Investments

A single percentage point increase in ETF ownership has demonstrable effects on an individual stock, researchers said.

Most of the inflow came in the second half of the month after the Fed laid out an unexpectedly dovish rate-hike outlook, Russia's central bank said.

Amid the ups and downs of the bond markets, these funds attracted new investors.

Wealthfront is the first of the tech-powered financial advisers to offer securities-based lending. It will compete with the likes of Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley.

Low ETF fees as well as the weak performance from active strategies may be to blame.

The world's central banks are beginning to plan their course through the uncharted waters of quantitative tightening.

Corporate Insight opened accounts at the top 13 platforms to perform a behind-the-scenes examination of how they operate and handle clients.

Large financial institutions will be challenged to keep up and stay focused on the rapidly changing robo advice world.

The latest adviser fintech deal sees Oranj taking majority ownership in rebalancing software firm TradeWarrior.

ESG investing is one way to motivate young clients and boost their contributions.

Taking an agnostic approach, the firm seeks international opportunities. Plus; other launches.

The firm's success bucks a long-held premise that investing in developing markets requires active managers responding to sudden shifts in political risk.

The firm's success bucks the long-held premise that investing in developing markets requires active managers responding to sudden shifts in political risk.

The new offerings could boost returns to investors by 50 basis points, according to a study.

The new offerings could boost returns to investors by 50 basis points, according to a Morningstar study.

Motif’s Hardip Walia discusses attitudes of investors and the inadequacies with contemporary environmental, social and corporate governance investing.

He cited an IMF report that suggests growth is impaired by slow business investment and an aging population with reduced demand for consumption.

Futures closed at the highest in six weeks after Saudi Arabia was said to likely support prolonging output reductions.

They handle the trading, rebalancing and overall management of portfolios — freeing advisers to face their clients. But not everyone wins, as Michael Kitces writes.

In bond and stock markets, managers had been shorting volatility to generate additional yield, such as by selling out-of-the-money put and call options.