International funds

The money, barely enough for dinner at the Thai restaurant downstairs from his office, was Fujino's payout from a 2009 fire sale of the asset management firm he built from scratch.

The challenges that asset managers face: rising regulatory costs and growing pressure on fees from cheaper competitors.

The metal's retreat has taken place against a backdrop of investor concern that the world's leading central banks.

Volatility is exploding in a corner of the market that’s normally insulated from swings.

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have proposed legislation in recent years to limit the central bank's authority.

The investment bank has put local sovereign debt of developing nations at the heart of a new global bond index.

Takahiro Kusakari's life changed in 2007 when the then 28-year-old stumbled into a seminar by the founder of Japan's biggest independent mutual fund.

The region is home to more than 35% of all ETFs in the world, and yet it only holds about 20% of the money invested.

Flow Traders said it received regulatory approval to trade directly with big U.S. investors and companies.

Assets in fixed-income ETFs swelled to A$2.32 billion ($1.7 billion) at the end of August.