Fee disclosures

The new fund tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.

The commission's new risk alert focuses on fees and expenses and amplifies its focus on disclosures and compensation structures.

The new fee system will impact more than 800,000 customers.

The continued ascendancy of low-cost passive funds puts pressure on compensation overall, particularly in active management.

The technology is there, efficiencies are multiplying and the incentives are huge. So, why is the general mood so grim?

Commission officials put the industry on notice about self-reporting: financial advisors must comply or face harsh punishments.

The firm reported $33.9 billion in redemptions from active funds over the last year.

Investors are increasingly focused on fees, and the problem for Wall Street is that there’s nothing it can do that Vanguard can’t do more cheaply.

The bank’s asset management business merged teams overseeing fundamental U.S. equity value and growth strategies.

Advisors at Fidelity, Schwab and other large discount brokerage firms make more money if they steer clients toward more expensive products.

The challenge for Tim Buckley isn’t just managing growth. It’s ensuring they can keep investors’ feet on the ground.

The new tax law is expected to drive more money into investment products and push stock and bond prices even higher, says CEO Laurence Fink.

For the first time, fund managers must disclose a breakdown of their fees to banks, insurers and other distributors.

Comparing trading prices alone may not be enough.

Investing fees have fallen for the past few years and there may be no end in sight.

The regulator charged the firm and its owner with fraud in a case centered on commissions and 12b-1 fees.

Robo-advisors, micro-investing are making the old ways of doing business obsolete.

Rising technology costs and increased fee pressure are working against the industry, research shows.

More deals are expected in a post-DoL world, Schwab executives say.

Dec. 4: The asset management and wealth management space posted 35 deals worth $2.4 billion in total activity in the third quarter.