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Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management
INVESTING RIAS MAY 20, 2022
Morgan Stanley's Parametric moves the wirehouse into ETF management

Two filings show that Parametric is moving beyond its current focus on separate accounts and direct indexing to subadvise strategies for Innovator ETFs.

SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies
INVESTING RIAS MAY 18, 2022
SEI plants its flag in ETF land with factor-based strategies

The four exchange-traded funds are well-timed given the current market environment.

Capital Group says actively run funds are winners in ESG craze
INVESTING ESG MAY 18, 2022
Capital Group says actively run funds are winners in ESG craze

Survey finds that 63% think ESG risks are best handled when fund managers select a portfolio to manage opportunities and risks.

High-yield funds get ESG treatment
INVESTING ESG MAY 17, 2022
High-yield funds get ESG treatment

Several US fund managers are taking an interest in this small but growing area of the market.

SEC examining complex ETF products popular in market downturns
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 11, 2022
SEC examining complex ETF products popular in market downturns

SEC Chairman Gary Gensler warns that the products “can pose risks even to sophisticated investors, and can potentially create systemwide risks by operating in unanticipated ways."

Target-date funds continue to be 401(k) favorites
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 09, 2022
Target-date funds continue to be 401(k) favorites

Participants in their 20s have more than half their retirement plan assets in the funds, a study by ICI and EBRI shows.

ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 09, 2022
ETF hedging interest-rate risk comes out of the gate with 67% gain this year

The strategy blends short-term Treasury bonds with put options on longer-term bonds to ride the trend toward higher rates.

First Eagle interval fund offers healthy income in exchange for liquidity
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 04, 2022
First Eagle interval fund offers healthy income in exchange for liquidity

Investors searching for a source of income could look to credit funds with attractive yields.

Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs
INVESTING ETFS MAY 03, 2022
Wall Street regulators consider 'staggering' curbs on complex ETFs

The crackdown could hit everything from leveraged and inverse vehicles to cryptocurrency-linked funds and defined-outcome strategies.

Advice-only fees gain traction as advisers opt out of managing client portfolios
INVESTING RIAS MAY 02, 2022
Advice-only fees gain traction as advisers opt out of managing client portfolios

Asset-based pricing still dominates in wealth management, but the trend is moving away from charging clients based on portfolio size.

Despite inflationary pressures, asset managers continue to lower fees
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 02, 2022
Despite inflationary pressures, asset managers continue to lower fees

American Funds and Inspire Investing announce fee cuts Monday, in the wake of Vanguard's announcement Friday.

Vanguard clients decry tax debacle
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 02, 2022
Vanguard clients decry tax debacle

Many Vanguard clients who invested in target-date funds face significantly higher tax bills this year because of a change the company made to its target-date funds in late 2020.

Advisers who ignore ESG do so at their own r-i-s-k
INVESTING ESG MAY 02, 2022
Advisers who ignore ESG do so at their own r-i-s-k

As interest in ESG investing grows, advisers are reaching an inflection point.

Popular retirement funds suffer as tech stocks plunge
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 30, 2022
Popular retirement funds suffer as tech stocks plunge

Many growth-oriented stock funds offered in 401(k) plans are down more than 10% so far this year.

Bond market 'bloodbath' opens a door for income investors
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 29, 2022
Bond market 'bloodbath' opens a door for income investors

As fixed income suffers the brunt of the Fed's efforts to catch up on inflation, financial advisers suddenly have an alternative for short-term cash allocations.

KraneShares adds carbon-offset ETF
INVESTING ESG APR 29, 2022
KraneShares adds carbon-offset ETF

The product is the first to include the top carbon-offset futures markets into one fund, the firm says.

ESG ETF flows down in Q1
INVESTING ESG APR 28, 2022
ESG ETF flows down in Q1

Sales were the second-highest ever but still far behind those from a year ago, according to ETFGI.

Employers fret about retirement income
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 28, 2022
Employers fret about retirement income

Just 66% say target-date funds do extremely well or very well when it comes to helping plan participants deal with their income needs during retirement.

Bitcoin ‘stuck at the moment’ as record cash flees crypto ETFs
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES APR 26, 2022
Bitcoin ‘stuck at the moment’ as record cash flees crypto ETFs

A UBS analysis shows April is set to see the largest crypto-ETF outflows on record, with investors having pulled more than $417 million so far this month.

Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization
INVESTING EQUITIES APR 19, 2022
Cannabis investments mellow as Congress tarries on decriminalization

With the Biden administration having let them down, the marijuana industry is now betting on a Republican takeover of Congress.