BlackRock

• Nuveen Investments Taps Bob Doll

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 20, 2012

  Nuveen Investments said in late November that it hired Bob Doll, formerly of BlackRock, to serve as the chief equity strategist and senior portfolio manager of its asset-management operations.

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  Fidelity Drops Fees, Minimums on Spartan Index Mutual Funds

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  The move aims to help the firm compete more with ETFs, other index products, Morningstar expert says

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  BlackRock’s Fink: 95% of Fiscal Cliff Pundits ‘Have No Clue’

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  December 12, 2012

  Larry Fink is trying his hand as television pundit, and he doesn’t like what he sees.

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  New Hire Roundup: Layton to Run Neuberger Berman Wealth Group; New SIFMA Board Member

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  December 6, 2012

  This week in new hires, Neuberger Berman announced that Brian Layton would head its Boston wealth management group; Paul Gamble was promoted at Financial Engines; and SIFMA announced that Kim Tillotson Fleming was named to its board.

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  Top Portfolio Products: Schwab, Piper Jaffray to Boost Muni Bond Access

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 30, 2012

  New products introduced over the last week include an arrangement between Schwab and Piper Jaffray to provide investors greater access to the latter’s new muni bonds; more.

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  PowerShares Drops Costs on 6 ETFs

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 29, 2012

  The Chicago-based firm is one of several ETF providers to lower fees in order to attract more investors.

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  Most Investors Don’t Understand ETF Taxes: BlackRock Study

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 27, 2012

  Advisors were alerted by iShares to the key questions that they should expect to answer about the ETFs in clients’ portfolios.

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  Nuveen Hires Ex-BlackRock Strategist Doll

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  November 26, 2012

  Bob Doll will be the chief equity strategist at Nuveen Asset Management for its large cap and other assets.

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  Reduced Expectations Force Americans to Delay Retirement

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 15, 2012

  It’s official: Americans are not ready to retire, studies from both BlackRock and Merrill Lynch show.

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  Bogle: Fiduciary Duty Comes Down to ‘Simple Mathematics’

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  John Bogle, founder of Vanguard, takes issue with big fund companies’ denial that investors are aware that cost matters.