BlackRock expands low-cost ‘Core’ series with 10 ETFs
By Ashley Lau NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the largest U.S. provider of exchange-traded funds, is expanding its lineup of low-cost ETFs with 10 equity and fixed-income funds that...
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S&P, BlackRock plan ‘smart’ bond indexes and funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Companies such as BlackRock Inc and Standard & Poor's are taking a popular stock fund strategy and applying it to bonds. For more than a decade,...
Strategic European equities ETFs outperform, lure U.S. investors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exchange-traded funds that choose stocks based on alternative growth, momentum and value factors are winning U.S. investors in the European equities market as they outperform the...
Invesco’s first-quarter profit falls 15.5 percent after UK fine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Invesco Ltd, which oversees the PowerShares line of exchange-traded funds, said on Thursday its first-quarter profit fell 15.5 percent, pressured by an increase in business operating...
Credit Suisse’s Greg King joins ETF firm Global X
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Credit Suisse AG's former head of exchange-traded products, Greg King, has joined New York-based ETF sponsor Global X Management Company LLC to head product development and...
Fidelity rolls out new ETF managed account with BlackRock
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fidelity Investments and BlackRock Inc, already partners in the exchange-traded funds market, are teaming up once again to launch a new ETF-heavy managed account aimed at...
‘White label’ firms help managers jump into the ETF market
NEW YORK (Reuters) - While a handful of big players have long dominated the exchange-traded funds market, more smaller players are elbowing their way in, thanks to the growth of...
BlackRock’s quarterly profit climbs as investors pile into funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, said on Thursday first-quarter profit rose 20 percent, boosted by strong performance fees and strength in its retail business...
FINRA lifts hold on Puerto Rico bond cases, expands arbitrator pool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street watchdog FINRA said on Monday it is lifting the hold it had put on some cases involving investors who lost money in closed-end Puerto...
China’s cross-market trading could make A-Shares ETFs a good buy: analysts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. investors could benefit from China's decision to allow cross-market investing between Shanghai and Hong Kong by buying exchange-traded funds that have access to China's mainland...