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How Index Funds Democratize Investing

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… student working on his Ph.D. dissertation, codified one of the enduring beliefs of investing: the value of diversification. Since then, the benefits of diversification have become widely …

A Review of How the Fiduciary Rule Could Affect Retirement Plan Sponsors

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The fiduciary rule has shaken up the advisory space, but plan sponsors also need to know what’s in the rule and make plans for how it could affect them.  …

ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of 3.445 trillion US dollars at the end of November 2016

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… ETFGI, the leading independent  research  and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new …

Nuveen Launches NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF

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… Nuveen, an operating division of TIAA Global Asset Management, has launched the NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF, which will begin trading today on the Bats Exchange, Inc. under the ticker NURE.  …

Charles Schwab Investment Management Announces Zero Capital Gains Distributions for Schwab ETFsâ„¢ for Seventh Consecutive Year

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… Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. (CSIM) announced today that there will be no capital gains distributions in 2016 by any of the 21 exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the Schwab ETFs™ family for the seventh consecutive year.  …

Pacer Lists COWZ Fund on the Bats ETF Marketplace

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… Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed another new fund from Pacer ETFs to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the seventh Pacer fund listed on …

SEC Issues Final Rule On Investment Company Swing Pricing

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… On October 13, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its … rule with respect to investment company swing pricing. The final rule includes amendments to Rule 22c-1 under the Investment   …

Active, “Smart-Beta” Funds Under Pressure

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The exchange-traded funds industry is expected to thrive under the new DOL fiduciary rule, with its emphasis on … and low costs. The future is less clear, says MarketWatch.com, for active and smart-beta funds.  …

SSGA appoints iShares' Perryman as UK head of ETFs

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… in London and report to Rory Tobin (pictured), co-head of the global SPDR business. Within her new role she will be responsible for leading, managing and developing the SPDR ETF business in the UK.  …

SIFMA AMG Comments On The FSB Consultation On Asset Management Activities

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… SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (“SIFMA AMG”) today submitted comments to the Financial Stability Board (“FSB”) regarding the FSB’s … to Address Structural Vulnerabilities from Asset Management Activities (the “Consultation”).    …