Investments

The funds had posted gains over the past decade, but have suffered losses amid this year's coronavirus-driven volatility.

Still, clients continue to invest their assets into the industry’s cheapest funds and are saving billions as a result.

As inflows soar and market dislocations vanish, an industry that consigned to history two major disruptions of the pandemic crash is back.

SagePoint Financial failed to adequately supervise reps who recommended that clients exchange the products before maturity, the regulator says.

Almost all of the decline reflects performance-related losses rather than client withdrawals, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The ETF aims to track companies specializing in remote-working, learning and entertainment.

The role of retail investors in a 45% rebound since late March has been intensely analyzed, as a swarm of tiny buyers chased after recovery plays and insolvency stocks.

The $4.9 billion fund has come under close scrutiny as crude’s rapid plunge forced it to quickly shift some of its giant positions on short notice.

As asset managers launch funds with this new structure, lack of familiarity may hinder advisors’ adoption of them.

While small deals are likely, CEO James Gorman said he’d be reluctant to take on a large-scale acquisition

"It's now June and if you’ve been on a deserted island for the last five months you couldn’t have fathomed the movements we’ve seen," an expert says.

How the Fed proceeds is key for investors who have plowed into steepening bets, a move that peaked with last week’s surge in 10- and 30-year yields.

The central bank’s own data show that slightly more than half of U.S. households own stocks. But that doesn’t come close to telling the whole story.

One strategist — who last month warned about owning stocks — said that he now believes he was “far too cautious” during the current market rally.

In the months since CEO Larry Fink’s push to focus the firm’s efforts on ESG, the investing landscape has changed more than anyone could have anticipated.

The firm's new suite of eight low-cost ETFs include two funds that are no-fee.

Wild market swings have given many active managers a rare respite after a decade-long battle against the rise of passive investing.

It’s the regulator’s largest restitution order this year.

The asset manager plans to leverage Precadian’s ActiveShares product, which requires funds to publish an indicative value of its holdings every second.