Alternative investments

Most of the inflow came in the second half of the month after the Fed laid out an unexpectedly dovish rate-hike outlook, Russia's central bank said.

The firm's success bucks the long-held premise that investing in developing markets requires active managers responding to sudden shifts in political risk.

The new offerings could boost returns to investors by 50 basis points, according to a study.

Motif’s Hardip Walia discusses attitudes of investors and the inadequacies with contemporary environmental, social and corporate governance investing.

The GDP growth spread between emerging-market and developed-market nations is expected to widen in 2017 to the most in three years.

The new move amounts to an estimate of $7 million cumulative savings. Plus; other launches.

The new move amounts to an estimate of $7 million cumulative savings. Plus; other launches.

At stake is more than $400 billion that Citigroup estimates is invested in commodity markets stuck in a tug-of-war between supply and demand.

Prospects for an outright shrinkage of the central bank’s roughly $4.5 trillion ledger didn’t discourage markets one bit — at least on Wednesday.

Will investors stick around? The answer may be in the oil market.

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.

This year has been a wild ride for clients and advisers, and it’s only just begun. Here are some things to keep in mind as advisers craft portfolios for the rest of the epoch.

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.