Investment returns

The Pimco Total Return Fund, Pimco's flagship bond fund, will be soon permitted to invest up to 20% of the Fund in junk bonds, up from 10% currently.

Faced with negative interest rates in their own countries, foreign banks and pension funds are looking increasingly toward U.S. municipal bonds.

When retirement is still nearly two decades off, which funds posted the best five-year returns?

Pimco's outflows continued, though at a slower pace, according to Allianz Chief Financial Officer Dieter Wemmer.

Out of the 72 ETFs created this year, most either have an overly complex design or track a trendy (yet less than substantive) theme.

Not every ETF launch works. But a team effort and a compelling idea can make an ETF a success in an industry where a handful of dominant firms and smaller players compete aggressively for assets.

MetLife, the largest U.S. life insurer, posted first-quarter profit that missed analysts’ estimates as investment income declined on a slump in hedge fund holdings.

Low rates may prove a more enduring challenge than even MetLife Chief Executive Steve Kandarian’s fight against government regulation.

Gregory Nassour helps run almost $100 billion in U.S. bond mutual fund money -- but there's a reason you've never heard of him. He works at Vanguard and shuns the limelight.

The shift to passive has caused much soul searching, not to mention cost cutting, at some of the world's biggest money managers.