Subscribe

Fidelity Investments

Displaying 885 results

Topic

Retirement plan sponsors want more from advisers

A desire for greater expertise was cited as the primary reason for switching advice providers, says Fidelity survey

Topic

Fidelity researchers dive into virtual reality with StockCity

Fidelity researchers dive into virtual reality with StockCity, a wearable technology interface for investors to explore the stock market like it were the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

Topic

Rival Fidelity shows up uninvited at Schwab Impact

Fidelity takes an opportunity to steal some of Charles Schwab's spotlight during the Impact conference, bombarding attendees with its own marketing assault.

Topic

Fidelity targets bruised Pimco, launches actively managed bond ETFs

Fidelity's active management heft and huge product-distribution capacity now extend to a corner dominated by Pimco as it launches actively managed bond ETFs.

Topic
  • November 7, 2014

JPMorgan unwinds B-D clearing biz

The firm is teaming up with Fidelity to transition around 100 firms.

Topic

When in doubt, follow the bond market’s lead

Breakfast with Benjamin: When in doubt, follow bonds' lead. Plus: Consumer spending to the rescue, Johnson replaces Johnson at Fidelity, and more.

Topic
  • October 13, 2014

New Fidelity CEO Abigail Johnson wants to be ‘accessible to advisers’

Abigail Johnson, successor at the privately owned, family-run company, wants to understand the businesses of her clients, including advisers.

Topic

Fidelity quietly settles employee lawsuits

At issue was accusations the fund giant engaged in self-dealing in 401(k) plan.

Topic
  • August 20, 2014

Fidelity has lowest-cost target date funds, edging out Vanguard

But low fees don't necessarily translate into better performance.

Topic
  • April 30, 2014

Fidelity Institutional lowers fees for financial advisers trading on its platform

Starting Jan. 1, Fidelity will lower to $30, from $40, the standard pricing for a buy or sell transaction on its FundsNetwork platform, a 25% saving. But the custodian is also raising buy fees by 25% to $50 on five fund families, including the popular offerings from the Vanguard Group Inc.

Topic
  • News
  • March 20, 2014

Fidelity launches bond funds to weather uncertain markets

The fund giant is offering clients a new way to prosper in uncertain debt markets.

Topic

Bull market lifts average 401(k) balance above $89K

Breakfast with Benjamin: The average 401(k) balance tops $89K. Plus: Comcast buying Time Warner, Fink likes emerging markets while Buffet shuns Graham Holdings, California drought hits agriculture stocks, and the ultimate smart car.

Topic
  • January 24, 2014

Fidelity Charitable promotes Danforth to president

Changing of the guard comes as Sarah Libbey moves to managing director role at Fidelity Investments.

Topic
  • News
  • January 15, 2014

In a class by himself, Fidelity fund manager William Danoff keeps performance humming

Contrafund manager tops S&P 500 (and his peers) over just about every time period.

Topic
  • News
  • December 23, 2013

American Funds retools approach to adviser market

After five years of outflows — to the tune of $242 billion — American Funds is overhauling its approach to working with financial advisers. Jason Kephart has the details.

Topic

Fidelity late but not too late with new ETFs

Mutual fund giant Fidelity Investments is set to launch a series of exchange-traded funds, the firm's first in 10 years. Is it too little, too late? Advisers say no, but they're not overly excited, either.

Topic
  • November 12, 2013

Fidelity zaps more small RIAs with $2,500 quarterly fee

New minimum upped to $15 million in assets under custody

Topic

Regulators to study BlackRock, Fidelity for risk

Plus: Bitcoin is back with a vengeance, what's up with consumer discretionary stocks, how about BP and Tesla's surprising earnings miss. From InvestmentNews senior columnist Jeff Benjamin.

Topic

Fidelity poised to be an ETF juggernaut

With 15 ETFs in the pipeline, Fidelity takes on Pimco and Vanguard. Is it too late for the fund giant?

Topic

Now for something different at Fidelity: Event-driven investing

Fidelity is adopting a popular hedge fund strategy as the basis for a planned mutual fund, embracing event-driven investing. But don't assume they're going full-bore into the alternatives world.