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Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest bond fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., cut holdings of Treasuries and U.S. government debt in February as turmoil in Ukraine fueled haven demand and investors bet the Federal Reserve will conclude bond purchases this year.

Investors who beat a path out of global equity markets earlier this year are stampeding back in.

The asset management industry has stepped up marketing efforts aimed at advisors, hoping to boost both sales and credibility.

Financial advisors who use active management may have a lower-cost option when considering actively managed ETFs – but some advisors express doubts on the real value for clients.

Steven Schoenfeld staked his career on a single belief in 2010: there was latent demand in the U.S. Jewish community to invest in Israeli stocks.

SAC Capital Advisors LP, Steven Cohen’s hedge-fund firm that last year agreed to pay a record fine to settle U.S. insider-trading charges, said it will rename itself Point72 Asset Management.

Bill Gross questions whether he is truly a great investor as he ponders his legacy in a new era of shrinking bond returns in his April investment outlook.

Weekly Update: From BlackRock launching a new iShares ETF to net inflows of $27.94 billion for long-term funds.

Only a few years ago, the top three fund families in the U.S. were nearly identical in size. Not any more.

Household wealth in the U.S. increased from October through December, as gains in stock portfolios and home prices boosted Americans' finances.

The focus on dual registrants grows out of concern that the different compensation structures of the two business lines can create conflicts of interest and potentially harm investors, according to an SEC director.

Money is flooding into exchange- traded funds focused on health care at the fastest rate in at least six years, driven by booming biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors bringing new products to market.

Overseas trading of Russian stocks is soaring as investors react to the twists and turns of the military standoff in Ukraine long after the Moscow bourse has closed for the day.

From why the CFP Board may be facing new legal challenges over past disciplinary decisions to RCS Capital Nicholas Schorsch's views on the sweet spot for financial advice, here are some of the most notable quotes from the past week's stories.

Index funds became popular over the last four decades because they’re simple, conservative and low cost. A different kind of exchange-traded fund is drawing record cash by promoting better returns with the same stocks.

Pimco Unconstrained Bond Fund, one of the firm’s most important offerings as clients turn away from traditional fixed-income products, overhauled its investments in the fourth quarter, when Bill Gross replaced Chris Dialynas as manager of the $25.6 billion fund.

Redemptions from Bill Gross's Pimco Total Return Fund slowed to a 10-month low in February, the first month after the resignation of CEO Mohamed El-Erian.

Longtime fund managers are improving their skills but are still not performing as well as newer members of the asset management industry, according to recent research released by the National Bureau of Economic Research

Managed futures offer a less risky way to give managers commodities exposure.

It's one of the most heated debates of investing that gained traction when Boston University economist Zvi Bodie stated in the mid-1990s that time plays no role in decreasing risks of holding stocks.