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Issuers want the regulator to go further and make it easier for managers to choose the securities they add or subtract when they issue and redeem shares.

The planned closures come just months after the firm introduced a lineup of artificial intelligence-driven products.

The firms are seeking to tap into the growing demand for ethical investing.

Winning over brokers could give the firm a huge platform from which to sell mutual funds and ETFs and expand its vast influence in finance.

Industry leaders discuss advancements in technology, the increasing focus on ESG and developments in ETFs.

BlackRock, the world’s largest provider of ETFs, sees fixed income as a growth driver for indexed products.

The firm has been working for two years to integrate BlackRock’s risk-management system into its platforms.

Venu Krishnamurthy will join the asset management giant as it intensifies efforts to recalibrate its organization and product offerings for a digital era.

Managing risk factors while selecting the components of various maturities and ratings for these products can be a daunting task.

The cheapest 20% of funds received $949 billion of new money last year, while the rest of the industry reported outflows of $251 billion.

The new strategy will focus on long-term ownership of income-producing companies, not unlike Warren Buffett’s buy-and-hold style.

The average annualized return of the top 20 funds has been nearly 15%.

There's no reason that today's millennial-friendly microinvesting apps can't switch focus from spare change to real assets, industry executives warn.

Investors slammed the sell button on passive products in February amid the return of volatility that saw a record jump in Wall Street’s fear gauge.

The investment gives the world’s largest asset manager a focus on small-time investors.

They have time on their side, but compounding won’t work if they’re all in cash.

Treasury volatility and the latest dollar rally have hurt the sector over the past two weeks.

A retail RIA and robo retirement combination could be a game-changer.

A new tool from the firm allows clients to analyze 2,400 equity-mutual funds and ETFs through the lens of factors.

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.