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Analysts have speculated that the firm may sell DWS as one way to cover the costs of a potential takeover of Commerzbank.

The change will boost the firm’s “ability to reach a dramatically larger audience,” said CEO Stephen Schwarzman.

The products have benefited from the past decade of “economic expansion and bull market for risk assets,” one expert says.

The fund aims to undercut its cheapest competitor by 1 basis point.

Taking on ESG presents fresh challenges for a $3.1 trillion industry that has grappled with sub-par returns.

The last time SPY saw inflows of this magnitude U.S. stocks were on the cusp of a bear market in late 2018.

The regulator is on high alert as more than 10% of new launches last year targeted a theme.

Still, some products with higher yields also have higher Sharpe ratios. Could that indicate better risk-adjusted performance?

The asset manager’s share price fell 24% in 2018 while institutions have pulled money from its investment products for three straight quarters.

Procure Holdings’ intergalactic foray is part of a broader industrywide push into so-called thematic funds.

More than 100 equity and fixed-income funds will be integrated directly into the firm’s advisor platform.

Nick Maroutsos’ vision for JUCTX, which lost over half of its assets when the ex-bond king pulled out, is far different from the unconstrained strategy.

Fund companies could launch a new type of product that does not have to reveal its assets.

The firm unveiled a discount in a footnote on page 94 of a revised regulatory filing.

VanEck, Hartford Funds and DoubleLine are among the firms with executives being honored.

The average expense ratio among the top-performers is 40 basis points higher than the average.

The firm’s fixed income and currencies trading unit head is among the high-profile executives to leave, according to people familiar with the matter.

Hedge funds are under pressure to justify their fees as bond indexes extend gains.

Direxion’s Rob Nestor and David Mazza discuss hiring and compensation strategies, ETF space developments and the rise of robos.

The bank has considered buying DWS to combine it with its own unit and spin the two off as a separate entity, sources said.