Mutual funds

Its purchase includes the manager’s mutual fund and ETF businesses.

Some were unable to access the firm’s website while the S&P 500 experienced its worst decline in nine months.

Concerns include preparing for SEC reporting rules and modernizing operational infrastructure to address evolving markets.

Sentieo is a financial research platform that allows analysts to do financial research, annotate documents and collaborate with colleagues all within the same software.

The good times in munis aren’t likely to last as the Fed’s push to boost interest rates will hamper future results, an expert says.

A multi-year reorganization of the firm has lowered head count by more than a quarter but boosted productivity by nearly a half.

High-fee managed futures, energy limited partnerships and multi-alternatives products topped this list.

There are at least 200 fewer products available since 2015. Some advisors haven’t noticed. But should they?

Advisors are planning to increase ETFs as a primary option, the firm finds. Plus, “the most exciting numbers in the survey.”

The independent broker-dealers born during this fraught year have thrived. Now, however, their role in creating today’s independent advisor threatens their ability to survive another half-century.