BlackRock

One option for clients to consider is municipal bonds, which offer tax-free yields.

Data reported by FUSE Research.

In price wars wars, the firm bolts ahead in the race to zero by nearly tripling its roster of commission-free funds.

The manager’s third quarter revenue topped analysts’ expectations thanks to its iShares business.

If price were the only reason for success, competitors would have simply slashed their fees.

The asset management giant is staking a big claim on the advisor desktop, according to one analyst.

Managers are asking the SEC to relax constraints it imposed on the funds as they become the fastest growing products for investing in equities.

The world’s largest asset manager is investing in technology in part to diversify revenue as investor money flows into passive.

Most of the firm’s reticence has come down to a marketing debate.

While the SEC does its due diligence into the new European rules, some of the world’s largest money managers have started to make independent decisions.

The holdings in each of the three new offerings are rated A to BBB.

The U.S. Private Equity Access Fund Platform includes 33 offerings and more than 7,000 domestic and international investors.

The firm plans to charge nine basis points for exposure to a basket of large-cap stocks, lower than any other comparable offering.

The pension fund wants to outsource some or all of its $26.2 billion in private equity investments with the money manager, people close to the matter said.

Once advisors have this conversation with clients, it can turn into a powerful referral source, says Rob Kron, head of investment and retirement education at BlackRock.

In addition to launching new smart beta funds, the firm may look to expand into “a whole host of different asset classes,” according to one executive.

The new European Union rules were discussed on 50 earnings calls since BlackRock reported results on July 17, up from 17 mentions in May and June.

It would be the first fund of its kind from the asset management giant. Plus; other launches.

As fee cuts have become key to winning flows, managers turn to cheaper indexers, while some build in-house benchmarking teams.

Investors may be shifting to cheaper options, or simply taking profits while markets are high.