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SEC orders firm to pay $1.3M for failing to disclose conflicts related to high-cost funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 11, 2023
SEC orders firm to pay $1.3M for failing to disclose conflicts related to high-cost funds

'If you’re an investment advisor and you’re not putting your clients in the lowest-cost share class, then you’re running the risk of a fiduciary failure,' an expert says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
PGIM cuts fees on target-date funds
INVESTING RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 10, 2023
PGIM cuts fees on target-date funds

The TDF series will be renamed PGIM Target Date Funds, and some underlying investments will be changed.

By InvestmentNews
Goldman's build-your-own ETF hub debuts first funds
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 05, 2023
Goldman's build-your-own ETF hub debuts first funds

Goldman's platform is designed to help institutional clients launch their own ETFs while providing services such as portfolio implementation and capital markets solutions.

By InvestmentNews
More 'ESG' funds folding this year, but others are taking their place
INVESTING ESG OCT 05, 2023
More 'ESG' funds folding this year, but others are taking their place

Even as big players like BlackRock close funds that failed to gain assets, they continue filing for new ones.

By Emile Hallez
Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk
INVESTING OPINION OCT 04, 2023
Target-date funds: Low fee doesn't equal low risk

Three reasons why passive TDFs aren’t automatically the safer choice for DC plan fiduciaries

By Emily Cao
Boom in new ETFs defies saturation warnings
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS OCT 03, 2023
Boom in new ETFs defies saturation warnings

'Is this the year of the bond ETF? Certainly flows seem to be shouting that from the rooftops,' says VettaFi's Lara Crigger.

By Bloomberg
As SEC delays approving spot bitcoin ETFs, ethereum futures get a nod
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2023
As SEC delays approving spot bitcoin ETFs, ethereum futures get a nod

But advisors who want crypto ETFs are waiting for spot products, observers say.

By Emile Hallez
Advisors finally being forced to reckon with client cash
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 29, 2023
Advisors finally being forced to reckon with client cash

Cash has clout again and suddenly financial advisors have real decisions to make about the excess funds in their client accounts.

By Gregg Greenberg
Bitcoin ETF review delayed again by SEC
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 29, 2023
Bitcoin ETF review delayed again by SEC

The regulator has paused decisions ahead of a government shutdown.

By Bloomberg
All Schwab’s bond ETFs now cost just 3 basis points
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2023
All Schwab’s bond ETFs now cost just 3 basis points

The company is cutting fees on two fixed-income exchange-traded funds.

By Bloomberg
Vanguard plans first new actively managed ETFs in two years
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 25, 2023
Vanguard plans first new actively managed ETFs in two years

Both new products would focus on the fixed-income market.

By Bloomberg
BlackRock, State Street among asset managers closing ESG funds
INVESTING ESG SEP 21, 2023
BlackRock, State Street among asset managers closing ESG funds

Fund companies unwound more than two dozen ESG funds this year, according to Morningstar data.

By Bloomberg
SEC expands rule to ensure fund portfolios match their names
INVESTING ESG SEP 20, 2023
SEC expands rule to ensure fund portfolios match their names

The final regulation targets 'greenwashing' but strips out what would have been 'a more onerous' ESG provision, a lawyer says.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Bipartisan House members press SEC official to drop mutual fund reform proposal
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 19, 2023
Bipartisan House members press SEC official to drop mutual fund reform proposal

Lawmakers say changes would hurt retirement investors. They also raise concerns about a proposal to curb advisor conflicts related to AI.

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
Sustainable investing that goes beyond divestment or engagement does most
INVESTING ESG SEP 19, 2023
Sustainable investing that goes beyond divestment or engagement does most

New research shows tactics like getting the attention of larger investors and pressuring companies to do better than their competitors can have the most impact.

By Emile Hallez
Single stock and covered call come together in ETF line
INVESTING ETFS SEP 14, 2023
Single stock and covered call come together in ETF line

Advisors reflect on effectiveness of 'volatility buffer' covered-call ETFs, with few single-stock versions available.

By Emile Hallez
Amplify ETFs launches cash-flow fund on the Nasdaq
INVESTING MUTUAL FUNDS SEP 13, 2023
Amplify ETFs launches cash-flow fund on the Nasdaq

The fund will invest in US companies with high free cash flow yield and dividend growth.

By Steve Randall
SEC Chair Gensler fires back at GOP critics
INVESTING FINTECH SEP 12, 2023
SEC Chair Gensler fires back at GOP critics

Leader accused of proposing regulations that are ‘sowing discord and confusion.'

By Mark Schoeff Jr.
ETF inflows were $137B in Q2, but what's next for the industry?
INVESTING ETFS SEP 08, 2023
ETF inflows were $137B in Q2, but what's next for the industry?

Vanguard says investors are returning to risk assets.

By Steve Randall
21Shares and Ark file for first US spot ether ETF
INVESTING ALTERNATIVES SEP 07, 2023
21Shares and Ark file for first US spot ether ETF

The filing comes as the race to win approval for the first US spot bitcoin fund intensifies.

By Bloomberg