Hedge funds

The solution is low-cost index funds, he says, adding that index pioneer Jack Bogle "is a hero."

Acting Chairman Michael Piwowar calls accredited investor threshold an "artificial distinction" that perversely can hurt the smaller investors it's designed to protect.

Third Point founder Dan Loeb remains optimistic about future growth despite his offshore fund trailing the S&P 500 every year from 2013 to 2016.

The Brevan Howard and similar macro products have felt pressure to boost returns amid low-rates, central bank interventions and high fees.

At $81 billion, the iPhone maker's market cap this month alone exceeds the value of 85% of the S&P 500.

The post-election outperformance of the firm’s "cyclicals versus defensive" basket of stocks has ceased; it now trails the S&P 500’s advance since Nov. 8.

Concern stems from a surge in money chasing strategies that slice and dice the market based on various stock traits, factors like cheapness or volatility.

Nomura Holdings and Credit Suisse are among the most-active firms earning high fees by providing loans to help hedge funds buy capital-relief bonds.

Activists could gain more clout as stock ownership is concentrated among fewer owners, with funds shifting to indexed strategies, the firm suggests.

Big investors are motivated by signs the world has finally escaped from the decade of limp economic growth.