Asset managers

The bank’s asset management unit has approached ETF Securities and Global X in an effort to expand its lineup.

Funds that experienced poor performance and registered investment companies with little management experience are among those that may be under scrutiny.

Rapidly shifting economic conditions, a new tax law and fee pressure are among the challenges in the year ahead.

Rapidly shifting economic conditions, a new tax law and the preponderance of low-cost passive products are just some of the obstacles in the year ahead.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Research traditionally funded by asset managers through soft-dollar trading commissions now requires added transparency.

Women still only account for one-in-nine positions — but clients may benefit from diversity, according to a Morningstar study.

The firm launched an asset management unit to manage the product, providing access to the estimated $450 billion digital currency market.

Asset managers already allocated $11 billion to developing new funds to comply with the requirement.

While investors have been won over by the promise of better returns than plain-vanilla funds, issuers can justify charging more for the additional complexity.