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State Street’s stockpile takes up one corner of a vault in a system that stores bullion on behalf of central banks, sovereign wealth funds and others.

As big banks adopt off-the-rack approaches to reopening skyscrapers to armies of employees, the asset management industry’s solutions are much more bespoke.

Total assets held by the central bank rose to a record $7.04 trillion in the week through May 20.

Corporate-debt funds have led the intake since the central bank first announced its Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility in March.

“Just because someone’s charging 1% doesn’t mean you should take them off your list,” an expert says.

As liquidity disappeared amid the coronavirus-sparked mayhem, veteran fixed-income portfolio manager Gemma Wright-Casparius saw opportunities.

Given that I must disclose on my Form ADV that we accepted the aid, I had to ask myself difficult questions about possibly over-zealous regulatory scrutiny as well as my firm's reputation, this advisor writes.

New digital tools have boosted advisors' ability to reach more — but not all — clients.

Our second monthly survey found a smooth transition to remote work and digital customer access channels — but technology issues still arose. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of having a strong digital presence across all retail sectors, including financial services.

The central bank plans to make both outright purchases of corporate bonds as well as funds potentially invested in sub-investment grade debt.

Little-known provisions include the economic injury disaster loan program, the employee retention credit and even an option to defer some payroll taxes.

One French trade group reports that the country’s managers reduced research budgets by as much as 75% between 2017 and 2019.

Fixed-income ETFs — for the most part — passed their first big test, but it was a roller-coaster ride along the way.

For better or worse, investors have mostly turned around the fortunes of risky assets entirely on their own.

Withdrawals this year have equaled almost half of last year’s inflows, leaving Pimco with net outflows of $46.8 billion in the first quarter.

“This is all about having the flexibility and having multiple options for our investors,” says GSAM’s head of ETF strategy.

The pandemic has sealed the fate of small, niche offerings that have failed to gain traction.

In a still male-dominated industry, does the network help attract and keep more women at the firm? CEO Shirl Penney says yes and has the results to prove it.

April brought the highest unemployment since the Great Depression. Some of these people are our clients.

“The world has become more digital, less global and more local,” says Amy Lo, co-head of the firm’s Asia Pacific wealth division.