International funds

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance, Pacific Life Insurance and TIAA are among companies that have been pursuing deals to diversify operations and gain market share from publicly traded rivals.

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.

Kim is leading Principal's charge into ETFs, which he called a natural complement to the mutual funds that the insurer already offers.

With user growth soaring developing countries, mutual funds focused on emerging economies are increasing investments in the Menlo Park, California-based company.

The dollar strengthened and Treasuries extended their steepest monthly loss since June 2015 amid hawkish rhetoric from Federal Reserve officials over the past two weeks.

Could there be a limit on how many ETFs the world needs?

Treasuries and related securities at the Newport Beach, Calif.-based firm accounted for 45.6% of assets, rising from 39.7% in June.

The longstanding notion of the U.S. as a respite from negative yields in Japan and Europe is now little more than an illusion.

Although markets were jolted by The UK’s vote to leave the European Union, one asset manager says it was a good test.

The firm says second-quarter revenue dropped at its prime finance unit, extending a slump beyond businesses that Germany's largest lender is seeking to exit as client concerns added to volatile markets.

A measure of volatility for bonds has moved significantly higher than volatility in equities. What does this mean for U.S. stocks?