Investments

“It’s going to become increasingly more important for financial professionals to understand the potential benefits of sustainable investing,” an executive says.

Brokerage firms that sell the funds must determine whether clients understand their risks — a requirement that could discourage offering them at all.

As the hedge fund manager nears a deal with the MLB team, he says his role as head of Point72 Asset Management will not change.

Like other bank-owned asset managers, the division is under pressure from new regulations such as MIFID II and a protracted shift toward passive investing.

“I feel like I always operate in a recession” — and that’s a good thing, says Bernstein Private Wealth Management's digital chief.

In a session at the In|Vest West conference, Rachleff revealed the digital firm’s ambitious plans to take on big banks.

“There’s less performance chasing than you saw in the past, and that’s a positive thing,” an expert says.

The announcement is part of an ongoing mashup of financial services. The target audience? The customers of traditional banks.

The fund gained 22% last month, beating more than 1,970 rivals.

Helping clients develop a solid investment strategy is an important step to help them survive market volatility.

The planned launch from Cornerstone Capital would be the firm’s first stock fund for individual investors with social and environmental goals.

To stand out from the crowd, some issuers have embraced thematic strategies focused on niche investments that could become the next boom industry.

Fund industry Darwinism should be seen as healthy and natural in a thriving — albeit brutal — market, an expert says.

The current impact of fund rebalancing on front-month VIX futures is about 20% of daily volume on the index’s contracts.

Do planners offer enough value to keep tech companies and automated advice at bay?

These tools will revolutionize … Wait. No. These tools will help financial planning evolve.

Just over one in 10 advisors uses a digital investment tool. This, and other findings of Financial Planning’s 2019 Tech Survey.

The success of automated advice will depend on its ability to transform from a direct-to-client platform into a bionic advisor toolkit.

Funds' past performance is no guarantee of future performance — but if planners don't evaluate the past, how can they best communicate investment decisions to clients? Here's how to balance on that tightrope.