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New 'bond alternative' ETF targets nervous income investors
INVESTING EQUITIES JUL 07, 2021
New 'bond alternative' ETF targets nervous income investors

Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF offers 20% downside protection but caps annual gains at 2.8%.

Failure to supervise risky ETF sales costs Sanctuary $530,000
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 06, 2021
Failure to supervise risky ETF sales costs Sanctuary $530,000

The Indianapolis-based firm, formerly David A. Noyes & Co., agrees to censure, a fine and restitution.

ETF inflows on track to shatter 2020 record
INVESTING RIAS JUL 06, 2021
ETF inflows on track to shatter 2020 record

Flows into exchange-traded funds have been unprecedented this year, even against the backdrop of a record 2020. Despite market valuations and inflation threats, financial advisers are keeping the pedal to the metal.

Hedge fund titan's crypto firm sells stake in blockchain ETF
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 06, 2021
Hedge fund titan's crypto firm sells stake in blockchain ETF

CoinShares International bought the fund from Alan Howard's Elwood as part of its agreement to buy Elwood's indexing business.

Increasing retail investor access to private markets gains bipartisan support
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES JUL 02, 2021
Increasing retail investor access to private markets gains bipartisan support

Legislation introduced by Reps. Anthony Gonzalez, R-Ohio, and Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., would lift restrictions on closed-end funds' investments in unregistered securities.

J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 29, 2021
J.P. Morgan acquisition of OpenInvest gives wealth managers another ESG tool

The bank is expected to pair OpenInvest with 55ip to enhance its private banking technology platform.

BlackRock ETFs see massive inflows hinting at tax avoidance
INVESTING ETFS JUN 25, 2021
BlackRock ETFs see massive inflows hinting at tax avoidance

Five exchange-traded funds took in about $13.5 billion amid the rebalancing of the FTSE Russell indexes, suggesting heartbeat trades designed to defer taxes faced by fund investors.

Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 24, 2021
Latest thematic ETF homes in on cleaner living

Amplify DTOX fund tracks an index of 78 companies that derive at least 80% of revenues from one of five cleaner living market segments.

Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 21, 2021
Investors flock to municipal bonds for yield and shelter

The $53 billion in assets flowing into tax-exempt municipal bond funds so far this year have already exceeded the inflows for all of last year.

Mutual fund-to-ETF bonanza may be getting started
INVESTING ETFS JUN 17, 2021
Mutual fund-to-ETF bonanza may be getting started

An executive at Citi, which acted as transfer agent for the conversion of four Dimensional Fund Advisors mutual funds into ETFs this week, expects many more such switches.

SEC delays ruling on Bitcoin ETF
INVESTING ETFS JUN 16, 2021
SEC delays ruling on Bitcoin ETF

The agency is seeking more public comment on a proposal to list a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund on Cboe.

Decentralizing proxy power
INVESTING OPINION JUN 16, 2021
Decentralizing proxy power

Twenty-two percent of the shares of a typical S&P 500 company sit in the portfolios of the Big Three index fund companies: BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard. This is a massive voting bloc, especially when you factor in that many shareholders don't take the time to vote.

Crypto fund manager completes $70M Series B funding
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 15, 2021
Crypto fund manager completes $70M Series B funding

Bitwise Asset Management draws backing from Henry Kravis, Stanley Druckenmiller, Daniel Loeb and other big names.

Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 14, 2021
Free Fidelity funds are flying off the shelves

Less than three years after the asset manager set the bar at zero fees for a suite of index funds, it has seen assets in the four funds grow to nearly $18 billion.

Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 11, 2021
Invesco bets on $18B in BlackRock assets being up for grabs

Two new Invesco ETFs track tech indexes abandoned by iShares ETFs; Invesco is also waiving fees on the new funds for six months to entice investors.

Invesco plans crypto-linked ETFs as way to get around SEC
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUN 09, 2021
Invesco plans crypto-linked ETFs as way to get around SEC

It is proposing two exchange-traded funds that will have 85% of their assets in cryptocurrency-linked equities, and the remainder in trusts and funds that hold cryptocurrencies.

Why ETF track records are becoming an afterthought
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 09, 2021
Why ETF track records are becoming an afterthought

Shrugging off the once-coveted, three-year performance record, advisers are pouring billions of dollars in assets into funds with untested histories.

ESG investing can be volatile — but doesn't have to be
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 03, 2021
ESG investing can be volatile — but doesn't have to be

Investors in concentrated ESG strategies have experienced crashing lows from the highs of last year, while broadly diversified strategies have offered a smoother ride and still beat the S&P 500.

ETF tracking LGBTQ index is launched
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 02, 2021
ETF tracking LGBTQ index is launched

The exchange-traded fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap companies that have a commitment to LGBTQ diversity and inclusion.

Putnam launches its first ETFs
INVESTING ESG MAY 26, 2021
Putnam launches its first ETFs

The four actively managed funds are based on strategies employed in the asset manager's mutual funds, including ESG offerings.