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Skip earnings season and buy US stocks: Northern Trust
EQUITIES APR 20, 2020
Skip earnings season and buy US stocks: Northern Trust

Stimulus measures from US authorities suggest the American economy can get back on its feet as pandemic restrictions ease

As pandemic rages on, ESG funds shine brightly
ESG APR 19, 2020
As pandemic rages on, ESG funds shine brightly

Outperforming the broader market yet again during a sudden downturn, ESG strategies are emerging as the new standard upon which to gauge a company’s ability to withstand risk

Virus spawns new challenge for ESG investors
ESG APR 19, 2020
Virus spawns new challenge for ESG investors

ESG investors face a new threat in the age of coronavirus: ‘social washing’

SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others
WIREHOUSES APR 17, 2020
SEC wraps up share-class initiative by settling with Merrill, two others

Over two years, the agency's initiative returned more than $139 million to investors

COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing
OPINION APR 17, 2020
COVID-19 response reinforces value of sustainable investing

Pandemic sharpening the focus on how companies manage ESG risks

Advisor Group latest B-D network to halt sales of real estate products
ALTERNATIVES APR 17, 2020
Advisor Group latest B-D network to halt sales of real estate products

The giant IBD said real estate valuations have become murky as a result of the pandemic

Vanguard limits access to the safest money market funds
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 17, 2020
Vanguard limits access to the safest money market funds

The asset management giant closed Treasury money funds to new investors in an attempt to keep yields positive

Oil bulls keep piling into beaten-down ETFs
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 17, 2020
Oil bulls keep piling into beaten-down ETFs

But those bets haven't paid off to date because efforts to stabilize the crude oil market have fallen short

Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation
FIXED INCOME APR 16, 2020
Fed rescue efforts force advisers to rethink asset allocation

The agency’s emergency efforts to rescue the economy are already being viewed as uncharted territory

BlackRock investors flee long-term funds
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 16, 2020
BlackRock investors flee long-term funds

During the first quarter, the asset manager saw about $19 billion in withdrawals from its mutual funds and ETFs, but $52 billion in inflows for its cash management business

Billionaire clients at UBS keen on turnaround opportunities
ALTERNATIVES APR 16, 2020
Billionaire clients at UBS keen on turnaround opportunities

The firm's sophisticated investors are looking at opportunities ranging from refinancing existing debt to addressing margin calls

Fed's ability to buy ETFs may ensure it never needs to
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2020
Fed's ability to buy ETFs may ensure it never needs to

The Fed's signal alone was enough to loosen the cash crunch that had been squeezing global credit markets

10 companies with the longest records of raising dividends
EQUITIES APR 15, 2020
10 companies with the longest records of raising dividends

While some companies have announced dividend cuts recently, others have long histories of making such payments

Cash is king as investors flee bond funds, active equities in March
EQUITIES APR 15, 2020
Cash is king as investors flee bond funds, active equities in March

Outflows from fixed-income funds hit a record $240 billion last month, says Morningstar

Gold digs in near seven-year high as ETFs swell again
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2020
Gold digs in near seven-year high as ETFs swell again

The precious metal is being supported by predictions of the deepest global recession in generations and expectations of prolonged stimulus efforts

By the Numbers: Mutual fund flows
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 15, 2020
By the Numbers: Mutual fund flows

InvestmentNews' Chief Content Officer George Moriarty looks at asset flows for equity and fixed-income funds during the first quarter

ETF investors go all-in on stimulus with $17 billion stock bet
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 13, 2020
ETF investors go all-in on stimulus with $17 billion stock bet

The health care sector leads equity ETF flows with almost $3 billion added

Goldman says U.S. stocks have probably bottomed
EQUITIES APR 13, 2020
Goldman says U.S. stocks have probably bottomed

The unprecedented support from policymakers and a flattening viral curve have 'dramatically' cut risks to both markets and the economy, strategists say

State Street delays shaking up world’s biggest ETF
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 10, 2020
State Street delays shaking up world’s biggest ETF

The asset manager is postponing rebalances on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF and almost 60 other funds

To spur lending, SEC loosens restrictions on business development companies
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2020
To spur lending, SEC loosens restrictions on business development companies

The regulator proposed easing calculations that determine asset coverage ratios, giving BDCs additional flexibility to issue securities