Mutual funds

The slide of steadfast high-yield bond funds has advisors and their clients wondering what comes next.

Investors pulled more than $2.1 billion out of U.S. ETFs that invest in emerging markets last week, the most since August. China and Hong Kong led the losses.

Fund flows over the course of a number of years now have been pointing decidedly in favor of passive strategies, he says, be they index, mutual funds or ETFs.

AQR Capital managed the top-performing liquid alt fund in 2015, returning 17.6%.

Invesco acquired Jemstep, a robo solution for advisors, for an undisclosed sum. It's the latest in a line of digital advice moves from asset management giants, which began in earnest last year.

BlackRock is urging U.S. regulators to exclude ETFs from potential rules that could crimp investment returns.

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The acquisition of Jemstep follows the steps of Invesco’s competitors to buy or build a digital platform.

Third Avenue Management, which took the rare step of freezing redemptions in a distressed debt mutual fund last month, saw investors also pull money from its equity funds, contributing to a 21% decline in the firm’s assets last quarter.

Fund flows over the course of a number of years now have been pointing decidedly in favor of passive strategies, he says, be they index, mutual funds or ETFs.