Investments

Federal authorities for the first time have directly included rollovers and IRAs in their latest fiduciary standard proposal, and that could have a huge impact on firms in a fast-growing and profitable segment of the retirement savings industry.

If the Financial stability oversight Council was hoping for any kind of consensus on whether and how it should regulate asset management companies, the feedback it has received on its request for comment is likely disappointing.

Blackstone Group LP, the largest manager of alternative assets such as private equity and real estate, doubled first-quarter earnings as assets swelled past $300 billion for the first time.

With the following funds up more than 25% in three months, clients may be eager to get in. But advisors won't be so easily swayed.

The challenge for traditional firms like Wells Fargo Advisors, says its new digital head, is taking the reputation it has built through one-on-one client relationships over years and translating that for a digital age.

Bond ETFs have attracted $35.7 billion this year worldwide, on track to exceed the record $84.9 billion placed last year.

U.S. asset-management executives met with international regulators to make the case that their firms don’t pose a risk to global financial stability.

Investors are being prompted to ask some tough questions on the value their advisors bring, as well as training and compensation; Plus, how to build a tax-efficient portfolio for clients.

A recent Morningstar evaluation showed portfolio managers investing more than $1 million in their own funds had a significantly higher success rate than those who invested less, or even nothing at all.

Holders of the three biggest U.S. exchange-traded products that follow oil have withdrawn almost $300 million so far in April, leaving the funds poised for their first monthly outflow since September.

This type of insurance will not cover a policy holder's expenses for the first 180 days of care, a major concern for those without substantial savings; Plus, how to make the most from a Roth IRA.

The more portfolio managers invest in their own funds the better, according to a recent Morningstar study.

The world's largest bond fund has cut back on U.S. securities as yields are expected to rise this year.

Firms still have many managers deep within their benches that have found strategies to deliver significant returns for investors.

Pimco’s Total Return Fund, the world’s largest bond fund with $117.4 billion in assets, has cut way back on its holdings of U.S. securities.

Clients who want bigger investment returns can supplement their target-date funds by directing 40% of their assets to small-cap value stocks; Plus, why investors will need less money for retirement than they think.

Never heard of James Miles and David Green, the fund’s managers? That’s no surprise. They’re part of a group whose visibility is diminishing fast: famous stock pickers.

“Asset managers are still giving a ‘free liquidity option’ to investors,” one analyst wrote. “Investors will have to eventually pay for this either upfront, or in terms of higher volatility.”

Nine smart things to do with a client's refund;Plus, reorganizing a client's portfolio to reduce fees, taxes.

One third of pre-retirees are likely to retire poor or near poor as a result of a significant decrease in employer-sponsored retirement savings plans; Plus, the single most obnoxious retirement fund fee.