrible at timing Fed rate hikes

In late 2008, amid the financial crisis, traders expected several Fed hikes in the following couple of years, but central bank officials didn't tighten until 2015.

Fidelity applies for Bitcoin ETF
ALTERNATIVES MAR 25, 2021
Fidelity applies for Bitcoin ETF

The company's proposed exchange-traded fund would track the cryptocurrency using pricing from U.S.-based exchanges including Bitstamp, Coinbase and Gemini.

Financial advisers are steering clients away from SPACs
RIAS MAR 24, 2021
Financial advisers are steering clients away from SPACs

Special purpose acquisition companies are leveraging celebrity endorsements to drive investor demand, while financial advisers struggle to protect clients from risk.

IBD boosts reserves more than $500,000 for inverse-ETF legal costs
ALTERNATIVES MAR 24, 2021
IBD boosts reserves more than $500,000 for inverse-ETF legal costs

Calton & Associates, with 400 reps and advisers, is looking at paying restitution of close to half a million to clients who bought leveraged exchange-traded funds.

Fed forming committee to prepare for climate risks
ESG MAR 24, 2021
Fed forming committee to prepare for climate risks

The central bank wants to look at the dangers that a warming planet poses to the financial system.

Vanguard jumps on the ETF share-split bandwagon
ETFS MAR 23, 2021
Vanguard jumps on the ETF share-split bandwagon

The surging bull market for stocks has increased the need to split shares to keep prices manageable for investors.

SEC webpage tracks agency's ESG activity
ESG MAR 22, 2021
SEC webpage tracks agency's ESG activity

The site is part of the agencywide response to what the SEC says is soaring demand from investors for information about climate and ESG issues.

Vice proves hard habit to kick as ESG enters credit markets
ESG MAR 22, 2021
Vice proves hard habit to kick as ESG enters credit markets

Companies in sectors that many ESG funds would exclude, such as tobacco, fossil fuel and gaming companies, can still access credit markets with relative ease, investors say.

BNY Mellon files for first active ETFs
ESG MAR 22, 2021
BNY Mellon files for first active ETFs

The three ESG-oriented equity funds will be sub-advised by Newton.

BlackRock slashes fees on style ETFs to near zero
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 22, 2021
BlackRock slashes fees on style ETFs to near zero

The world’s biggest ETF issuer is cutting the expense ratios on nine iShares Morningstar U.S. Equity Style Box ETFs to a range of 0.03% to 0.06% — down from previous charges between 0.25% and 0.30%.

SEC's emphasis on ESG creates friction between members
ESG MAR 19, 2021
SEC's emphasis on ESG creates friction between members

Republican Hester Peirce says ESG disclosure mandates undermine materiality and harm investors. Democrat Caroline Crenshaw says 'consistent, comparable' ESG disclosure helps investors.

Investor appetite for ETFs on the rise: Schwab
RIAS MAR 19, 2021
Investor appetite for ETFs on the rise: Schwab

ETFs expected to make up a growing share of investor portfolios in the year ahead, according to Charles Schwab & Co.’s ETF Investor Study.

GOP lawmakers warn financial regulators to back off climate-change policies
ESG MAR 18, 2021
GOP lawmakers warn financial regulators to back off climate-change policies

Sen. Patrick Toomey, R-Pa., the highest-ranking Republican on the Senate Banking Committee, takes aim at the Fed, SEC for 'mission creep.'

CITs approaching half of target-date assets
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 18, 2021
CITs approaching half of target-date assets

Assets in those investments surpassed $1 trillion last year, reaching about $1.18 trillion, compared with $1.57 trillion in target-date mutual funds.