Hedge funds

The investment "helps with institutionalizing our firm," said Andrew Rabinowitz, Marathon Asset Management's newly appointed president.

Investors are flocking to low-volatility, where nearly all ETFs are outperforming their respective markets — be it large-caps, small-caps or international equities.

Pimco's $1.5 trillion in assets under management are down 25% from a high of $2 trillion in the first quarter of 2013.

Sanjay Valvani was one of four people accused of insider trading and reaping more than $32 million from trades in drug companies using secret tips, according to federal prosecutors.

Advisers may want to point out to clients that protection against exchange rate fluctuations can have major consequences.

The proliferation of asset management firms and the growth of individual funds have forced managers to maintain too many positions and undermined returns said AllianceBernstein CEO Peter Kraus.

MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurer, posted first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as investment income declined on a slump in hedge fund holdings.

The shift to passive has caused much soul searching, not to mention cost cutting, at some of the world's biggest money managers.

Mutual and hedge fund managers dodged the toughest provisions of newly proposed U.S. pay rules designed to discourage excessive risk-taking on Wall Street.

The decision could put the spotlight on firms like Citadel, Millennium Management, D.E. Shaw and Bridgewater, which oversee a combined $654 billion in assets, according to SEC filings.