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Are semitransparent ETFs inadvertently creating a market for fully transparent ETFs?
After nearly a decade of fighting for regulatory approval of semitransparent ETFs, the asset management industry is realizing what investors really want.
Fidelity takes another bite of ETF market by converting six mutual funds
The converted ETFs will join a small but growing universe of transparent active strategies.
Massachusetts securities chief goes after single-stock ETFs
William Galvin announced a 'sweep' of firms offering the new ETFs, which he compared to gambling at a casino.
Schwab goes off script with crypto ETF filing
The index-based strategy, which has been described as 'baby steps' into the crypto space, will not offer direct exposure to digital currencies.
DoubleLine puts ETFs on the docket for 2022
The $137 billion bond shop has filed to launch two ETFs, one of which is similar to a strategy it already subadvises for State Street.
Anti-woke strategies emerge as flip side of ESG
As investing becomes increasingly political, investors will have to balance good feelings against good performance.
Capital Group, Federated plant flags in ETF land
Traditional fund complexes are succumbing to the pressure to offer ETFs alongside more expensive mutual funds.
ETFs take center stage in 2021
Record net inflows are just a part of the story. ETFs continue to take market share of mutual funds by doing more for less.
Mutual fund investors brace for hefty capital gains taxes
As fund companies start to post annual tax distributions, more than 110 funds are already showing capital gains distributions of more than 20%.
Vanguard, American Funds double down on model portfolio partnership
A year after joining forces to create active-passive models for Merrill Lynch, the asset management heavyweights take their models to Morgan Stanley.
Federated enters ETF market with 2 active bond funds
The asset manager known mostly for its money market funds has high hopes for its late move into fast-growing exchange traded funds. The firm first filed plans to launch the fund 10 years ago.
Alerian acquisition pushes ETF development to the next level
By joining forces with ETF Trends and ETF Database, Alerian seeks to become a powerful force that helps ETF providers stay ahead of the curve.
Latest gold ETF times the market so advisers don’t have to
The fund rebalances gold and cash based on recent market volatility. It marks the first product from Wilshire Phoenix after the firm spent much of the past two years trying to get a bitcoin ETF approved by the SEC.
