Fund performance

Billionaire George Soros isn't waiting around to see if this year's surge in gold-mining shares will last.

Could there be a limit on how many ETFs the world needs?

Since last year's rout, exchanges, issuers of exchange-traded products and other market players have met to discuss improvements.

The increased demand flies in the face of warnings from investors such as Bill Gross and Jeffrey Gundlach that the bond market is in a bubble

Silver is outperforming the quintessential haven, gold, because production of the white metal is forecast to decline for the first time in five years.

Hedge funds on average rose 1.7% last month, according to Chicago-based Hedge Fund Research, the fifth straight month of gains.

Treasuries and related securities at the Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm accounted for 45.6% of assets, rising from 39.7% in June.

Inflows into raw materials slowed to $2.4 billion in July, the least since money was withdrawn in December.

The longstanding notion of the U.S. as a respite from negative yields in Japan and Europe is now little more than an illusion.

Pimco's struggles to contain outflows since the departure of money manager Bill Gross in 2014 are coming to an end.