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Fidelity bulks up its 'disruptor' suite with 6 new thematic ETFs
INVESTING RIAS JUN 13, 2023
Fidelity bulks up its 'disruptor' suite with 6 new thematic ETFs

The asset manager is banking on financial advisors' growing interest in targeted investment strategies.

ETF niche players combine to form nearly $8 billion suite of specialty funds
INVESTING RIAS JUN 12, 2023
ETF niche players combine to form nearly $8 billion suite of specialty funds

Amplify ETFs is acquiring the assets of ETF Managers Group, bringing under one roof funds that offer exposure to marijuana, blockchain, artificial intelligence and more.

Anti-ESG funds started with roar, tapered to meow, report finds
INVESTING ESG JUN 08, 2023
Anti-ESG funds started with roar, tapered to meow, report finds

Sales were strong late last year amid several ETF launches in this category, but have since slowed, according to Morningstar.

Franklin Templeton's Putnam buy raises doubts about scaling old-school asset management
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 31, 2023
Franklin Templeton's Putnam buy raises doubts about scaling old-school asset management

The $1.4 trillion fund company continues to grow through acquisitions in a shrinking category.

House bill would nix ESG funds in Thrift Savings Plan
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 30, 2023
House bill would nix ESG funds in Thrift Savings Plan

The retirement plan for federal government workers also includes numerous Christian and 'pro-life' funds that would seemingly be affected by the legislation.

Finra fines Vanguard $800,000 for misleading information on money market accounts
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 26, 2023
Finra fines Vanguard $800,000 for misleading information on money market accounts

The firm miscalculated annual yield and income for nine funds on approximately 8.5 million statements. It also failed to act promptly when customers noticed something was wrong.

Nvidia stock spike shines light on ETFs offering AI exposure
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 26, 2023
Nvidia stock spike shines light on ETFs offering AI exposure

As interest in artificial intelligence grows, it's worth looking under the hood of sector ETFs.

Debt-limit concerns push money market funds to fresh record
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS MAY 26, 2023
Debt-limit concerns push money market funds to fresh record

About $46.7 billion poured into US money market funds in the week ended Wednesday as investors piled into assets offering relatively safer returns amid the uncertainty around talks on extending the US debt limit.

Gensler forcefully defends mutual fund reform to skeptical industry audience
INVESTING ETFS MAY 25, 2023
Gensler forcefully defends mutual fund reform to skeptical industry audience

The SEC chair drew the ire of fund officials when he suggested that the agency looks out for investors while the industry looks out for itself.

State Street further extends proxy voting choice to ETFs
INVESTING ESG MAY 24, 2023
State Street further extends proxy voting choice to ETFs

The new policy will apply to more than 80% of institutional equity fund assets and ETFs.

Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI
INVESTING FINTECH MAY 24, 2023
Vanguard CEO Buckley tiptoes around ESG, embraces AI

'ESG funds are not the next great innovation,’ Tim Buckley said at an Investment Company Institute conference. 'They’re a client preference, and we need to treat it as such.'

New ETF uses artificial intelligence to time the market
INVESTING ETFS MAY 24, 2023
New ETF uses artificial intelligence to time the market

The fourth ETF from upstart Qraft will test the limits of AI by going in and out of the market based on what the data say.

Insurers take heat from shareholders over oil and gas coverage
INVESTING ESG MAY 22, 2023
Insurers take heat from shareholders over oil and gas coverage

Resolutions asking companies to phase out coverage for new projects aren't doing as well as those pushing insurers to disclose plans for their climate goals.

BNY Mellon ups its cash management game
INVESTING RIAS MAY 22, 2023
BNY Mellon ups its cash management game

Its expanded LiquidityDirect platform provides access to various short-term cash management funds, strategies and even community banks.

Fund shops focused on ESG despite pushback, reports show
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 18, 2023
Fund shops focused on ESG despite pushback, reports show

More than half of US asset managers see ESG as a high priority, and many are adding staff to support that.

As You Sow shines light on fossil fuels in 401(k) bond funds
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 16, 2023
As You Sow shines light on fossil fuels in 401(k) bond funds

An analysis tool on its Invest Your Values site gives participants a peek into the exposure their plans have.

Envestnet launches ETFs blending active and passive strategies
INVESTING ETFS MAY 15, 2023
Envestnet launches ETFs blending active and passive strategies

The four ETFs consist of passive and factor-based exposures managed by Envestnet and active exposures managed by third-party investment managers.

Guaranteed lifetime income products mark a new era of retirement plan design
INVESTING OPINION MAY 11, 2023
Guaranteed lifetime income products mark a new era of retirement plan design

Fifty years after the passage of ERISA, the insurance industry has come to the rescue with solutions that allow retirement plans to address the problem of decumulation.

More ESG ETFs close as issuers lose patience
INVESTING ESG MAY 09, 2023
More ESG ETFs close as issuers lose patience

Just 58 sustainable exchange-traded funds launched globally in the first quarter, down from 101 that were introduced during the same period last year.

Advisors stick with Treasuries despite political tension over debt limit
INVESTING EQUITIES MAY 08, 2023
Advisors stick with Treasuries despite political tension over debt limit

'It's sort of like the nicest house on an ugly block, which, relatively speaking, is the best place to be,' said one advisor.