exchange-traded funds

Fed to Unwind Emergency Corporate Bond Program
Credit & Capital

Fed to Unwind Emergency Corporate Bond Program

The Federal Reserve’s first foray into corporate debt "proved vital in restoring market functioning" during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By Matthew Heller | June 3, 2021
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Passive & ESG Investing Shake Up Investor Relations
Investor Relations

Passive & ESG Investing Shake Up Investor Relations

No longer content to be silent bystanders, these growing categories of investors are demanding more outreach from IR pros and CFOs.
By Moira Conlon | May 16, 2019
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SEC Deals Another Setback for Bitcoin ETF
Risk & Compliance

SEC Deals Another Setback for Bitcoin ETF

Backers of the first-ever bitcoin-related ETF have not been able to assuage SEC concerns over bitcoin fraud and price manipulation.
By Matthew Heller | July 30, 2018
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SEC Approves Quadruple-Leveraged ETFs
Regulation

SEC Approves Quadruple-Leveraged ETFs

A critic of the SEC's move says it is "the latest in what has become the story of the ETF product development run amok."
By Matthew Heller | May 5, 2017
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Pimco Fined $20M for Overvaluing Securities
Risk & Compliance

Pimco Fined $20M for Overvaluing Securities

The SEC says Pimco pursued a pricing strategy that misled investors about the initial performance of an exchange-traded fund in 2012.
By Matthew Heller | December 2, 2016
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U.K. Money Manager Acquires Janus for $2.6B
Strategy

U.K. Money Manager Acquires Janus for $2.6B

The combination of Britain's Henderson and Janus comes amid the continuing shift of investors to cheaper passive investment funds.
By Matthew Heller | October 5, 2016
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CBOE Targets ETFs With $3.2B Deal for Bats
Technology

CBOE Targets ETFs With $3.2B Deal for Bats

The deal combines CBOE's traditional trading pits with the electronic trading technology of upstart Bats to create a new exchange giant.
By Matthew Heller | September 26, 2016
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Oppenheimer Fined $3M Over ETF Sales
Risk & Compliance

Oppenheimer Fined $3M Over ETF Sales

FINRA says the money manager sold non-traditional exchange-traded funds to investors who weren't qualified to buy them.
By Matthew Heller | June 8, 2016
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SEC Considering Tighter Regulation of ETFs
Risk & Compliance

SEC Considering Tighter Regulation of ETFs

"Despite the popularity and broad success of these funds, their history is not without some turbulence," SEC Chair Mary Jo White says.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | May 20, 2016
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