Commission-based “load” mutual funds and the financial advisors who still sell them seem passé, like riding a horse and buggy to reach your investment goal instead of a zippy new exchange-traded fund. Yet there are excellent load funds run by top fund managers at big shops. Of the 10 largest mutual fund families, six have
Published: Jan. 17, 2024 at 3:08 a.m. ET By Elena Vardon Brooks Macdonald Group said it expects momentum on gross inflows to continue across its products over the second half of fiscal 2024 as it posted a rise in funds under management for the second quarter. The U.K. asset manager on Wednesday said that the
Leading figures in the financial sector are shunning Davos this year, as the World Economic Forum fights to compete with a growing number of rival conferences around the world. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, Dame Anne Richards of Fidelity International, John Studzinski of Pimco and Hendrik du Toit of Ninety One have all opted
The chief executive of M&G’s asset management business has urged dialogue between global watchdogs to ensure a consistent regulatory framework for fund tokenisation, after the UK government last year backed an industry-led blueprint on how funds can adopt blockchain technology. In November, the technology working group of HM Treasury’s Asset Management Taskforce — chaired by
Walt Disney is caught in a contentious battle with multiple activist investors. Shareholders should come out ahead no matter who the winner is. Right now, there are no fewer than four activists taking aim at the House of Mouse. That should come as no surprise given that Disney stock has lost more than half its