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What's Driving the Growth of Sustainable Assets?
By Michael S. Fischer | Bernice NapachThe entry of big traditional investment managers should accelerate fund flows, a report says, as groups like Putnam move to launch more ESG-focused products.
February 26, 2018
Investors Have ‘Given Up’ on Active US Stock Funds: MorningstarInvestors were eager to embrace U.S. equity funds but in the form of low-cost offerings only, it seems, Morningstar says.
February 26, 2018
Use These 10 ESG Factors to Avoid Riskiest Investments in 2018Don't just think of ESG factors as representing an opportunity to own assets because of corporate policies and practices concerning the environment or…
February 23, 2018
VIX Fund Blowups Spur Regulators to Hunt for Potential MisconductThe SEC and CFTC are reviewing trading since Feb. 5, when volatility started to spike and short VIX funds plummeted.
February 22, 2018
SEC Extends Liquidity Rule Deadline for Open-End FundsFunds now have six more months to implement the final rules classification requirement.
February 20, 2018
US Floods Market With $179 Billion of Debt in Just One DayThe deluge of new debt is pushing up Treasury bill rates to near 10-year highs and 10-year Treasury yields to near four-year highs.
February 19, 2018
Selloff Grips Credit Funds as Rate Fears Take Hold in MarketForecasters at an Axa unit say higher Treasury yields could lead to wider bond spreads.
February 19, 2018
12 Best & Worst Broker-Dealers: Q4 Earnings, 2017The quarter's results for many firms included one-time charges related to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.