Investment funds

Regulator concern that funds could trigger the next financial crisis have been unfairly drawn from a subset of the market, BlackRock said in a study of bond-market liquidity.

A look back at the markets may help advisors and their clients decide on whether to choose alternative strategy funds during a stock retreat.

A Vanguard tax lawyer turned whistle-blower David Danon and his hired law professor dispute recent expense ratio reductions at the firm.

Miller's fund is structured to make bets based in part on a computer model designed to predict natural disasters.

When investors in hedge funds rush to the exits at once, managers can find themselves forced to suspend redemptions.

Firms are hurt by slumping stock markets worldwide, prompting investors to dump anything perceived as risky.

Target date funds stumbled in 2015, after posting six years of positive returns following the financial and economic crisis.

Investors pulled more than $1 billion out of U.S. ETFs that invest in emerging markets last week, leaving the ETFs in the longest losing streak since September.

The nation’s third-largest school district, with almost 400,000 students, is on the brink of insolvency after years of skipping pension payments.

Franklin Resources said fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 21 % as the selloff in emerging markets and energy stocks and bonds erodes assets.

Vanguard says the expense reductions are a win for investors, but the fund provider industry is less enthusiastic, seeing the fee reductions as a grind to zero where product profitability disappears.

A five-year-old index tracking network security firms has slipped 14% in 2016, more than double the loss for the S&P 500.

Mutual funds have recently marked down the values of their stakes in several private technology companies. The moves are another jolt of sobriety for Silicon Valley startups as they face a tighter fundraising environment.

A somewhat darker tone could be observed emitting from the ETF.com conference this year.

Years of losses can take a toll on a client's psyche; they can also create buying opportunities.

Norm Champ, a former SEC official who shaped rules meant to prevent runs on money-market mutual funds, is joining law firm Kirkland & Ellis.

The New York Stock Exchange may still be the king of ETFs among U.S. stock markets, but challengers to the throne are gaining ground.

After corporate debt investors suffered through the worst-ever start to a year, some of Wall Street’s biggest money managers and strategists say it’s time to start buying.

Municipal demand and prices are up so far this year, buoyed by market technicals, according to Jeffrey Lipton, head of municipal research and strategy at Oppenheimer.

Legg Mason broadened its alternative investments capabilities and also made a deal to expand its ETF business.