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World's biggest pension fund takes $52 billion hit as stocks sink
EQUITIES AUG 25, 2016
World's biggest pension fund takes $52 billion hit as stocks sink

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund loses 3.9%, erasing gains from previous six quarters.

SEC says 71 municipal borrowers lied about disclosure histories
FIXED INCOME AUG 25, 2016
SEC says 71 municipal borrowers lied about disclosure histories

Agency reaches settlements with issuers, doesn't access fines.

California, fund industry spar over automatic retirement savings plan Secure Choice
RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2016
California, fund industry spar over automatic retirement savings plan Secure Choice

The Investment Company Institute blasts the state over its plans to exclude mutual funds from the proposed Secure Choice program.

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 25, 2016
Some retirement plan record keepers resort to aggressive sales tactics with proprietary products

Some retirement plan record keepers resort to aggressive sales tactics with their proprietary products, offering discounted record-keeping services if proprietary funds are used. </br><i><b>(More on plan advice: <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/article/20160327/BLOG09/303279999/how-to-choose-a-plan-sponsor-partner-to-adapt-to-dol-fiduciary-rule&quot;" target="&quot;_blank&quot;" rel="noopener">How to choose a plan-sponsor partner to adapt to DOL fiduciary</a>)</b></i>

When outperformance puts active managers out of business
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
When outperformance puts active managers out of business

Taking on too much risk to stay on top.

Money-market funds scramble ahead of SEC's floating NAV rule
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 24, 2016
Money-market funds scramble ahead of SEC's floating NAV rule

Fund companies, investors move to avoid new fees and restrictions

EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Keep index funds in perspective in the active-passive debate

The debate favors active because calculations are often skewed.

What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard
EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
What's active management's best hope? Look to the king of passive investing, Vanguard

RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 24, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule gets it half right on the municipal bond market

Shrinking the pool of muni sellers does not help investors

EQUITIES AUG 24, 2016
Gender diversity becomes an investment strategy

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> In the wake of the March launch of the SPDR SSGA Gender Diversity Index ETF (SHE), out rolls the Bloomberg Financial Services Gender Equity Index.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2016
Tax traps await master limited partnership investors

Make sure your clients fully understand the tax implications and overall risk profile of what they're buying.

The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read
EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
The absurd fight over mutual fund reports you probably don't even read

Mutual funds argue an SEC proposal would save millions of trees, while paper companies say going digital would harm elderly investors.

EQUITIES AUG 23, 2016
ETF providers scramble to put Aug. 24 'flash crash' in rearview mirror

One-year anniversary shows lots of effort to calm nerves, rebuild investor trust.

DOL rule bad for fund company profits
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 23, 2016
DOL rule bad for fund company profits

Trend toward low-cost passive mutual funds will reduce margins.

ALTERNATIVES AUG 23, 2016
REIT with a twist and a high commission is new darling of independent brokers-dealers

Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. is selling nontraded preferred shares to help fund its growth, giving brokers a 7% commission.

ETFS AUG 23, 2016
SEC zeroes in on ETF risks and mutual fund charges

The agency is scrutinizing ETFs because of instances of sharp volatility, and has launched an initiative to evaluate how mutual funds can better inform investors about costs.

Bernstein: Passive investing is worse for society than Marxism
MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 22, 2016
Bernstein: Passive investing is worse for society than Marxism

The rise of passive asset management threatens to fundamentally undermine the entire system of capitalism, say analysts at research and brokerage firm Sanford C. Bernstein &amp; Co.

DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO
BROKER DEALERS AUG 22, 2016
DOL fiduciary rule sparks LPL to standardize fees on mutual funds: CEO

New regulation was catalyst for broker-dealer to impose uniformity, says LPL Financial's Mark Casady.

Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Fees matter most when it comes to active management performance: Morningstar

Passive is leading now, but there is still hope for active management

Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine smart beta stock fund bucks the outflow trend
EQUITIES AUG 22, 2016
Bond king Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine smart beta stock fund bucks the outflow trend

The DoubleLine Shiller Enhanced CAPE fund had a net inflow of $117.07 million in July, its largest ever.