As CIT Market Expands, More Get Coveted Tickers
Collective investment trusts are becoming more transparent; case in point, Hand Benefits & Trust Co. has gone live with more than 30 CIT tickers on the Nasdaq Fund Network.
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CIT Expertise Puts Advisers in the Driver’s Seat
Knowledge about and connections to the collective investment trust marketplace can be a key selling point for retirement plan advisers in 2020 and beyond—especially when serving small and mid-sized clients.
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Innovator expands Defined Outcome ETF suite; Vanguard merges Capital and Windsor funds; and IHS Markit delays rebalancing actions on indices.
ICI Asks Governors to Consider Shelter-in-Place Exemption for Mutual Funds
“Many states are home to headquarters or critical operations for numerous mutual fund sponsors where Americans have entrusted their savings to meet a wide range of financial goals. Those mutual fund companies must remain in operation to ensure access to invested monies for shareholders across the country,” ICI's president wrote in a letter.
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Franklin Templeton launches new funds, and Wells Fargo incorporates changes to TDFs.
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American Beacon and asset management firm launch bond fund; Hartford Funds and Wellington Management release ETF; and Vanguard announces lower expense ratios on select ETFs.
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AssetMark Financial Holding moves to institutional share classes; AssetMark adds solutions to investing platform; iShares expands ESG initiatives; and more.
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Fidelity Investments releases bond model suite, and BlackRock announces sustainability as new standard for investing.
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CUNA Mutual adds Stadion managed account service to platform; MSCI creates new fixed income indexes; Transamerica decreases fees on two high yield bonds; and more.
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LifeYield partners with financial tech provider; Vanguard changes manager structure of value funds; Northern Trust expands collateral management services; and more.
Allocating Committee Time in 2020
Reviews of the investment menu often take up the most committee time, but is that the best practice?
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Investment Product and Service Launches
Fidelity announces expected SMA launch; Pershing integrates managed accounts to new annuity order platform; Ballast introduces equity strategies on Schwab managed account platform; and more.
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Aegon Asset Management Announces Global Integration; Avantis Investors Launches Additional Mutual Funds; and Vanguard Creates New International Bond Index Fund.
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Broadridge Financial acquires portfolio management solutions provider; Putnam offers new SMAs and model portfolios; Pacific Global adds ETFs to complement flagship fund; and more.
AllianceBernstein to Close its Mutual Fund Target-Date Series
The investment firm will be shifting all of its focus to its CIT target-date series.
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Timeline partners with Morningstar aggregation service; Watchdog Capital introduces securities platform; Principal Global Investors creates combined emerging markets fixed income team; and more.
Protecting Participants: What to Know About Mutual Fund Boards
Mutual fund boards often do a better job of protecting shareholders than corporate boards, one source says, which are potentially more focused on management and their own self-interest.
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Schwab Advisor Services presents alternative investment marketplace platform; John Hancock Investment Management expands fixed-income suite; and Millennium Trust adds investments to Workplace Savings Solutions.
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Mesirow Financial presents third mutual fund and managed account program, and MSCI builds indexes to track long-term megatrends.
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Morningstar releases goals-based planning solution; Schwab adds account conversion feature to portfolios solution; and AssetMark to offer Savos personal portfolios.