ETFs

A cornerstone of what drives American capitalism, the number of IPOs has plunged even as the stock market, and tech stocks in particular, have been hitting new highs.

In addition to launching new smart beta funds, the firm may look to expand into “a whole host of different asset classes,” according to one executive.

The real concern is not just that actively managed funds could disappear but that the entire market could be left for dead.

Directors suggested firm head John Rogers make reductions at his $11.8 billion mutual fund that either meet or undercut the industry average.

Certain laws may require them to maintain the coverage with their former spouse.

It would be the first fund of its kind from the asset management giant. Plus; other launches.

While these funds often combine various asset classes, the firm’s offering will stay close to home — buying its own bond products.

No performance chasers here; these investors buy on the downside.

The explanation for the outflows lies in part in the scarcity of physical palladium and a robust borrowing market that continues to develop.

Sometimes it’s business. Sometimes it’s sentimental. Whatever the reason, it’s almost always problematic when a client insists on keeping a very large position in a single stock.

As fee cuts have become key to winning flows, managers turn to cheaper indexers, while some build in-house benchmarking teams.

JPMorgan projects net corporate issuance of emerging market debt at just $22 billion for the rest of the year.

Investors may be shifting to cheaper options, or simply taking profits while markets are high.

The industry’s benchmark ETF recorded its fourth largest inflow in the past five years.

Large-cap equities were the only group of offerings that outperformed their respective benchmark.

Aug. 14: After following the industrywide digital-first movement in its acquisition of MyVest, TIAA is now examining how it serves its clients.

New bond ETFs from the firm use alternative weightings to chase "superior risk adjusted and total returns” compared with market-cap weighted products.

The regulation encourages more transparency around fees for products that weren’t previously required to reveal such information.

This sector had a bad name for years after the crisis. Is it time to include it in portfolios?

To add insult to injury, these losers charge high fees – 12 of the 20 have expense ratios over 1%.