Lee Kranefuss launched iShares in 2000, when there were a mere 40 ETFs. Now, there are over 6,000 ETFs globally, according to BlackRock estimates. And while Kranefuss no longer works at iShares, he’s trying to help advisors make sense of the...
While the Department of Labor’s recent fiduciary ruling was aimed primarily at retirement investment advisors, including consultants, broker/dealers, insurance agents and IRA providers, it contains plenty of directives that are keeping plan...
With no end in sight to the regulatory clampdown, the financial services industry itself is changing structurally
(Bloomberg) -- Beware, oil bulls: Just as U.S. oil production sinks low enough to drain supplies, demand is about to fall off a cliff...
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Assets under management growth is expected to slow from 7 percent per year to 5 percent per year until 2020, says an Oliver Wyman Wealth Management report co-authored by Deutsche Bank Research. The report, "Running...
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Most high net worth and ultra high net worth investors have grown up or worked in the digital age, says a new survey from FactSet and Scorpio Partnership, and that means several...
(Bloomberg) -- Index funds often benefit from a low-cost halo. They don't all deserve to bask in that glow...
(Bloomberg) -- MetLife Inc., the New York-based insurer that traces its roots to the 1860s, said it’s come up with a new name for a U.S. retail unit that’s slated for separation...
