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Is Smart Beta Just A Fad?

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… shows that investor appetite for exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles linked to factor indices is rising, with a steady stream of new money flooding the market. Assets in smart beta ETFs have grown from … approximately $150 billion to more than $450 billion over the past five years, according to Morningstar. Yet the

Principal Global Investors Names New Europe

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… Stumpff replaces Nick Lyster, who has assumed the newly created role of global head of wealth advisory … and has worked in various leadership roles, first leading the corporate capital markets group and later as part of the senior management of its healthcare business. - See more …

Does Past Performance Matter For Mutual Funds?

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… Read the fine print in the fact sheet for your favorite mutual fund and you will … this: “Past performance is no guarantee of future results.” The SEC requires this disclaimer. But it is more than just …

Nuveen Commodity Funds Provide Update on Proposed Conversion to ETF Structure

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… of TIAA Global Asset Management, today announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the review period for the proposed new exchange rule pursuant to which shares of …

Why 'Smart Beta' Is Really Dumb

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… makes me sick.” And yet its popularity has swept not only the ETF universe but academia too. According to a paper by … hundreds of academic papers have been published about the “factors” that underlie smart beta strategies. Wharton … identified 164 U.S. domestic equity smart beta ETFs during the 2013-2014 period... …

Q&A: Eaton Vance's NextShares—How It Works, Sales Strategy

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… NextShares amid recent criticism from industry players. The firm has revamped its website to include a new tagline, “Unleash the Active,” and new brand imaging—a cheetah whose black spots are in the shape of arrows. Arrows were used in NextShares’ …

Trust Company of America Launches Cost-Effective ETF Trading Platform Featuring Leading Providers Guggenheim Investments and Global X.

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… Trust Company of America ("TCA"), the largest independent provider of integrated technology, … for Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs), announced the launch of its new ETF trading platform, ETF Custody Advantage. The offering provides 60 ETFs from key asset classes – …

Disrupt|Advice

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… changing rapidly, and those advisers that will succeed in the long run are those who embrace, prepare for and readily … adapt to change. This new, two-day event will focus on the myriad forces that are disrupting the world of financial advice, from digital platforms and …

New long names for instruments issued by Deutsche Asset Management

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… Upon request by the issuer, long name for following instruments issued by DB X-TRACKERS were changed. The change was valid as of February 16, 2018, while the ISIN code will … DBX MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF Xtrackers MSCI EM Swap UCITS ETF LU0292107645 DBX MSCI EUROPE ETF (DR) …

Schwab Reports Monthly Activity Highlights

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The Charles Schwab Corporation released its Monthly Activity Report today. Company highlights for the month of May 2017 include:   - Net new assets brought to the company by new and existing clients in May 2017 totaled …