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Rethinking Risk

Mutual Fund Fears Drive ETF Growth

Hedge Fund Replicators

While as fund managers you may not want index clones, some active funds have lagged peers and incur risks from big sector positions.

While Mohamed El-Erian, heir apparent to Pimco co-founder Bill Gross, did not give a reason for his recent departure, the shakeup provides insightful glimpses into the industry for mutual fund and ETF managers.

Clients often worry about the IOUs in the trust fund, which, while literally true, is unnecessarily alarmist. In the investment world, we call them bonds and they're not so scary.

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced additional supervisory expectations for eight of the largest U.S. banks as part of their preparedness for future crises.

Critical deficiencies in data gathering and reporting and measuring key risks persist across regulatory agencies, according to a professor at the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland.

BlackRock Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink warned there is "way too much optimism" in financial markets as he predicted repeats of the market turmoil that roiled investors this week.

Bank of Nova Scotia's ING Direct unit sees growth potential in wealth management after it completes efforts to add deposits and customers and introduces a credit card, said Peter Aceto, who heads the business.