After Vanguard gains $550-billion ETF lead, Fidelity makes 'rabbit out of the hat' play to regain ground
But even as Boston execs attempt magic, Vanguard makes almost simultaneous ETF move that requires no lagomorphs
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Fidelity will hire 4,000 staff in first half -- a staggering number but a tapering off from 'unprecedented' rate in 2021-2022 that catapulted it to 68,000 employees
The $10.3 trillion giant explains its hiring -- in a layoff environment -- as an RIA-like goal, namely having the human bandwidth to develop 'lifetime' relationships with its 40 million investors
February 17, 2023 at 2:49 AM
Oisín's Bits: Betterment now a robo roll-up with Canadian IPO as catalyst • Insurers risk regulation for COVID-19 coverage delays • Vanguard shifts Asia focus to China's vast mom-pop retail market
Betterment rolls up a robo • The CFA warns insurers over COVID-19 life polices • Vanguard names Chinese fund head to pursue $6 trillion market.
March 5, 2021 at 1:16 AM
Fidelity Investments loses Kathleen Murphy who largely caught up Fido to Schwab (near $4T) on the retail side by reversing net promoter scores
The 'no whining allowed' leader of the Boston giant's retail business, who oversaw $2 trillion in net new assets, was ready to exit but hung in through a year dominated by COVID-19 challenges
January 23, 2021 at 2:02 AM
Capital Group nabs Holly Framsted as it unveils products for 2022 that define how it will stay active in a passive-ETF world
The Los Angeles manager poached BlackRock's head of U.S. ETF product segments (factors) to start in March and oversee the firm's first actively managed exchange-traded funds
January 13, 2021 at 10:14 PM
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