Asset management

Like other bank-owned asset managers, the division is under pressure from new regulations such as MIFID II and a protracted shift toward passive investing.

To stand out from the crowd, some issuers have embraced thematic strategies focused on niche investments that could become the next boom industry.

The current impact of fund rebalancing on front-month VIX futures is about 20% of daily volume on the index’s contracts.

Rather than disclosing their portfolios every day like conventional ETFs, the nontransparent products will reveal their holdings at least once a quarter.

Equity funds tracking the sector are the second-most popular asset class after U.S. government bonds this year, BNP Paribas says.

Financed by their personal savings, the team behind the machine-learning fund have harnessed their engineering acumen to invest in developed markets.

Major repairs are needed to ensure Social Security’s long-term stability, according to an expert.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The SEC's recently passed ETF modernization rule is just one regulatory change industry leaders expect will impact asset management in the years ahead.

The changes follow the firm’s recent move to cut some client fees on separately managed accounts.

As the sector grows to over $30 trillion in Europe, North America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, one popular approach consists of excluding offenders.

The large number of closures in equities and “other” categories could not be offset by new additions, Index Industry Association research shows.

The SEC’s recently passed ETF modernization rule, which expands choice in the market, “is probably the end of the mutual fund industry.”

It's no exaggeration to say rock-bottom fees are an existential threat to many asset managers. However, technology could still save the day.

The move comes amid years of mediocre returns posted by hedge funds, prompting investors to pull money and demand lower fees.

Many lenders have started to scale back as the fund industry copes with reduced demand for research following MiFID II.

The downside for their clients, however, is it may obscure just how much credit risk they’re exposing themselves to.

Seema Hingorani will help oversee relationships with the firm’s largest clients and create a new training program to develop talent.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

More than $1 trillion is invested in bond ETFs, with trading leaping 41% in 2018 from a year earlier, according to research.