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Direxion’s Rob Nestor and David Mazza weigh in on hiring and compensation strategies, ETF space developments and the rise of robos.

The regulator is going back to some of the firms that voluntarily settled, requesting information on revenue sharing.

After expanding into a $7 trillion industry, index funds are facing slower asset growth and declining fee revenue.

Salt Financial plans to spend as much as $50,000 to woo buyers into its new low-volatility stock fund.

Although it undercuts 2,000 existing U.S. products, some analysts say the price still isn’t low enough.

The development is part of an intensifying price war and focuses more attention on the specter of zero-fee funds.

Social Finance, the online services provider specializing in student loan refinancing, has taken the first step toward offering zero-fee ETFs.

Investors currently pay 30 cents for every $1,000 invested in the cheapest ETFs from BlackRock, State Street and Charles Schwab.

The race to zero may be reaching its natural limits.

The dueling plans will almost double both firms’ platforms to nearly 1,000 combined products.