Tag: Mutual funds

The drivers behind a target-date manager offering open architecture most commonly include the belief that participants benefit from asset manager diversification and the need to outsource allocations to...

KBS Introduces Online Platform for Investment Trust; T. Rowe Price Chooses Linedata to Oversee Net Asset Value; Columbia Threadneedle Presents Target-Date Solution; and more. 

ERI Scientific Beta Presents Long/Short Equity Market Index; TD Ameritrade Offers Expanded Commission-Free ETF Program; State Street Global Advisors Launches New SPDR Portfolio ETFs; and more. 

Lazard Launches Equity Portfolio; American Century Reorganizes Income Fund; Nuveen Releases ESG U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF; and more.

The top two reasons include the attractive yield and return on investment as well as helping clients generate more income in their portfolios.

The partnership will focus on sustainable investing.

Twenty five of T. Rowe Price’s mutual funds have been selected by Charles Schwab.

BRI Launches Small Cap Index Powered by Wilshire; First Trust Launches Equity Index ETF; Vanguard Updates Benchmarks for Bond Funds; and more.

Deutsche AM Slashes Mutual Fund Expenses; Fidelity Cuts Expenses on Mutual Funds; Transamerica Debuts Smart Beta ETFs; and more.

However, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index, formerly the Aon Hewitt 401(k) Index, trading activity for the months was the lowest for the year.

Despite outflows following high-profile management changes, Morningstar finds that such a flux has no impact on fund performance. 

Wilshire Launches VETS Index; Betterment Sprouts SRI Option for Participants; LPL Opens Mutual-Fund Only Platform; and more.

Charles Schwab Adds More Commission-Free ETFs; John Hancock Continues Reducing Mutual Fund Fees; Rise Financial Opens its Doors for Socially Responsible Investing; and more. 

A new analysis published by Pantheon warns that the total number of publically listed securities has dramatically declined in recent decades—challenging assumptions about maximizing diversification.

Asset managers and their institutional clients, DC and DB retirement plans included, are demanding more rigorous due diligence of mutual fund subadvisers.

The average price to invest in hybrid mutual funds has declined by 38% since 2000, according to the latest study by ICI.

Fidelity Launches RMD-Focused Funds; Nuveen Launches New Equity ESG ETFs; AI Insight Partners with ActiveAllocator Holdings; and more.

UBS will offer multiple ways for retirement account clients to pay their adviser, including through asset-based and commission-based structures, beginning imminently.