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Inflows into raw materials slowed to $2.4 billion in July, the least since money was withdrawn in December.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

Assets in fixed-income ETFs have exploded, increasing 380% since January 2010.

The new regulations are adding more pain to funds that have been plagued by seven years of the Fed's zero interest-rate policy.

Active asset managers such as GAM are facing higher regulatory costs and the growing popularity of low-cost ETFs that passively track markets.

The views echo concerns expressed by some managers as stocks reached record highs and bond yields plunged to historic lows.

The hedge fund's legal woes, however, have taken a toll on the company's stock, which has fallen about 71% in the past year.

Equities and currencies are extending two months of gains after a report showed U.S. gross domestic product grew at less than half the pace forecast by analysts.

Michael Sonnenfeldt doesn't mince words: "There is no safety in safety," the founder of Tiger 21, a network of "ultra-high-net-worth" investors, said.

Dividend Growth attracted $3 billion over the past six months and its assets have almost doubled over the past three years.

In its asset management business, State Street had net outflows of $35 billion in the quarter.

The firm says second-quarter revenue dropped at its prime finance unit, extending a slump beyond businesses that Germany's largest lender is seeking to exit as client concerns added to volatile markets.