Alternative investments

The investment manager has filed an initial registration statement with the SEC for eight funds, sub-advised by two affiliates of Legg Mason.

The fund, co-managed by Dan Ivascyn and Alfred Murata, returned an average of 8.5% annually over the last five years.

The strategist, who has long criticized the BRIC idea, changed his views as the Fed appears to have capped long-term U.S. yields, even as it raises rates.

Increased longevity will challenge the performance and use of products, said Sri Reddy, head of full service investments at Prudential Retirement.

The gains have been so strong that short sellers are now piling on bearish bets.

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CEO Laurence D. Fink’s restructuring efforts will move $6 billion run by traditional stock pickers into cheaper funds where quants play a role.

The outflows are another indication of the hedge fund industry’s declining popularity after years of underperformance.

The outflows are another indication of the hedge fund industry's declining popularity after years of under-performance.

The Lyxor FTSE Italia Mid Cap PIR ETF is the only one compliant with a new Italian law that offers tax breaks for certain investment plans.

The firm boasts a unique strategy amid an ongoing exodus from junk bonds, which saw $5.68 billion in fund assets desert the securities last week.

Investors are ignoring large estimated payouts as they dump Moscow-listed shares on concern the U.S. won't ease sanctions on Russia as quickly as expected.

The funds have accounted for 27% of all trades since the election, 3 percentage points above average.

The research giant says it aims to lower costs by removing a layer of fees paid to third-party managers.

The SEC decision ended a months-long rally that pushed the virtual money’s value higher than gold.

Investors have already made bets on how President Trump's deregulation efforts will fare.

Firms can address cost and transparency with an open architecture, multimanager platform, says John Hancock Investments President Todd Cassler.

Foreign investors are plowing money into Tokyo stocks and U.S-listed ETFs tracking the market.

The trouble for Pimco is that asset gathering matters more in ETFs than performance. And investors continue to go the cheaper route.

The Northern Lights funds exclude companies that clash with their religious wrappers.