Mutual funds

State Street said it incorrectly invoiced at least $200 million in asset servicing expenses to clients over a period of 18 years and will compensate customers.

BlackRock’s $114 billion alternatives business, which also includes private equity, infrastructure and funds of hedge funds, is among its most lucrative.

Looking ahead to 2016, executives are focused on responding to regulatory demands, technological changes and managing market challenges.

The $358 million Northeast fund dropped 8.8% in the month through Dec. 14, more than any U.S.-based high-yield credit fund with at least $100 million.

If you want to know where others are investing, click through to see the mutual funds that have added the most money from investors so far in 2015.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council was characterized as an enigmatic interagency body that has not provided enough rationale for designating certain financial firms as a threat to the economy.

Scott Minerd, global chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, predicts 10% to 15% of junk bond funds may face high withdrawals as more investors worry about getting their money back.

As signs of stress mount in credit markets, a $788 million mutual fund is blocking clients from pulling their money so its holdings can be liquidated in an orderly fashion.

The burden is on money managers to demonstrate their value by finding "sweet spots" that increase returns and manage risks if they want to maintain record profits and compete with increasingly sophisticated passive investments, according to a new study from McKinsey.

"ETFs are just a better mousetrap than a mutual fund,” Kapito said Tuesday at an investment conference sponsored by Goldman Sachs.

Investors resumed redemptions from Bill Gross's Janus Global Unconstrained Bond Fund in November, taking out about $74 million, the largest monthly outflow since the erstwhile bond king took over the fund last year.

Stock demand is rising after the S&P 500 recovered from its first correction in four years, returning to a range that has confined stocks for most of this year.

So far in 2015, Vanguard is leading a record $365 billion in net flows into low-cost and passively managed index funds and ETFs.

For the second straight year, tuition revenue will drop for about 30% of private universities, according to Moody's.

If the SEC's newest rules are enacted, open-end mutual funds and ETFs that invest in municipal securities are likely to become more risk-averse in a variety of ways that have implications for issuers and other investors that perhaps have not been fully considered by executives.

Janus Capital said the head of its fundamental fixed income unit, who oversaw an eight-fold increase in the firm’s bond assets over the past decade, is leaving.

J.P. Morgan’s asset-management division promoted James Peagam to head of global insurance solutions, an operation that oversees $78 billion of client funds.

Market performance under different U.S. presidents highlights the importance of heeding this key economic measure.

Recent jittery markets give advisors a terrific chance to judge liquid alt funds. Better yet, a close look can help you better position the portfolios of clients worried about global markets.

Long-time Canadian asset managers including IGM Financial’s Mackenzie Investments, AGF Management and CI Financial announced plans to offer ETFs in the past month.