Finance

Asset managers have been on edge as U.S. equity ETFs reported withdrawals of nearly $18 billion in the three weeks ending Friday.

Although the mistake was short-lived and the dollar value small, the mishap raises new questions about how managers monitor indexes.

Investment banks are increasingly studying the relative positioning of funds that compete with each other to beat benchmarks.

Angst over the Fed’s decision to lower borrowing costs has seeped into the $3.8 trillion market for municipal bonds.

The sector may be edging into dangerous territory, analysts say.

If approved, the fund would be the first in the U.S. to follow a quantitative approach that allocates across asset classes based on risk.

The underperformance is a rarity for the fund, which has beaten the benchmark for nine of the past 10 years.

Nearly all bested the broader market at roughly a third the price of the average fixed income product.

The industry’s most active aggregator makes its sixth purchase of the year.

Soaring demand for loans has spurred DeVoe & Co. to launch a referral service.

“There are too many negatives at this point. What Trump is saying and what the Fed is saying is no longer enough,” an expert says.

After hitting the lowest level since January, the fund climbed on Tuesday as the Trump administration made efforts to de-escalate its dispute with China.

The glitch raises questions about the rapid growth of socially responsible investing and index strategies in particular.

The regulator postponed until October a ruling on whether listing rules can change to allow two cryptocurrency funds to start trading.

Some managers have taken on more risk amid a decades-long decline in interest rates and slow global economic growth to meet long term targets.

Like many trusts, the fund was designed to expire in 25 years, however tying it to the lives of a group of children born in the early 90s extended its own life.

HD Vest's parent displayed the growth coming from the acquisition of its former rival.

The turnkey asset management platform is targeting enterprise firms willing to pay more than $100,000 per year, CEO Jud Bergman said during an earnings call.

The RIA holding company reports a 30% rise in revenues and 30 M&A deals.

If reached, the deal would precede a potential IPO of the $52 billion firm, which oversees asset allocations of domestic and offshore pension funds.