Capital markets

The strategy has in theory made no money for investors 42% of the time since 2018, new research shows.

Despite recent rebranding efforts, the EventShares fund hasn’t seen an inflow since May.

In a little-noticed rule change, mutual funds no longer disclose their shrinking BD commission load-sharing payments.

“Not every muni is trying to achieve the same thing,” an expert says.

The decommissioning of redundant measures outweighed the creation of new benchmarks, according to a new report from the Index Industry Association.

Geopolitical friction and a slowdown in global economic growth have boosted the metal’s demand despite signs of recent wavering.

The change, the regulator says, will facilitate greater competition and innovation in the ETF marketplace, leading to more choice for investors.

Fee compression and commoditization of investment products over the past decade are threatening already slim margins in asset management.

Since this March, almost 100 firms have settled with the regulator for approximately $173 million. Other cases are still pending.

Among the honors this year by NICSA are awards for operational excellence, and advances in product development and technology.

More than 70% of U.S. ETF assets are in funds that charge 2 basis points or less, data show. But free isn’t an automatic ticket to success.

The asset managers and a U.S. family office collectively bought a 14.4% position in the company ahead of its IPO, a person familiar with the matter says.

The cost savings of peer-to-peer trading could prove appealing in a world where profits are being squeezed by a race to the bottom on fees.

At more than twice the price of the average fund, many with the even biggest gains still underperformed the broader market over the last decade.

A patented structure allows ETFs to report once a quarter in an effort to protect their intellectual property.

Several major deals have accelerated buying momentum.

The regulator says it eliminated the need for providers to seek a special order from the agency before funds can be sold to investors.

Deviation from the broader market has left more than half of these products with losses during a time the Dow and S&P 500 each posted double-digit gains.

The five-month-old fund from Tabula Investment Management just became one of the largest of its kind after taking in $68 million last week.