According to new data released Thursday by Broadridge’s Fund Distribution Intelligence, ETF assets increased $124 billion in 2015, hitting an all-time high of $2.2 trillion. Comparatively, long-term mutual fund assets decreased by $161 billio...
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will be working on a number of rule changes in 2016, including revamping license testing and creating a waiver program for those taking a leave of absence or performing different job functions...
Betterment CEO Jon Stein.
Betterment for Business, the automated investing service’s foray into the 401(k) market, officially went live Wednesday with a group of 50 plan sponsors and participants. Boxed, a wholesale shopping app that signed up...
Taking the leap into smart beta.
OppenheimerFunds announced that it's diving into the world of smart beta with its new Factor Weighted ETFs. Securities are weighted on the basis of top line revenue, which OppenheimerFunds said more closely ref...
When it comes to cybersecurity, independent broker-dealers lag the wider industry on utilizing basic safeguards to protect customer information and prevent fraudulent activity. ...
Keep calm.
Four major banks in the U.K. – Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Santander – are developing their own robo advisors aimed at mass-market consumers. According to The Financial Times (subscription required), o...
The first exchange traded managed fund, a new fund structure that is a hybrid between an actively managed mutual fund and exchange traded fund, is set to launch Feb. 26. Eaton Vance, which developed the new structure, announced that its Eaton...
Keep it simple.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. So complicated market environments call for complex investment strategies, right? At least that’s what investors (and asset managers) are hardwired to think, according to the latest...
Pick door No. 3.
Private wealth management firms were in high demand in 2015, dominating the financial transaction landscape among asset management firms with a record 59 deals, according to a new report by Sandler O’Neill. The firm attributes...
