ETFs

In this week's fund news, cryptos collide with the insurance world and other developments, RetireOne brings novel unbundled annuity to fee-based advisors, and VanEck's newest moat ETF adds an ESG screen.

SATO and BLKC are among the nearly dozen of crypto-flavored ETFs that have cropped up as issuers seek regulatory approval for cryptocurrency ETFs.

BondBloxx Investment Management LLC plans to create seven exchange-traded funds carving up the U.S. high-yield debt market.

ARK is closing its New York office permanently at the end of October and relocating its corporate headquarters to St. Petersburg, Fla.

DoubleLine Capital intends to create the DoubleLine Opportunistic Bond ETF and the DoubleLine Shiller CAPE U.S. Equities ETF.

Steve Lydenberg, a pioneer of responsible investing, says it’s time to focus on reforming systems.

In this week's fund news, firms bulk up their direct indexing capabilities, Vanguard merges target-date funds, DFA expands its SMAs and slashes minimums, and a new BlackRock tool helps advisors invest in private markets.

The Gen Z ETF, a joint venture between adviser Empowered Funds and Alkali Fintech, will track companies that Alkali deems most relevant to investors born between 1997 and the early 2010s.

Janus Henderson filed for the Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO exchange-traded fund (JBBB). If approved, it’ll invest at least 80% of assets in securities rated from BBB+ to B-.