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Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The industry’s biggest firms have grown bigger and the smaller firms have found it harder to compete on their own, the regulator found.

Buyers yanked $2.9 billion from the sector in the final days of January, nearly wiping out gains so far this year, data show.

A new platform from the World Wide Fund for Nature aims to provide a foundation for ESG-conscious investors and a list of best-practice providers.

While the deadly virus threatens to harm the world economy, the funds have remained popular as the Fed signals low rates for the foreseeable future.

Building trust and credibility with financial advisors is key to stay competitive, as most work with 10 or more asset management firms.

The funds raked in $150 billion in 2019 as investors have gotten more comfortable with how they react across different market environments.

President Jim Fitzpatrick plans to address changing approaches to distribution and data management, and place more focus on diversity and inclusion.

The FTC wants buyers and sellers to identify their largest shareholders, the extent of their influence and any communications they’ve had, sources say.

The promotions positions Jim’s son Nathaniel Simons to assume his father’s role as chairman under a succession plan that began about a decade ago.

The move expands the manager’s commission-free platform, which has included all mutual funds since 1977 and all ETFs since 2010.

Macro funds, which invest in broad global trends, had the biggest disparity.

To grow, firms need to be as engaged in the marketing and sales side of their business as they are in the investment side.

Once a top-performing fund with assets well over double today’s value, Templeton’s flagship bond fund has been diminished by the march of passive investments.

The firm now plans to integrate sustainability criteria into portfolio construction and exit investments with high risks from ESG-related issues.

Assets under management at Nancy Prior’s group, which includes bond and money market funds, have grown from $714 billion under her leadership.

The SEC-approved ETF strategy protects “the intellectual alpha of active managers.”

David Vogel, who spent five years using data to study the impact of global warming, is starting the fund as pensions and large investors increasingly seek ESG investments.

Timely trading in less-heralded semiconductor markers and firms committed to energy without fossil fuels produced a 54% total return last year, data show.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.