Capital markets

A flight to safety that saw funds in short-term bonds and utilities add cash as coronavirus dominated headlines has given way to a vigorous rally.

The firm is testing a new robot designed to execute corporate-bond trades directly with bots at dealer counterparties.

The investing world is rushing to cater people who want to make a difference with their money but are unwilling to accept higher volatility or fees.

The industry’s biggest firms have grown bigger and the smaller firms have found it harder to compete on their own, the regulator found.

The search is on for "potential strategic partners" says the robo advice provider's CEO, Rich Cancro.

The green investing movement has totaled at least $30.7 trillion of funds held in sustainable or green investments in 2018, up 34% from 2016, data show.

Steady gains made in equity markets last year were "clearly a tailwind,” an expert says.

Even dedicated ESG indexes have shortcomings that many investors are probably unaware of, an expert says.

Fidelity Investments, Invesco and American Century Investments are among those pitching rival visions for ETFs that disclose their holdings like mutual funds.

The promotions positions Jim’s son Nathaniel Simons to assume his father’s role as chairman under a succession plan that began about a decade ago.

The move expands the manager’s commission-free platform, which has included all mutual funds since 1977 and all ETFs since 2010.

Macro funds, which invest in broad global trends, had the biggest disparity.

Once a top-performing fund with assets well over double today’s value, Templeton’s flagship bond fund has been diminished by the march of passive investments.

Although the federal penalty was axed for those who failed to register for a plan, some states will continue to impose the coverage mandates.

The firm's chief Eric Clarke says there are multiple suitors.

David Vogel, who spent five years using data to study the impact of global warming, is starting the fund as pensions and large investors increasingly seek ESG investments.

Timely trading in less-heralded semiconductor markers and firms committed to energy without fossil fuels produced a 54% total return last year, data show.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.

Asset managers stand to gain from an SEC-approved ETF structure since “selection of securities is the intellectual property for which they are paid fees.”

Since selling a majority of his firm to HighTower, John Egan's AUM has soared 50% and he’s lost 15 pounds. Will other advisors reap benefits from similar deals?