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Active managers get a seat at the ETF table
To the chagrin of some, a fast-growing industry comes to terms with active management.
BlackRock leads Vanguard as ETFs race toward a record year
Two giants remain in a tight race for buy-and-hold index investors' money as category total close to cracking the $2 trillion mark in a 'victory of vanilla' story.
State Street, facing historic redemptions, slashes ETF prices
The ETF pioneer, whose lineup suffered the largest redemptions in history last month, aggressively cut prices on nearly a third of its funds. (Don't miss the latest performance data and analysis on equity and fixed income ETFs.)
BlackRock dives into ARCP
The fund giant has taken a major position in the beleaguered real estate investment trust, American Realty Capital Properties Inc., or ARCP.
BlackRock fund removed from UBS ‘select’ list
Large wirehouse voices concerns over fund performance, management.
Fed confidence in the U.S. economy starts to wane
In Thursday's Breakfast with Benjamin, oil prices and consumer spending add a hint of concern about the economy to the Federal Reserve's outlook. Plus: Fido app adds new twist to stock picking, retired Franklin Resources billionaire tangles history, and BlackRock added as many ETFs as it shut down last year.
ETF managers, bringing in historic levels of cash, still preparing for a bear
As dollars in funds top $2 trillion, managers ready exotic products for a new market environment.
iShares says not so fast on passive investing winning the day
iShares manager says money from active managers was primary driver of record 2014.
BlackRock expanding efforts on impact investing
BlackRock sees a future in portfolios that emphasize social goals.
Precidian Investments takes a second shot at regulatory approval for active ETFs
A proposal backed by major active mutual fund managers gets rebooted.
This ETF acts like a bond and will give $800 million back to investors
'Swallowing hard' and sending checks to clients, Guggenheim sticks with strategy for advisers.
Pimco paid billionaire Gross $290 million bonus in 2013
In 2013, when Pimco's Total Return Fund trailed a majority of peers, the money manager paid former CIO Bill Gross a gigantic sum.
The Fed struts its market-timing skills to inject a sense of calm
Breakfast with Benjamin: The Fed tries to inject a sense of calm in the market, Mohamed El-Erian passes on Pimco, all economists get it wrong, a global currency war is unfolding before our eyes, and more.
These ETFs are winning in the Pimco Total Return Fund derby
Here's a hint: They're short-term bond funds that can provide safe places to park money, and provide a little yield and return in place of holding cash
iShares and Pimco to shut 22 ETFs
The funds include iShares' target-date lineup and Pimco's foreign-bond trackers.
BlackRock says it’s making inroads with wirehouses and RIAs
BlackRock, fielding question on rival Vanguard, says it's best suited to educate the market about the power of ETFs.
BlackRock fights lawsuit claiming ‘excessive fees’
Judge poised to rule on whether a trial can proceed on claims the company violated its fiduciary obligations.
BlackRock CEO Fink’s comments on exotic funds divide ETF community
Chief executive says leveraged ETFs could 'blow up' the industry, but some ETF fans disagree.
BlackRock lists Ukraine among the biggest threats facing the markets
Breakfast with Benjamin: BlackRock calls Ukraine a market threat. Plus: JPMorgan gets a slap on the wrist from Finra, Yellen ponders fuzzy unemployment data, where the gold rally is headed from here, and the emergence of subprime business loans.
Bill Gross bets on shorter-term bonds in a controversial ‘new neutral’ strategy
Breakfast with Benjamin: Bill Gross' controversial new strategy. Plus: BlackRock CEO Fink calls out leveraged ETFs, nobody can agree on the gold-price decline, dealing with lump-sum pension offers, a solar company that makes sense, and the various forms of a caffeine addict.
