Man Group releases ESG analysis tool; Prudential Capital Group renames global investment business; Schwab expands ETF OneSource Program; and more.
The use of index funds by plans in the BrightScope Defined Contribution Plan Database increased from 79% of plans and 16.7% of assets in 2006 to 91.3% of plans and 33.2% of assets in 2016.
Capital Group adopts PFaroe; Reliance Trust chooses Northern Trust to support CITs; Vanguard introduces low-cost ESG ETFs; and more.
Vanguard research explains how CITs and mutual funds are just as beneficial.
MassMutual introduces new TDFs, and Krane Funds Advisors creates CIT for retirement plans.
The lawsuit questions the selection of underlying investments for the Principal LifeTime Hybrid Collective Investment Funds, alleging Principal used proprietary investment vehicles, rather than other investment vehicles, and share classes with higher fees.
Wilmington Trust to support Franklin Templeton CITs; Ryan Labs releases strategy for corporate and public pensions; and TriLine issues energy-related ETF.
A report from Cerulli Associates states the primary reason an institutional investor seeks out a CIT is the fact that it can often gain more favorable pricing compared to using other vehicles.
The lawsuit suggests Nordstrom should have offered managed accounts or collective investment trusts to participants in its 401(k) plan.
Vanguard increases fixed income fund roster of ETFs; BNP expands partnership with Janus Henderson to include U.S. services; First Trust announces ETF launches; and more.
“The primary source of growth can be explained by the fact that CITs often are priced lower as compared to mutual funds of similar strategies,” says an analyst at Cerulli.
Goldman Sachs launches new ETF; Betterment rolls out smart beta portfolio; and GRP partners with Envestnet to launch CIT suite.