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Fidelity Investing Head Ronald O'Hanley to Leave in February

Bob Doll's 10 predictions for 2014 have led to the creation of a new unit trust.

Jeff Altman and John Paulson, two of last year’s best-performing hedge-fund managers, are predicting that stocks will continue their rally in 2014 even as the bull market approaches its sixth year.

Getting the Most Out of Your Flagship

Fund Industry Gets Its Mojo Back

Ask mutual fund and ETF providers what the top trends of fund servicing will be in 2014. They'll point you to technology, compliance and distribution.

Treasuries gained while Standard & Poor’s 500 Index futures fell, signaling the gauge will drop from a record. Natural gas jumped and Australia’s dollar fell.

BlackRock Inc., the world’s biggest money manager, said fourth-quarter profit increased 22% as investor deposits boosted client assets and fees for managing them.

BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Laurence D. Fink said exchange-traded funds may eventually make up 25% of the mutual-fund industry.

Ex-Hedge Fund Boss Who Fled U.S. Gets 15 Years for Fraud

Emerging-Market ETF Rises on U.S. Data as Chinese Shares Rebound

The discussion around millennials is often a frustrating one, albeit one that mutual fund and ETF executives should take note of. Older generations may look down upon them and criticize their work ethic and attitude, while millennials often blame older generations for many of the problems they're burdened with, such as high student loans and a poor job market.

Singer Prodding Hess Proves Bondholder Boon: Corporate Finance

Fund Managers Should Escape Regulators’ Reach: Peter J. Wallison

Ever since the SEC changed its rules to allow sponsors to offer actively managed exchange traded funds in 2007, this asset class has been putting down roots. It reached almost $15 billion in assets at the end of October, according to Morningstar. While this is only a small fraction of the total $1.64 trillion ETF market, these products now offer advisors some interesting opportunities not available through either mutual funds, stock purchases, alternative asset classes or traditional indexed ETFs.

Glenview Capital Management LLC Chief Executive Officer Larry Robbins gives his take on top hedge funds and his heavy emphasis on health-care stocks,

The biggest exchange-traded fund tracking the $3.7 trillion municipal-bond market sold this week at the highest premium to the value of its assets since May, an early sign that local debt may avoid a second year of losses.

Financial services firms' 2014 plans center on product lines, distribution capabilities and technology, according to a survey done by Cerulli Associates.

The contraction in the U.S. market for borrowing and lending securities amid rising interest rates and heightened global bank regulation will increase this year, according to Fitch Ratings.

A report by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Financial Research on asset managers and systemic risk is inaccurate and should not be relied on for policy decisions or regulatory action of any kind, says the Investment Company Institute's General Counsel Karrie McMillan and Chief Economist Brian Reid.