Mutual funds

Funds devoted to modern technology, especially semiconductors, yielded by far the highest returns from fall 2013 to fall 2023.

The unprecedented run of bull markets that buoyed fund managers' investments and masked life-threatening vulnerabilities may be a thing of the past.

The firm stood accused of not having policies to ensure clients' money was invested in keeping with environmental, social and governance goals.

The closings underscore shifting fortunes for sustainable investing as returns disappoint investors and anti-ESG rhetoric persists

Mutual funds will have to take extra care when using terms like ESG, value and growth.

Researchers found that relatively older mutual fund managers obtained half a percentage point higher annual returns than their relatively young counterparts.

The widely varying disclosures at some of the largest companies display how the common brokerage industry conflict of interest generates a fortune for them each year.

A survey from the FINRA Foundation and CFA Institute finds that cryptocurrency and individual stocks remain popular with the younger crowd.

The expiration could be a minor footnote in history, or a pivotal moment for fund managers looking for a fresh edge in a cutthroat market.

For the first time, the brokerage's self-regulatory body is citing the 3-year-old rule as a reason to remove a firm from the industry.

Lawyers and compliance experts say advisors and brokers should still put clients' interests first when considering taking money out of a 401(k).

A proposed amendment to the Investment Advisers Act would require planners to vet third-party custodians before entrusting them with clients' cryptocurrency, real estate or other alternative investments.

Competitors are angling to create exchange-traded funds as a share class of their U.S. mutual funds — A Vanguard hallmark.

Despite a down 2022, these funds were the best over the last decade.

The strategy, which allows investors to cherry-pick stocks in a benchmark instead of owning a fund that tracks a specific gauge like the S&P 500, will have $825 billion in assets come 2026, Cerulli says.

The conversion would bring its active equity ETF lineup to 15 funds from an existing nine.

Many funds that are down double-digits this year will distribute capital gains to shareholders, with some as high as 40% or more of the net asset value of the portfolio.

Consumer advocates cheered the outcome of the case and the regulator's enforcement push in recent years. Commonwealth's case is still pending.

Join Peter O'Neill, Director and Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, at Bank of America, and Blake Lynch, Head of Business Development, IMTC, as they discuss the role of separately managed accounts in the muni market with The Bond Buyer's Lynne Funk.

The change from “impact” to “ESG” to “sustainable,” brought in millions at a time in which investors are skeptical about a fund's do-good claims.