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Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2020
Active management fails to impress amid 2020 markets

The Morningstar analysis of results so far this year does not bode well for active managers

Vanguard revamps money funds, lowering costs
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 27, 2020
Vanguard revamps money funds, lowering costs

The $125 billion Prime Fund will be renamed Cash Reserves Federal Money Market Fund

SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 24, 2020
SEC orders firm to pay more than $1 million over 12b-1 fees

Agency charges Burbank, California-based NPB Financial Group with disclosure, best execution failures

Booming model portfolios may be moving markets
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 21, 2020
Booming model portfolios may be moving markets

So much money is now tied up in this approach that adjustments to portfolios are being blamed for some dramatic ETF flows recently

Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 20, 2020
Betterment rolls out 401(k) plans for advisers

The robo-adviser aims to help advisers attract additional assets while fostering the growth of both its advisory and retirement plan business lines

Investment Company Act turns 80
INVESTING OPINION AUG 20, 2020
Investment Company Act turns 80

The bill gave rise to fund investing — the most powerful form of financial intermediation for individual Americans

SEC share-class crackdown could spell the end for 12b-1 fees
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 19, 2020
SEC share-class crackdown could spell the end for 12b-1 fees

The latest case has some experts wondering if any level of disclosure will suffice

Give that ETF a snappy ticker
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 17, 2020
Give that ETF a snappy ticker

A memorable name can help an ETF prosper, and such a ticker is likely to become even more valuable as a flood of day traders enters the market

New funds offer to limit losses on the ultimate safe haven
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 14, 2020
New funds offer to limit losses on the ultimate safe haven

Two ETFs will track long-dated Treasuries but shield investors from a certain percentage of declines in exchange for a cap on gains

SEC orders firm to pay for share-class disclosure failures
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 14, 2020
SEC orders firm to pay for share-class disclosure failures

Fresno, California-based SCF Investment Advisors took 12b-1 fees from mutual funds and revenue sharing from money market funds

McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 13, 2020
McKinsey settles 401(k) suit for $39.5 million

Huntington Bancshares also settles a retirement plan lawsuit, while American Airlines sees a surprise win

Remote work trend drives performance of thematic ETFs
INVESTING PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 13, 2020
Remote work trend drives performance of thematic ETFs

Exchange-traded funds that focus on cloud computing and cybersecurity are having a good year

Move to convert mutual funds into ETFs picks up steam
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2020
Move to convert mutual funds into ETFs picks up steam

Guinness Atkinson Funds has filed to convert its Alternative Energy fund into an ETF, the third product the firm has applied to switch

Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?
INVESTING ESG AUG 07, 2020
Can buffered ETFs help clients ride out the storms?

There's a growing appeal for the downside protection the products provide, but there's also a downside to that protection

Planned CLO funds could be risky for retail investors, executive says
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 07, 2020
Planned CLO funds could be risky for retail investors, executive says

ETFs that invest in collateralized loan obligations, such as the one Janus Henderson is proposing, may trip up individuals

SEC proposes increasing transparency of mutual fund, ETF reports
INVESTING ETFS AUG 05, 2020
SEC proposes increasing transparency of mutual fund, ETF reports

Regulation would require ‘concise, visually engaging’ shareholder reports that help investors understand fees, risks and performance

ETF assets hit record as investors dump mutual funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 04, 2020
ETF assets hit record as investors dump mutual funds

Exchange-traded funds saw $248 billion in net inflows so far this year, while mutual funds had $34 billion in outflows

Surge in SPACs inspires blank-check ETF
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 03, 2020
Surge in SPACs inspires blank-check ETF

A new exchange-traded fund will track shares of companies that listed on exchanges by merging with special purpose acquisition companies

State Street gold ETF is cash machine
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS JUL 31, 2020
State Street gold ETF is cash machine

The fund is now making more money than any other product in the $4.6 trillion U.S. ETF market

Asset managers can no longer afford to avoid ETF market
INVESTING ETFS JUL 30, 2020
Asset managers can no longer afford to avoid ETF market

The exchange-traded fund industry has suddenly attracted large asset managers that have until recently shunned the business