6:37pm

Schwab expands free ETF trading offer

Ingram Pinn illustration

New initiative to boost investor interest in ETFs

Global Market Overview 7:12pm

Euro slide triggers equity sell-off

S&P 500 briefly dips below 1,500

Ignites Feb 5, 2013

Vanguard, BlackRock pressured over gun shares

Chicago mayor urging fund managers to divest in companies fighting reform

Ignites 1:51pm

Long odds for suit over BlackRock securities lending

Previous cases suggest plaintiffs have their work cut out, lawyers say

Ignites Feb 6, 2013

ETF marketers tuned in to managed portfolios channel

Major providers scripting their pitches amid strategies’ robust asset growth

Alchemy
Feb 5, 2013

State Street initiative to boost ETF trading

Free tool available to ETF users in Europe

Ignites Europe Feb 4, 2013

Esma to clarify securities lending guidelines

Guidance due in March to address confusion over Ucits rules

From PENSIONS INDUSTRY Feb 3, 2013

US pension funds sue BlackRock

Asset manager rejects allegations it ‘looted’ securities lending revenues

From REGULATION & GOVERNANCE Feb 3, 2013

S&P Dow Jones eyes potential partners

Changing regulations to create buying opportunities, index provider says

Feb 1, 2013

Sights set on $3tn assets milestone

Interest is accelerating across asset classes and among new investors