ETFs

The company made reductions by as much as 20 basis points at the offerings, which total about $204 million in assets.

In addition to redesigning its business lines, the $48 billion firm is considering a robo, the president of its broker-dealer said.

Last year alone 226 Vanguard funds and ETFs reported expense ratio declines.

Expected new chief for financial products is fueling speculation for more innovative funds.

The firm said they now have lower net expenses than comparable offerings at Vanguard.

The negotiations come as asset managers seek to increase the amount of money they oversee amid growing pressure to slash fees.

Mounting concern over the potential impact of rising interest rates has many investors seeking lower-cost options.

There wasn’t a lot of diversification among the top funds as technology has dominated the market gains in recent years.

The smart-beta offerings each have an international focus.

Advisers have turned into the new active investment managers.

The firm has been building its passive business as investors dump active products.

Active management supplemented by local knowledge cannot be easily manufactured or automated, an expert says.

The agency says its adoption of WebEx will allow for improved outreach with clients in the more rural regions of the country.

The purchase is a part of a growing effort to provide investors with information about the eco-friendliness of their portfolios.

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The firm is pushing into Europe and Asia-Pacific, but rolling back on the products that brought 75% of its assets in favor of actively managed funds.

For clients looking for investment income, these funds excelled in the first half of 2017.

Investors pulled $2.1 billion from domestic mutual funds and ETFs in the week ending July 12.

A net 80% of investors think America is the most overvalued region, analysts say.

Large, active hedge funds shorted Comex futures because of the risk of higher U.S. interest rates, driving down prices of the metal, an analyst says.