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From asset manager compensation and active mutual fund outflows to the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on fund flows, Ignites analyzed key trends shaping the industry.

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After 30 shops got the green light for dual-share classes on Thursday, fund attorneys say the SEC appears to be handing out approvals based on when shops filed for relief and how closely they track a model the regulator suggested shops use.
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BREAKING NEWS: Third Time's the Charm: QQQ Shareholders Approve Makeover
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The SEC has granted preliminary approval for dual-shares to 30 firms, including BlackRock, Fidelity and J.P. Morgan. Read more: https://t.co/mrhyD3QWZm

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Interval fund sponsors are facing widely varying requirements and wait times in order to get their funds on some custodial platforms.
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The firm says it has reached a "disposition" with the Justice Department related to the ongoing prosecution of its former co-CIO.
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President Donald Trump has issued an executive order cracking down on proxy advisors, but stopped short of demanding new rules for index fund firms.
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T. Rowe Price is shaking up the management of six mutual funds, including the merger of two small funds into larger ones.
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BREAKING NEWS: First Eagle to Buy Diamond Hill for $473M
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Rollouts from the firms' private investments collaborations are on track for launch next year. Learn more: https://t.co/i3x1QaCQwG

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President Donald Trump last week said the U.S. is "seriously" considering developing a national retirement savings platform similar to Australia's. However, retirement policy experts say the hurdles of implementing such a structure would be high.
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Now that regulators have greenlit Dimensional Fund Advisors’ dual-share-class bid, asset managers also interested in the structure must find custodians capable of facilitating them, analysts say.
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Six partners recently retired from Lord Abbett, which has named a new head of national sales for the U.S. wealth market.
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The first investors in Vanguard's forthcoming target-date funds with annuities will likely be shareholders of the firm's other, long-established target-dates, a Morningstar analyst said. Keep reading: https://t.co/og0ckpthmi

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T. Rowe Price and Charles Schwab have ended a multiyear revenue-sharing arrangement. Learn more: https://t.co/4MPubRYflS

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Funds with unitary fee structures may have a leg up in managing the potentially higher distribution costs of dual shares, analysts say.
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Goldman Sachs Asset Management is buying Innovator ETFs for roughly $2 billion, providing GSAM instant scale in the defined-outcome ETF niche. Learn more: https://t.co/EXaNBL7KIW

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Vanguard has registered 10 new bond ladder ETFs that are expected to charge less than rivals BlackRock and Invesco. Learn more: https://t.co/y9GacSaIpu

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Some asset managers have started to use a decades-old provision in the tax code for new ETFs to reach the magic $100 million survival threshold. But the strategy is not for the faint of heart. Keep reading: https://t.co/KmpwzHj38H

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According to the SEC's former investment management division head, the agency will actively monitor the dual-shares space to ensure it is in compliance with its exemptive relief, as well as to gather information. Learn more: https://t.co/WvwMPg05LT