Portfolio

Zero Alpha Group, an alliance of independent advisory firms, is zeroing in on the next generation of members’ prospective leaders. The group has formed the Zero Leadership Institute, hoping for positive results.

Add one more fund firm to the growing list of transparent money market fund providers.

Beyond the usual New Year's resolutions such as to lose weight and exercise, asset managers should resolve to use technology to enable change and innovation in 2013.

Goldman Sachs says it will begin publishing values of the assets held in its money market mutual funds in the United States on a daily basis.

With $30 million and four liquid alternative ETFs now under its belt, QuantShares is looking to grow. Its game plan? Expand distribution and launch new funds. 

Somehow, it came unexpectedly.

January 23 marks the 20th anniversary of the exchange-traded fund industry, started with the launch of the SPDR S&P 500 fund, rolled out by State Street Global Advisors.

"If the data do not prove that indexing wins, well, the data are wrong."

Changes in the independent advisory industry, shifting demographics and advances in technology make the ability to communicate your value critical to your success, according to Tom Nally, president of TD Ameritrade Institutional.

US exchange-traded fund assets increased by $292.7 billion or 28% in 2012, in part driven by positive cash flows of $182.6 billion, marking a new all-time high for the industry on the eve of its 20th anniversary, according to data from State Street Global Advisors.