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Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds
INVESTING EQUITIES AUG 19, 2021
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds

The asset manager known mostly for its money market funds has high hopes for its late move into fast-growing exchange traded funds. The firm first filed plans to launch the fund 10 years ago.

SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 19, 2021
SoFi fined $300,000 by SEC over proprietary fund sales

The enforcement action centered on a decision in April 2019 to replace third-party ETFs in approximately 20,000 automated accounts with funds sponsored by the firm’s parent company, Social Finance Inc.

Direct indexing emerges as must-have tool for tax management, ESG investing
INVESTING RIAS AUG 17, 2021
Direct indexing emerges as must-have tool for tax management, ESG investing

The trend toward offering customizable indexes puts direct indexing on a track for explosive growth, according to new research from Cerulli Associates.

Q2 2021 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2021
Q2 2021 Top Fixed Income Mutual Funds

Q2 2021 Top Equity Mutual Funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 16, 2021
Q2 2021 Top Equity Mutual Funds

Q2 2021 Fixed Income ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2021
Q2 2021 Fixed Income ETFs

Q2 2021 Top Equity ETFs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2021
Q2 2021 Top Equity ETFs

Top 50 equity ETFs ranked by quarterly returns

The parallel paths of ETFs and annuities
INVESTING OPINION AUG 13, 2021
The parallel paths of ETFs and annuities

The questions that RIAs have about commission-free annuities right now are the very same questions they had just 15 years ago about exchange-traded funds, which are now a core part of client portfolios.

Flood of Bitcoin ETF filings  but cooling demand for funds
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2021
Flood of Bitcoin ETF filings but cooling demand for funds

Digital asset investment products from Grayscale, Bitwise, 21Shares and others saw outflows for the fifth straight week, the longest such streak since January 2018.

JPMorgan chases active ETFs with $10 billion mutual fund switch
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 11, 2021
JPMorgan chases active ETFs with $10 billion mutual fund switch

The firm plans to convert four mutual funds into ETFs next year, making it the biggest name so far to make such a move.

What the U.N.'s climate change report means for advisers
INVESTING ESG AUG 09, 2021
What the U.N.'s climate change report means for advisers

The climate change report had stark findings and comes amid a severe drought in the American West and one of the worst wildfire seasons in California’s history.

Gensler comments open floodgates for Bitcoin fund filings
INVESTING ETFS AUG 05, 2021
Gensler comments open floodgates for Bitcoin fund filings

The SEC chairman's nod toward '40 Act crypto funds is the only opening the ETF space needed.

Nuveen enters active ETF market
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 05, 2021
Nuveen enters active ETF market

The three strategies it is rolling out as semitransparent ETFs are already available as mutual funds.

Alerian acquisition pushes ETF development to the next level
INVESTING RIAS AUG 04, 2021
Alerian acquisition pushes ETF development to the next level

By joining forces with ETF Trends and ETF Database, Alerian seeks to become a powerful force that helps ETF providers stay ahead of the curve.

New ETF leverages crypto miners and ESG
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 21, 2021
New ETF leverages crypto miners and ESG

The actively managed ETF offers the narrowest of investment themes: a leveraged play on Bitcoin with the added twist of being easy on the planet.

ETF sponsors perform well on diversity, equity and inclusion, study finds
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 20, 2021
ETF sponsors perform well on diversity, equity and inclusion, study finds

Nearly 90% of exchange-traded fund sponsors received the highest score in Sage Advisory's study of ETF stewardship.

SEC orders UBS to pay $8 million over sales of complex exchange-traded products
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 19, 2021
SEC orders UBS to pay $8 million over sales of complex exchange-traded products

Investments pegged to market volatility remained in client accounts for up to a year when they were meant to be short-term investments.

Wall Street surrenders to $500M ETF rush
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 15, 2021
Wall Street surrenders to $500M ETF rush

Now even the most storied money managers are launching exchange-traded funds in a bid to stay relevant, and some — like Vanguard Group — are handling their clients’ conversions for them.

Venture-backed startup launches actively managed Catholic values ETF
INVESTING ETFS JUL 14, 2021
Venture-backed startup launches actively managed Catholic values ETF

The Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors will manage the new fund, which will be advised by Faith Investor Services. The two largest faith-based funds are the Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF and Inspire 100 ETF.

Kestra's $10.3M settlement is proof fund-fee disclosure remains a priority at the SEC
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUL 13, 2021
Kestra's $10.3M settlement is proof fund-fee disclosure remains a priority at the SEC

The Kestra settlement and other recent ones demonstrate the SEC’s concern is extending to revenue sharing.