SEC

Listing two global equities strategies

SEC concerned about ETFs contributing to volatility

Accounts for 30% of all US shares traded

Regulators fear rush to the exit

BlackRock has published a paper proposing a raft of reforms for regulators and asset managers to address the growing problems with liquidity in the bond market.

Financial regulators in the US are warning investors and advisers to beware the limitations of automated investment tools.

A former J.P. Morgan investment adviser has been accused of stealing at least $20m from clients and using the money to trade on his own account and to pay off his mortgage.

A Bank of England official has said asset managers, insurers and clearing houses in UK should be subject to the same stress tests faced by banks.

Asset managers in the US may face bank-style stress tests and a ban on the use of derivatives in retail funds in the latest initiative proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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