Tag: Mutual funds
More Advisers Using Closed-End Funds
The top two reasons include the attractive yield and return on investment as well as helping clients generate more income in their portfolios.
Impax Asset Management to Acquire Pax World Management
The partnership will focus on sustainable investing.
Charles Schwab Selects T. Rowe Price Funds for OneSource Select List
Twenty five of T. Rowe Price’s mutual funds have been selected by Charles Schwab.
Investment Products and Services Launches
BRI Launches Small Cap Index Powered by Wilshire; First Trust Launches Equity Index ETF; Vanguard Updates Benchmarks for Bond Funds; and more.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Deutsche AM Slashes Mutual Fund Expenses; Fidelity Cuts Expenses on Mutual Funds; Transamerica Debuts Smart Beta ETFs; and more.
401(k) Participant Transfers Favor Equities in May and June
However, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index, formerly the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index, trading activity for the months was the lowest for the year.
Fund Performance Not Impacted by Management Change
Despite outflows following high-profile management changes, Morningstar finds that such a flux has no impact on fund performance.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Wilshire Launches VETS Index; Betterment Sprouts SRI Option for Participants; LPL Opens Mutual-Fund Only Platform; and more.
Investment Products and Services Launches
Charles Schwab Adds More Commission-Free ETFs; John Hancock Continues Reducing Mutual Fund Fees; Rise Financial Opens its Doors for Socially Responsible Investing; and more.
More Institutional Assets Pour Into Fewer Securities
A new analysis published by Pantheon warns that the total number of publically listed securities has dramatically declined in recent decades—challenging assumptions about maximizing diversification.
Cerulli Measures Mutual Fund Subadvisory Marketplace Evolution
Asset managers and their institutional clients, DC and DB retirement plans included, are demanding more rigorous due diligence of mutual fund subadvisers.
Mutual Fund Fees Keep Dipping in 401(k)s
The average price to invest in hybrid mutual funds has declined by 38% since 2000, according to the latest study by ICI.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Fidelity Launches RMD-Focused Funds; Nuveen Launches New Equity ESG ETFs; AI Insight Partners with ActiveAllocator Holdings; and more.
UBS Signals Commitment to Asset-Based Compensation
UBS will offer multiple ways for retirement account clients to pay their adviser, including through asset-based and commission-based structures, beginning imminently.
Investment Products and Service Launches
Nationwide Launches All Cap Growth Fund; MFS Adds R6 Shares to 20 More Mutual Funds; Fidelity Releases Municipal Income Fund 2025; and more.
Wells Fargo Advisors Confirms Shift in Commission Strategy
The firm is not sharing all the details of its compliance plan for the DOL fiduciary rule, but it has confirmed it will put some new limits on...
Investment Products and Service Launches
Free Tool Helps Advisers Identify Return-Driven Investment Factors, and Putnam to Launch Alternative Strategies Funds.
ICI Finds Two-Decade Downward Trend for Mutual Fund Expenses
In 2016, investors paid, on average, 39% less for equity mutual fund expense ratios than in 1996, according to Investment Company Institute data.