Investment funds

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

It paid in 2017 to be a penny-pinching retiree because target-date funds dominate the cross-section of profitable and cheap.

Advisors should not overlook client savings accounts as idle funds.

Bets on a bullion rally decline as interest shifts to cryptocurrencies.

Dec. 18: The proposed active offerings are set to debut in February.

The fund provides exposure to companies associated with cannabis, alcohol and tobacco.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Passive funds are the decisive victor in attracting cash.

The change builds on earlier policy shifts at Ameriprise, which previously pulled more than 1,500 funds from its platform.

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

Industry experts offer their forecasts for leading trends in the coming year.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

Dec. 11: Asset management experts say these topics will be key drivers in 2018.

Three popular debt ETFs reported nearly $1.4 billion in combined outflows this week.

Can Bruce Bond shake up the insurance industry with a better mouse trap?

To add insult to injury, these returns didn’t even come cheap. The average expense ratio was more than 1%.

The bank's retail brokerage business sold customers shares in mutual funds with front- or back-end sales charges when they were eligible for Class A shares that waived the upfront sales load, FINRA claimed.

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

The IBD has boosted payouts for advisors as it trims lower producers from its ranks.

The $284 billion asset manager aims to track municipal bond prices in its mutual funds with the service.