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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.

As the demand for more specialized products increases, the largest ETF providers are continuing their race to the bottom.

The funds include a wide range of offerings from emerging markets to precious metals, multi-strategy and REITs.

Flat fees may not be as profitable or scalable, but they have significant benefits.

A record 186 funds were shuttered last year. What does this mean for the future of the industry?

The custodian says as it rebuilds for a digital era, hiring technologists is a top priority.

The fund company has added more than $50 billion this year, mostly from inflows.

Industry headwinds from costs and fees remain as relentless as ever.

New actively managed municipal bond ETFs from the firm have attracted $50 million in assets since their inception in October.

The sector historically has been “resilient to economic downturns,” ProShares wrote in the new fund’s prospectus.

High-fee managed futures, energy limited partnerships and multi-alternatives products topped this list.