Asset Managers
The latest news on top asset managers, including updates on mergers and acquisitions, as well as new investment strategies and fund offerings.
Schwab Q2 Profits Jump 28% on Record Revenue
By James J. GreenRobo platform tops $8 billion in assets; total client assets in Schwab Advisor Services at $1.206 trillion; profit margins at 39.4%, best since record 2008.
July 07, 2016
PIMCO Boosts Emerging Markets TeamAsset manager has made more than 130 hires globally in 2016; firm faces headwinds from passively managed, low-fee funds.
July 06, 2016
There’s a $3 trillion pool of money set to extend treasury surgeBank of America's head of U.S. rates strategy says pensions are likely to embrace the lower-for-longer mantra and bolster the $13.4 trillion Treasuries market.
June 29, 2016
Cerulli: ‘Investors Are Questioning Active’s Value’Fee pressures and regulatory changes are challenging active asset managers, according to Cerulli.
June 24, 2016
U.K. insurers reel as Brexit threatens $2.6 trillion of assetsBritain's insurance market value lost 14 billion pounds in London trading following the Brexit vote.
June 21, 2016
Advisors Bullish on Themselves, Bearish on Market: Schwab SurveySchwab's annual advisor survey finds optimism among RIAs, but concern over how they will differentiate themselves and meet client goals in the current investment climate.
June 20, 2016
Morgan Stanley to Launch ETFsWith ETF assets on a tear, Morgan Stanley has filed the paperwork to introduce its line of own exchange-traded products. It put in two applications for its first passive and active ETFs with the SEC in early-June. The firm declined to comment on the matter and to share any timeline...
June 20, 2016
Alpha Is Hard to Produce, Not Hard to FindGenerally speaking, alpha and beta can coexist nicely within an investment portfolio.