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BlackRock aims to turn retail investors into quants
A new tool from the firm allows clients to analyze 2,400 equity-mutual funds and ETFs through the lens of factors.
Web Seminar
Managing volatility (and managing client concerns about it)
Volatility is back in the news. Volatility, once it arises, tends to “persist” meaning we can expect volatile market for quite some time.
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Asset managers brace for pain as most crowded trades turn sour
Discontent has been building in the mega-cap tech sector as Facebook faces growing scrutiny after the company's recent user-data controversy.
Invesco employee among Toronto terror attack victims
A compliance manager from the firm was also injured in the attack, according to Canadian media reports.
Magazine
Growth reflected in manager pay
Compensation levels rose approximately 7% last year despite mounting challenges.
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Asset managers
Mutual funds
Fund performance
Mutual Fund Service Guide 2017
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Vanguard's $5 trillion low-cost revolution heading to China
Investment firms are pushing into the country as financial reforms open access to an industry that’s expected to grow more than five-fold by 2030.
Winners of the Top Women in Asset Management Awards announced
Industry leaders were selected from Voya Investment Management, Franklin Templeton Investments, Carson Group and more.
Money managers choose comfort over returns, survey shows
Less than a third of those polled analyze transaction costs before a trade.
Blackstone assets rose to $450B on fundraising growth
The private equity firm’s credit arm grew significantly with the addition of a new insurance platform and an energy investment management unit.
Third Avenue Management founder Martin J. Whitman dies at 93
Known for his “safe and cheap” investing mantra, he distinguished his style from that of Benjamin Graham and David Dodd, the fathers of value investing.
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Best strategies for marketing your ETFs
Kathryn Morrison
CEO
SunStar Strategic
Like selling a car, asset managers can list their products’ specifications, but that isn’t always enough.
How internship programs can boost growth
Patrick Sweeny
Principal
Symmetry Partners
Making the right hire can ease workloads and free up time to spend catering to clients' needs.
Are managers ready for regulatory review?
Carl M. Rizzo
Director
Alaric Compliance Services
Funds that experienced poor performance and companies with little management experience are among those that may be under scrutiny.
Data & Research
Worst-performing funds since 2008 financial crisis
Commodities, which boomed before the crash, weighed heavily on returns the past 10 years.
Top-performing stock funds since 2008 financial crisis
Growth funds have performed best over the past decade, outpacing value funds.
Biggest funds, best returns over 5 years
The top 20 funds are from just three asset managers: Fidelity, Vanguard and American Funds.
8 factors driving explosive ETF growth
Above all others, millennials are likely to include the funds in their portfolios, Schwab says.
