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Asset manager joins BlackRock in cutting support for investor resolutions it considers ‘overly prescriptive’
US investment boutique hopes first application for mutual fund share classes of ETFs will gain approval
As inheritance tax bills rise, pass on your financial savvy as well as your cash
The application is the first by a major asset manager since Vanguard’s patent expired
For now, anyway
Battle of the S&P 500 index funds
Launch in Ireland of four funds will be first to take advantage of rule change allowing umbrella structure
Asset manager has struggled to convince country’s investors they need its low-cost passive funds
Asset manager says about 40% of new clients last year were younger investors
There is already one filing to use ETF-as-a-share-class structure when exclusive rights expire in May
Asset manager failed to generate enough business to retirement support service
Champion of low-cost trackers warns against expecting superior returns from ESG funds and alternative strategies
New business drops but world’s second-largest asset manager weathers market storm
Last year’s net ETF flows at $221bn were lower than in 2021, but Vanguard’s $214bn marked a far steeper decline
Rival iShares, however, was bestselling manager in November
Second-largest asset manager dropped from state hearing a week after it quit financial alliance on climate change
Asset manager owned up to breach of Australian regulations days before pulling out of net zero alliance
Plus, the ascent of ETFs, investors flee crypto exchanges, and a century of Surrealism
World’s second-largest asset manager cites investor ‘confusion’ amid increase in criticism from Republicans
BlackRock and Vanguard want to give ordinary investors a say
Big falls in stocks and bonds have meant funds designed to be safer are underperforming racier options
The $44mn US Liquidity ETF has failed to build scale since its 2018 debut
Plus, unloved UK equities, a ‘lost decade’ for 60/40 portfolios, and the Braemar Literary Festival
Asset management giants vie for dominance in passive funds
The $24.2bn to Vanguard ETFs was nearly four times the iShares total
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