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December 20, 2024
Edward Jones, Cambridge and Osaic to Pay Clients $8.2M Over Excess FeesThe firms failed to give clients mutual fund sales charge waivers and fee rebates, FINRA says.
December 17, 2024
E-Trade Plans Zero-Cost Funds That Only Platform Clients Can BuyThe firm submitted plans to the SEC for five mutual funds spanning stocks and bonds.
December 06, 2024
Vanguard Shuffling Stock and Bond Allocations in Balanced STAR FundThe offering, comprising actively managed Vanguard funds, will keep a roughly 60-40 mix.
December 05, 2024
Morningstar's Rekenthaler Retires; Praises 'Miracle' of StocksThe longtime researcher notes that the market has prospered over time despite worries.
November 26, 2024
Leech Shunted $600M to Favored Portfolios: SEC, DOJThe former co-chief investment officer for Western Asset Management, 70, could face 20 years in prison.
November 07, 2024
Vanguard to Pay $40M in Target-Date Sell-Off CaseIt caused an "elephant stampede" sale of these funds when it opened institutional products to more retirement plans.
November 04, 2024
BlackRock Seeks to Offer Vanguard-Style ETF Shares in Mutual FundsThe firm joins dozens of others who've made similar requests since Vanguard's patent on the structure expired.
October 30, 2024
Fidelity Sued Over Money Market Fund Fees"Retail class" shareholders who meet requirements for premium shares are being overcharged needlessly, the suit contends.
October 25, 2024
Vanguard to Close Legacy Mutual Fund Platform by End of 2025The move isn't a surprise but is aggressive and, for many investors, unwelcome, one Vanguard watcher says.
October 18, 2024
Fidelity, Russell and SEI Quizzed by DOJ as Ken Leech Probe Ramps UpMoney managers that used Western Asset Management to help invest their bond portfolios are being questioned by authorities.