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Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index
ESG JUL 29, 2020
Vanguard submits to value curse, plans to fold active fund into an index

Unable to keep pace with a passive index, the 20-year-old active value fund has run its course

State Street launches ESG version of its mammoth S&P 500 ETF
ESG JUL 29, 2020
State Street launches ESG version of its mammoth S&P 500 ETF

The adaptation of SPY will include firms in the S&P 500 index that meet environmental, social and governance criteria

Wells Fargo files with SEC to offer ETFs
ETFS JUL 28, 2020
Wells Fargo files with SEC to offer ETFs

The wirehouse will become the latest major asset managers to enter the fray

SEC orders AIG unit to pay $40 million for disclosure violations in teacher retirement plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 28, 2020
SEC orders AIG unit to pay $40 million for disclosure violations in teacher retirement plans

Effort highlights agency’s teacher initiative, but expert calls it ‘slap on wrist’

Invesco benches team responsible for $105 million snafu
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 28, 2020
Invesco benches team responsible for $105 million snafu

An index rebalancing mishap has lead to the wholesale change of the portfolio management team

SEI Investments says breach at key vendor exposed customer data
FINTECH JUL 27, 2020
SEI Investments says breach at key vendor exposed customer data

The company serves as a fund administrator for Pimco, Centerbridge and other money managers

SEC, DOL take different approaches to regulating ESG investing
OPINION JUL 27, 2020
SEC, DOL take different approaches to regulating ESG investing

The DOL proposal likely would chill the use of socially responsible investments in retirement accounts; the SEC focuses on disclosure

Silver rally quietly outshines gold in 2020
ALTERNATIVES JUL 27, 2020
Silver rally quietly outshines gold in 2020

The less-flashy precious metal may have more room to run, according to analysts

When it comes to proxy voting, ETF sponsors rarely align with shareholders
ESG JUL 27, 2020
When it comes to proxy voting, ETF sponsors rarely align with shareholders

Research shows index ETFs vote with management 90% of the time

Fund industry tries to clarify types of ESG funds
ESG JUL 27, 2020
Fund industry tries to clarify types of ESG funds

The Investment Company Institute is leading an effort to come up with definitions of the various approaches to sustainable investing

DOL’S ESG proposal would hurt retirement accounts
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 26, 2020
DOL’S ESG proposal would hurt retirement accounts

The proposal fails to account for evidence that long-term investors, like retirees, are likely to earn better returns

Matrix Trust Co. sued over alleged lack of 401(k) fee disclosure
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2020
Matrix Trust Co. sued over alleged lack of 401(k) fee disclosure

The Broadridge affiliate has not filed notices required by the DOL, plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit claim

DOL urged to address conflicts in pooled employer plans
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 24, 2020
DOL urged to address conflicts in pooled employer plans

But there is little consensus on how to do so, according to comment letters submitted this week to the regulator

Gold's 24% run attracts the attention of younger investors
ALTERNATIVES JUL 23, 2020
Gold's 24% run attracts the attention of younger investors

The precious metal is uniquely suited to hedge the disruptions of 2020

Big buildup of savings could rein in rates
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 23, 2020
Big buildup of savings could rein in rates

Deposits at commercial banks have risen 18% this year, to a record $15.6 trillion, and money-market fund assets are almost $1 trillion higher than before the pandemic

Here's how target-date funds have fared as the market fell, and rose, in 2020
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 22, 2020
Here's how target-date funds have fared as the market fell, and rose, in 2020

Some TDFs that limited losses during the market dive early in the year came out on top, an analysis of Morningstar Direct data shows

SEC approves rules expected to limit activist investors
EQUITIES JUL 22, 2020
SEC approves rules expected to limit activist investors

The agency's overhaul targets proxy advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis

Banks to help consumers buy greener
ESG JUL 22, 2020
Banks to help consumers buy greener

Morgan Stanley and Mastercard announcing moves to make finance more sustainable

Digital asset management platform launches cryptocurrency tool for RIAs
FINTECH JUL 22, 2020
Digital asset management platform launches cryptocurrency tool for RIAs

Blockchange gives advisers discretionary management over digital assets including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin, among others.

Corporate insiders are unloading shares
EQUITIES JUL 22, 2020
Corporate insiders are unloading shares

Sales by executives could be a signal that the stock market rally is topping out