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SEC settles with charter-school operator over muni bond offering
FIXED INCOME SEP 14, 2020
SEC settles with charter-school operator over muni bond offering

The agency said Arizona’s Park View School misled investors about its financial condition

Goldman, Deutsche say stock sell-off may be nearing an end
EQUITIES SEP 14, 2020
Goldman, Deutsche say stock sell-off may be nearing an end

The magnitude of the recent slide matches a 'typical' sell-off in the S&P 500 since the financial crisis

Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims
ALTERNATIVES SEP 11, 2020
Closed B-D means more unpaid investor claims

Capital Financial Services is shutting down, leaving clients on the hook

Avoiding investments that are green in name only
ESG SEP 11, 2020
Avoiding investments that are green in name only

The growing appeal of ESG investing leaves financial advisers shouldering a new level of due diligence

America’s $20 trillion debt pile is getting cheaper
FIXED INCOME SEP 11, 2020
America’s $20 trillion debt pile is getting cheaper

The U.S. deficit has ballooned in recent months, but the decline in interest rates has cut the cost of servicing the debt

UBS suggests wealth clients opt for sustainable investing
ESG SEP 10, 2020
UBS suggests wealth clients opt for sustainable investing

Firm says ESG portfolio can provide similar or better results than traditional investments

Doubleheader: Nicole Casperson on free robo-platforms and Todd Rosenbluth on semitransparent ETFs
FINTECH SEP 09, 2020
Doubleheader: Nicole Casperson on free robo-platforms and Todd Rosenbluth on semitransparent ETFs

This week’s podcast includes a discussion of the proliferation of free robo-platforms at large financial institutions and a look at the odd evolution of semitransparent ETFs

Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 09, 2020
Congressman wants to slow mutual fund fee litigation

Plaintiffs would face a hurdle in filing 36(b) claims against fund providers

BlackRock strategists cool on credit
FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2020
BlackRock strategists cool on credit

The firm's research arm sees investment-bond bonds hampered by frothy valuations and rising interest-rate risk, but are somewhat bullish on junk-rated debt

Gundlach says high-yield bond defaults may almost double
FIXED INCOME SEP 09, 2020
Gundlach says high-yield bond defaults may almost double

The fund manager criticized the Fed's emergency actions as buoying asset prices and spurring unsustainable corporate borrowing

Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor
ALTERNATIVES SEP 08, 2020
Former GPB compliance chief pleads guilty to misdemeanor

The former SEC examiner was charged with obstruction of justice, a felony, last year

2020 puts emergency funds on the front burner
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SEP 08, 2020
2020 puts emergency funds on the front burner

Advisers are pushing their clients to prepare for the worst

An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain
OPINION SEP 08, 2020
An open letter to Corporate America: I can't feel my pain

Northern Trust executive Shundrawn Thomas reflects on the state of race relations in the workplace, and in his heart

Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 08, 2020
Money markets have a problem in zero-rate world

Some fund companies are moving away from prime funds as low rates limit the edge the funds are designed to provide over more conservative alternatives

‘You’re fooling yourself.’ Burton Malkiel on ESG investing
ESG SEP 05, 2020
‘You’re fooling yourself.’ Burton Malkiel on ESG investing

Hosts Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly have a candid conversation with the renowned economist about his views on ESG

SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 04, 2020
SEC orders advisory firm to pay $356,580 over fee disclosures

Signature Financial Services is the latest adviser to be caught in the regulator's 12b-1 fee dragnet

ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled
RETIREMENT PLANNING SEP 04, 2020
ERISA lawsuit filed against Nvidia; suit against Cornell settled

Law firm Capozzi Adler filed its latest 401(k) suit and Schlichter Bogard & Denton reached a deal in a case against an Ivy League school

Stocks fall, led again by big tech
EQUITIES SEP 04, 2020
Stocks fall, led again by big tech

Equities ignore the upbeat jobs report to focus on whether tech stocks have become overvalued

Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting
MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 03, 2020
Smart-beta funds don't live up to the backtesting

An academic study finds strategies that outperformed on paper disappoint once they're packaged as ETFs

Tech shares post biggest decline since June
EQUITIES SEP 03, 2020
Tech shares post biggest decline since June

The Nasdaq 100 fell as much as 5.4% as Apple, Tesla and Amazon all sank