MFS has filed to roll out its first ETFs, queuing up five actively managed funds investing in both stocks and fixed income. ow.ly/hYG850Rh41m

Charles Schwab shed roughly 9% of its global full-time staffers during the year: ow.ly/2MEv50Rh3RM

Victory Capital is acquiring Amundi's U.S. division, boosting assets 61% while giving Amundi a 26.1% stake and forging a distribution pact: ow.ly/NYV950Rh3IY

Janus Henderson is taking over the marketing of a $94M asset interval fund it already subadvises: ow.ly/X1Rs50Rgs1K

The majority of claims in a self-dealing suit against BNY Mellon may proceed: ow.ly/12Li50Rgs4h

State Street became the sole owner of an India joint venture that the firm formed in 2012 with HCLTech: ow.ly/KvAk50RgnxO

BlackRock's assets under management grew to a record $10.47T in the first quarter, bolstered by strong equity markets: ow.ly/o4Pp50RgnsQ

Vanguard's general counsel is leaving after eight years to become IBM's chief legal officer: ow.ly/bueo50Rf40M

Asset managers ramped up mutual fund pruning last year, while simultaneously pulling back on related product development: ow.ly/U2kT50RfhuK

More asset managers are creating proprietary artificial intelligence tools to streamline their sales and distribution processes: ow.ly/c7U550Rf3Vv

Catering to advisors by fine-tuning product lineups has become a priority for firms in a competitive market: ow.ly/QbMV50Rf3Kb

A London-based activist investor is going toe-to-toe with BlackRock in an attempt to remove Larry Fink as its chairman: ow.ly/qEek50Rer0z

Mandatory climate-related disclosures for corporations will help smaller fund managers save money when gathering data for clients: ow.ly/Yl1450ReqYj

Vanguard has appointed its head of the Personal Advisor Select robo to lead the business in Europe: ow.ly/rv5350ReqTM

Strive Asset Management's latest proxy voting guide doubles down on the firm's long-standing criticism of ESG: ow.ly/4M1150RegwP

TCW Group is continuing its push into the active ETF arena, filing to launch its first two fixed income ETFs and also to convert four of its mutual fund: ow.ly/Soo550RcsnU

The White House appears to be on track for a quick turnaround with the DOL's revamped fiduciary rule proposal: ow.ly/KSIx50Rcsg7

ProShares has filed to launch a pair of leveraged and inverse Ether ETFs before regulators have decided whether to approve spot Ether ETFs: ow.ly/4HA450Rcs82

Fund firms have automated more marketing processes to meet greater demand for timely fact sheets, monthly reports and other investment content: ow.ly/5qJ450RbnYo

The head of JPMorgan Chase's asset and wealth management division is among the senior executives officially in the running to succeed Jamie Dimon: ow.ly/qApF50RbnJ5