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The Hidden Costs Of ETFs

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… As a long-term member of the investment community, I’ve always felt that the best …

Canada's First Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech? OSC Announces Plans for “OSC LaunchPad” Innovation Hub

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… OSC chair Maureen Jensen has announced that the OSC plans to … hub for fintech entities. “OSC Launchpad” will be the first fintech hub for a Canadian securities regulator.  …

Gatekeepers Put Active Mega Funds Under the Microscope

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… More of the industry’s assets have become concentrated into fewer mutual funds, making it more difficult for funds further down the food chain to fight for attention and assets, …

The Professor Who Was Right About Index Funds All Along

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… Burton Malkiel has been saying the same thing about investing for more than 40 years. What’s new is that a big chunk of the financial industry now admits he was right all along.  …

BetaShares reaches $3bn AUM, expands team

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… Exchange-traded fund manager BetaShares has reached $3 billion in assets under management and announced the appointments of Alicia Mclean and Ele de Vere to the business’ marketing team. …

SEC to Investors: Know What You Are Paying For

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The SEC is telling investors to keep a close eye on the transaction costs and ongoing fees they pay for … questions about those charges to avoid having costs eat away at their returns.  …

Active ETFs Line Up to Catch Fiduciary Wave: BNY

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… Financial advisors are likely to boost their allocations to ETFs by two thirds — with much of the gain going to active funds — in response to the Labor …

Wave of new strategic beta ETFs make passive investing more complicated

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… No one likes more rules — unless they're rolling out a new exchange-traded fund. At the Morningstar ETF conference last week, strategic beta was one of the biggest topics of conversation. …

Banks face $5bn hit to research teams as asset managers cut spending

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… Asset managers intend to cut their analyst research budgets by 30 per cent, heaping more pain on the investment banking industry that has already been forced …

Smart beta ETFs look tasty

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… Smart beta products have been hailed as “the next big thing” — so many times, in fact, that it’s become a cliché. The marketing muscle behind these products is equally …