Mutual funds

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

There’s now a way to measure whether these products do what they promise.

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.

Factors including low interest rates may have contributed to success.

CEO Manny Roman expects the move will help the firm cash in when the next economic downturn comes.

A Florida court will hear a client’s claim that the firm charges processing fees that had ranged as high as 10 times more than the stated purpose: transaction and clearing costs.

Those with outflows cost clients more than twice as much.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The mutual fund giant's head of wealth management technology says there's a way to improve how financial planning tools work together.

Investors have an average of 25 funds to choose from in their 401(k) plans, but some financial advisors suggest that the best approach is to pick a small number of very broad funds.

The net outflows are staggering, but recent studies show the relationship is far more nuanced.