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BlackRock and Vanguard want to give ordinary investors a say
Big falls in stocks and bonds have meant funds designed to be safer are underperforming racier options
The $44mn US Liquidity ETF has failed to build scale since its 2018 debut
Plus, unloved UK equities, a ‘lost decade’ for 60/40 portfolios, and the Braemar Literary Festival
Asset management giants vie for dominance in passive funds
The $24.2bn to Vanguard ETFs was nearly four times the iShares total
Gramercy and Vanguard think so
Investors pulled $54.3bn from the manager’s active mutual funds — more than from any other provider
BND fund has had net inflows of $6.9bn this year while iShares’ AGG has bled $815mn
Net inflows decline 30% in the first half of 2022 to $464bn
Asset managers charge more just as investors dash for safety
Criticism is just the latest in a series of misguided concerns over the industry
Financial regulators clamp down on companies misleading investors by overstating the greenness of their funds
The financial industry’s new emperors
World’s second-largest asset manager cites its duty to maximise returns for clients
Fund manager makes cost changes to more than $137bn in ETFs and mutual funds
Patent for unique tax-efficient fund structure expires in 2023, but rivals may not be able to follow suit
Rivals could copy their structure, but the question is whether any will bother
Group to cut costs on investment funds by $1bn over next four years, chief executive Tim Buckley says
More accurate price data and more fixed income tracker funds have moved markets forward five years
Vanguard’s easy to explain funds find broad appeal, but iShares still leads the pack
Bill aims to close loophole which hastened investor shift from mutual funds to exchange traded funds
Alongside a surge in retail share trading, traditional and ‘robo’ advice is being sought
The Navi Total US Stock Market Fund of Fund will feed into Vanguard’s US-listed Total Stock Market Index Fund
Asset manager says product costs should be as clear to public as calorie counts on food labels
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