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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

Near-retirees drain TDFs at a rapid clip
RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 09, 2020
Near-retirees drain TDFs at a rapid clip

People within 15 years of retirement emptied target-date funds of a net $9.4 billion in March, according to Morningstar

LPL hits the brakes on less-liquid investments
ALTERNATIVES APR 09, 2020
LPL hits the brakes on less-liquid investments

The IBD is taking real estate off the shelf until the dust settles from the COVID-19 economic fallout

There's a work-from-home ETF coming
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 08, 2020
There's a work-from-home ETF coming

Direxion's new fund will invest in industries such as cloud technologies, remote communications and cybersecurity

Dividend cuts shouldn't worry investors
OPINION APR 08, 2020
Dividend cuts shouldn't worry investors

A look at how other recent downturns played out suggests the fears about dividends are overdone

By the Numbers: COVID-19 and ESG
ESG APR 08, 2020
By the Numbers: COVID-19 and ESG

How did ESG funds hold up during the first quarter? Why is BlackRock making a money market portfolio greener? InvestmentNews Chief Content Officer George Moriarty answers both questions

3 Questions: COVID-19 and ESG investing
ESG APR 07, 2020
3 Questions: COVID-19 and ESG investing

Martin Jarzebowski, Federated Hermes' director of responsible investing, talks about how the pandemic has impacted ESG investing

Millennials fled when stocks took a dive in March
EQUITIES APR 07, 2020
Millennials fled when stocks took a dive in March

Stock-market exposure for millennials dropped below the average for clients of all ages last month, according to a TD Ameritrade index

Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn
ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2020
Private equity owners of IBDs will be tested during the downturn

How will they hold up as they deal with the fallout from COVID-19?

State regulators concerned about impact of COVID-19 on private markets
ALTERNATIVES APR 03, 2020
State regulators concerned about impact of COVID-19 on private markets

NJ securities chief warns that private placements may be used for virus-related frauds

Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine
BROKER DEALERS APR 03, 2020
Massachusetts slaps Janney Montgomery Scott with $286,000 fine

State regulators said the firm did little to stop a broker from short-term trading in mutual funds with front-loaded fees

Money funds just had their biggest month ever
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 03, 2020
Money funds just had their biggest month ever

Investors seeking a safe place for cash put a record $790 billion into government money-market funds in March, according to Crane Data

Treasuries staring at negative rates after Fed's bank move
FIXED INCOME APR 03, 2020
Treasuries staring at negative rates after Fed's bank move

The central bank's decision to allow banks to take on more leverage is pushing down yields on Treasuries

American Century puts nontransparent ETFs on the map
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2020
American Century puts nontransparent ETFs on the map

The asset manager launches the first two such funds; says it expects the active strategies to shine amid the crisis

ETFs shutting down at the fastest pace since 2017
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 02, 2020
ETFs shutting down at the fastest pace since 2017

During the first quarter, 72 exchange-traded funds with $1.4 billion in assets closed their doors

Big ETF inflows in Q1 worry bulls looking for signs of bottom
EQUITIES APR 01, 2020
Big ETF inflows in Q1 worry bulls looking for signs of bottom

Exchange-traded funds took in $66.3 billion during the first quarter, about $8 billion more than they attracted during the same period last year

Fed's move into corporate bonds calms ETF dislocations
MUTUAL FUNDS APR 01, 2020
Fed's move into corporate bonds calms ETF dislocations

The central bank's pledge to buy investment-grade credit and certain ETFs sparked a rally in higher-rated debt

Gundlach sees stocks falling past the lows reached in March
EQUITIES MAR 31, 2020
Gundlach sees stocks falling past the lows reached in March

The bond manager predicts unemployment will rise to 10% and said the current economy resembles a 'depression'

New ETF offerings dried up amid March volatility
MUTUAL FUNDS MAR 31, 2020
New ETF offerings dried up amid March volatility

But April may be livelier, with American Century announcing that the first active nontransparent ETFs will begin trading Thursday