International funds

Renewed friction between Washington and Beijing threatens to undermine a trade deal signed only months ago, further jeopardizing global economic prospects.

Hedge fund managers, market academics and risk experts are channeling their data-mining smarts to the world of clinical sciences.

Analysis of two funds in particular shows how important the industry has become to the oil futures markets, as they have attracted record inflows.

Managers who are can differentiate with solid ESG credentials stand to prosper, especially as a younger generation begins saving for investment.

A recent sale-tax hike in the country and the impact of the coronavirus have driven the yen to it's biggest two-day drop since 2017.

While it’s debatable whether private donations should matter to an investor, transparency rules could become an issue as global warming accelerates.

The bank's asset management arm will introduce products “where they exhibit efficiency advantages over index funds.”

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

While the deadly virus threatens to harm the world economy, the funds have remained popular as the Fed signals low rates for the foreseeable future.

The funds raked in $150 billion in 2019 as investors have gotten more comfortable with how they react across different market environments.

Once a top-performing fund with assets well over double today’s value, Templeton’s flagship bond fund has been diminished by the march of passive investments.

Similar products are stockpiling unprecedented levels of new cash as investors look to alternative assets for growth and income.

It was the biggest annual leap for strategies focused on corporate or government debt since 2014, boosting assets to more than $800 billion, data show.

Already, the fund has agreed to transactions involving German wind energy project developer PNE and Altice Europe’s Portuguese fiber assets.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

So much faith has been put on the partial trade deal with China that stocks have nearly recovered since President Trump’s first round of tariffs on imports.

Risky assets outside the U.S. are seeing fresh flows as a potential trade deal with China buoys expectations for global growth.

Equity funds tracking the sector are the second-most popular asset class after U.S. government bonds this year, BNP Paribas says.

Data reported by the Investment Company Institute.

The top 20 nearly doubled their gains over the last year, data show.