SEC expands rule to ensure fund portfolios match their names

The SEC voted Wednesday to expand the scope of a rule meant to ensure investment funds’ portfolios match the strategies suggested by their names, but the changes aren’t as restrictive about the use of environmental, social and governance factors as those the agency initially proposed. The Securities and Exchange Commission...

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UBS advisor managing $435M moves to RBC Wealth Management

RBC Wealth Management has recruited a financial advisor who oversaw $435 million in client assets at UBS, the firm announced Wednesday. Brian Wells will join the firm’s Marin County, California, office as managing director and financial advisor. He’s joined in the move by an investment associate, Stephanie Neri. While Wells...

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U.S. will again offer free at-home Covid tests starting Monday

Covid-19 home test kits are pictured in a store window during the Covid-19 pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, Jan. 19, 2022.Carlo Allegri | ReutersThe Biden administration on Wednesday said it will resume offering free at-home Covid tests to American households on Monday as the virus...

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Adidas CEO Gulden says Kanye West didn’t mean antisemitic remarks

Shoes are offered for sale at an Adidas store in Chicago, Feb. 10, 2023.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesIn a conversation on philanthropist Nicolai Tangen's podcast "In Good Company," Gulden was asked about the retailer's partnership with Ye and how its Yeezy collaboration fell apart. "He did some statements, which wasn't...

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Anheuser-Busch to stop cutting off Clydesdale horse tails

Budweiser Clydesdales handler walks several Clydesdales poor to bathing the horses at Houston Polo Club before this weeks Clydesdale appearances Monday, March 31, 2014, in Houston.James Nielsen | Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesAnheuser-Busch InBev said it will no longer cut the tails of the iconic Clydesdale horses used in...

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Fed reveals latest rate decision, signals one more hike this year

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged while signaling borrowing costs will likely stay higher for longer after one more hike this year. The central bank’s policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee, in a post-meeting statement released Wednesday, repeated language saying officials will determine the “extent of additional policy...

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