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Explore regular and ongoing coverage of mutual funds and ETFs through the lens of retail third-party distribution in the United States. Monitor AUM and flows across all asset classes and gain insights and commentary into product trends.
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Latest Issues

May 2022 — Combating Inflation Issue
Featuring:
- Combating Inflation and Rising Rates
- Alternative Strategies Increasingly Sought as Shelter from Macro Developments

April 2022 — Alternatives Issue
Featuring:
- Go-Time for Intermittent Liquidity Fund Sales and Product Development

March 2022 — Vehicle-Agnostic Issue
Featuring:
- Thinking Outside the Product: Personalized SMAs will accelerate the focus on solutions instead of products in ‘40-Act wrappers

February 2022 — Institutional Update Issue
Featuring:
- Lower Interest Rates Have Average OCIO Advisory Fees Increasing

January 2022 — 2021 in Review Issue
Featuring:
- Groundhog Year for ETFs as Firms Continue to Evaluate Active Equity, Thematic and Sustainable, and Cryptocurrency Offerings
- Closures, Consolidations, and Conversions: What’s Happening with Mutual Funds

December 2021 — Index Trends Issue
Featuring:
- Direct Indexing Suddenly Finds a Wider Audience

November 2021 — Risk Management Issue
Featuring:
- Insurance General Accounts Use Structured Products to Balance Risk and Return
- Low Volatility Funds Continue to Bleed After Poor 2020 Performance

October 2021 — Portfolio Construction Issue
Featuring:
- Portfolio Construction Personas: The Model Portfolio Outsourcer

September 2021 — Retirement Income Product Issue
Featuring:
- Unlocking the RIAs: How Marketplaces Are Selling Annuities to Fee-Only Advisors
- ETFs as a Source of Retirement Income

August 2021 — Multi-Asset-Class Strategies Issue
Featuring:
- Multi-Asset-Class Solutions (MACS) Are an Underpinning of OCIOs

July 2021 — ETF and Mutual Fund Trends Issue
Featuring:
- Managers Grapple with Strategic Decisions Amidst Interest in ETFs, Growth in Illiquid Alternatives, and Mass Customization

June 2021 — Retirement Issue
Featuring:
- The Advent of Defined Contribution Advisor Managed Accounts

May 2021 — Distribution Issue
Featuring:
- Expanding Their Offerings

April 2021 — Alternatives Investments Issue
Featuring:
- Hedge Funds Back in Favor Among Institutional Investors

March 2021 — Direct Indexing and Customization Issue
Featuring:
- Direct Indexing Moves Downmarket

February 2021 — Institutional Trends Issue
Featuring:
- A Shift in Vehicles from OCIO Providers

January 2021 — 2021 Outlook Issue
Featuring:
- Mutual Funds: What to Expect in 2021

December 2020 — Intermediary Distribution Issue
Featuring:
- Key Factors for Successfully Engaging with Professional Buyers
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They bring sharp analytical skills, deep product knowledge, and expertise to present opportunities for product development. Set your strategy apart with our product development team.

Brendan Powers, CFA
Director
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Brendan Powers, CFA
Director
Brendan is a member of Cerulli’s Product Development practice, which focuses on trends related to asset managers’ product development and management functions. This broadly includes assessing the opportunity for product development, evaluating emerging product trends, and understanding distribution and product positioning for investment products across retail and institutional channels.
Prior to joining Cerulli, Brendan worked as a Senior Client Associate at Eaton Vance Management, focusing primarily on the firm’s exchange funds.
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Daniil Shapiro, CFA
Associate Director
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Daniil Shapiro, CFA
Associate Director
Daniil is part of Cerulli’s Product Development practice, where he works on the identification, analysis, and reporting of asset management industry trends with a focus on exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and alternative investments.
Prior to joining Cerulli Associates, Daniil was part of the Product Management and Business Intelligence teams with the MainStay Funds, part of New York Life Investment Management. At MainStay, Daniil supported sales efforts via fund and ETF competitive analysis, product research, and development of marketing materials, as well as performance reporting. Before New York Life, Daniil was part of the risk management practice at Accenture, and held risk and compliance roles at HSBC’s investment bank.
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