Mutual funds

The world’s biggest investment managers have won a reprieve from plans to label them as systemically important, staving off tougher regulation, as global authorities reassess the move.

Regulators are seeking to ensure that post-crisis rules and monetary policy aren’t creating a toxic brew that’ll explode amid a sudden exit by investors.

Currency-hedged ETFs in the U.S. have taken in a record $39.6 billion this year, up from $8.9 billion for all of 2014.

SEC Commissioner Kara Stein is worried that mutual fund sector is moving beyond the reach of the regulators.

Money funds are finding new ways to get the securities they need, opening a door for other institutions to step into roles once dominated by banks.

Power has shifted to the advisor, who is acting as the portfolio manager, ignoring intermediaries and going directly to the fund managers or assets they want in their portfolio models.

It was only the second time in a decade that the funds have shrunk at the start of June, in part because it coincides with a period when investors get paid from maturing debt and interest.

The $4.3 billion iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF saw investors withdraw $1.7 billion of cash in the six weeks ended June 5.

Crafting messaging goals for fund providers in an era of strict regulation can be stressful. But communications firm Blu Giant says there are ways to develop strategies, even for social media, that can keep a provider from drowning in too much information or sinking under regulatory fines.

It was only the second time in a decade that the funds have shrunk at the start of June, in part because it coincides with a period when investors get paid from maturing debt and interest.