Hedge funds

The firm allegedly hired and promoted fewer women than men and paid them less than their male counterparts.

The banker was accused of directing a scheme that tacked hidden fees onto billions of dollars’ worth of trades by sovereign funds and other investors.

Even investors who aren’t ultrawealthy may be able to avoid income taxes on their investments with “off the rack” strategies similar to the specially designed life insurance contracts sold by some financial firms to ultrahigh-net-worth clients.

The quant crowd is justifiably concerned by the lack of objective statistics available.

A fund weighted against brick-and-mortar businesses dropped 13% while the industry’s largest retail product tripled the return of the broader benchmark.

The Treasury is expected to sell a combined $99 billion of fixed-rate notes this week, in some of its largest offerings since 2010.

A gauge of developing-market currencies is near its weakest level this year as the Treasury 10-year yield climbed above 3%.

It’s largely hedge funds that have been bailing out while equity and bond fund managers have remained on the sidelines.

Discontent has been building in the mega-cap tech sector as Facebook faces growing scrutiny after the company's recent user-data controversy.

The private equity firm’s credit arm grew significantly with the addition of a new insurance platform and an energy investment management unit.