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COVID-19 puts alternatives back in the mainstream
ALTERNATIVES JUL 12, 2020
COVID-19 puts alternatives back in the mainstream

The new normal is reigniting conversations around the potential for alternative investments to add diversity and hedge risk

ETF providers struggle to steer institutional investors away from lower-cost retail funds
ETFS JUL 10, 2020
ETF providers struggle to steer institutional investors away from lower-cost retail funds

Large investors are giving up liquidity and tighter spreads for lower fees

House funding bill would halt SEC proposal to expand access to private markets
ALTERNATIVES JUL 09, 2020
House funding bill would halt SEC proposal to expand access to private markets

Democratic legislators want the agency to collect data on the impact of promoting unregistered securities

Invesco hitches wagon to Fidelity's semitransparent ETF technology
ETFS JUL 09, 2020
Invesco hitches wagon to Fidelity's semitransparent ETF technology

The unique new exchange-traded fund wrapper is slowly gaining steam

Vanguard expands ESG ETF suite to include corporate bonds
ETFS JUL 09, 2020
Vanguard expands ESG ETF suite to include corporate bonds

The new fund is designed to fill a gap in the growing ESG market

Al Gore: COVID-19 might be jolt needed to redesign global economy
ESG JUL 09, 2020
Al Gore: COVID-19 might be jolt needed to redesign global economy

Former vice president and chair of Generation Investment Management discusses sustainability trends

CareerBuilder gets win in 401(k) lawsuit, others face new claims
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 08, 2020
CareerBuilder gets win in 401(k) lawsuit, others face new claims

Paychex, Astellas and Aon were recently sued, and the $12.4 million settlement in a Northrop Grumman suit has been held up

Long-short hedge fund strategy suffers in current environment
EQUITIES JUL 08, 2020
Long-short hedge fund strategy suffers in current environment

Such funds have captured most of the market’s downside in recent years, but very little of the upside

Want to short high-yield debt? Here's an ETF for you
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 07, 2020
Want to short high-yield debt? Here's an ETF for you

Tabula Investment Management launched an exchange-traded fund that lets investors bet against high-yield debt issued by North American companies

Morningstar, Lipper push for better ESG data
ESG JUL 07, 2020
Morningstar, Lipper push for better ESG data

The fund trackers are seeking uniform disclosure and transparency

Vanguard surpasses BlackRock in ETF inflows during first half
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 07, 2020
Vanguard surpasses BlackRock in ETF inflows during first half

Market volatility triggered selling by the types of active traders who use BlackRock's iShares funds

GPB takes millions in fed loan money while under investigation
ALTERNATIVES JUL 07, 2020
GPB takes millions in fed loan money while under investigation

GPB Capital and related businesses get between $3 million and $7 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans

'Lost and found' 401(k) bill resurfaces
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 06, 2020
'Lost and found' 401(k) bill resurfaces

The Treasury would build a national account-tracking system, under bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Investors move from junk-bond funds into Treasury funds
MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2020
Investors move from junk-bond funds into Treasury funds

More than $2.6 billion flowed out of high-yield bond ETFs last week, along with $5.6 billion that left high-yield mutual funds

T. Rowe Price finds a path to the ETF market
ETFS JUL 06, 2020
T. Rowe Price finds a path to the ETF market

The traditional mutual fund provider plans to launch four semitransparent ETFs this month

Second-quarter earnings pose a challenge
EQUITIES JUL 06, 2020
Second-quarter earnings pose a challenge

Earnings estimates for Q2 are speculative after 80% of companies failed to provide guidance over the last three months

Increase in liquidity should lift stocks and bonds: JPMorgan
EQUITIES JUL 06, 2020
Increase in liquidity should lift stocks and bonds: JPMorgan

Accommodative central bank policies should provide a boost to equities markets worldwide, analysts say

Will ESG be allowed in 401(k) plans?
ESG JUL 03, 2020
Will ESG be allowed in 401(k) plans?

Senior reporter Mark Schoeff Jr. joins senior columnists Jeff Benjamin and Bruce Kelly for the latest episode of the InvestmentNews Podcast.

Perpetual closes acquisition of $3.3 billion ESG investor Trillium
ESG JUL 02, 2020
Perpetual closes acquisition of $3.3 billion ESG investor Trillium

The finalized deal increases the firms' scale and distribution into the ESG market

Abandoning alts is shortsighted
OPINION JUL 01, 2020
Abandoning alts is shortsighted

The decision by some IBDs to move away from REITs amid the pandemic leaves their advisers with one less tool to use to help clients