Mutual funds

The IMF warns a flood of easy money from the world’s central banks may be masking the risk that bond markets may be starved for liquidity when interest rates increase to normal levels.

Rules dealing with liquidity and other market-related items may be a better strategy for asset managers than higher capital requirements, said Federal Reserve Board Gov. Daniel Tarullo.

New, sweeping SEC proposals aimed at enhancing the liquidity risk management practices of mutual funds and ETFs have the asset management industry greatly concerned about unintended consequences affecting their businesses.

Connecticut's $840 million bond sale this week is drawing interest from Conning, Eaton Vance Management and Nuveen Asset Management.

The PowerShares Dynamic Pharmaceuticals Portfolio is up 420% over the past 10 years.

TCW’s Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund collected more money than any other bond mutual fund in the year following Bill Gross’ sudden departure from Pimco.

The PureFunds ISE Cyber Security ETF launched in November. By July, The fund, listed as HACK, attracted $1.4 billion - one of the fastest ascents in ETF history.

Funds would have to maintain a minimum cushion of cash or cash-like investments that can be sold within three days. Funds also could charge investors who pull their money on days of elevated withdrawals.

Funds would have to maintain a minimum cushion of cash or cash-like investments that can be sold within three days. Funds also could charge investors who pull their money on days of elevated withdrawals.

SEC claims First Eagle Investment improperly used mutual fund assets to pay for the marketing and distribution of fund shares.

The nine-year-old Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, the first U.S. closed-end fund to invest in mainland stocks, has slumped 13% this year through Sept. 18 on a total return basis, compared with a 6.2% decline in the benchmark it tracks.

So much investor cash has been parked in fixed-income mutual funds and ETFs there’s concern that no one will be there to buy when money managers need to sell.

Apollo Global Management will help OppenheimerFunds push into structured credit, middle-market loans and direct real estate as the private-equity firm expands its strategies to retail investors.

Goldman Sachs may find breaking into the ultra-competitive U.S. ETF industry a long, tough slog.

The most anticipated ETF launch of the year will provide U.S. investors access to a basket of locally listed Saudi stocks.

The asset management industry was clearly impacted by massive waves of selling last month, though it is slowly recovering.

The problems plaguing Petrobas are also dragging down Pimco, Fidelity and Capital Group -- the three biggest holders of its bonds.

Goldman Sachs, rarely thought of as a low-cost option, is seeking to be just that with a new line of ETFs.

Charles Hallac, who conceived BlackRock’s investment management platform and founded its advisory business, has died. He was 50.

The market tumult, initially sparked by concerns over an economic slowdown in China, showed a downside, as ETFs can be vulnerable to price swings during periods of market stress, partly because some are less liquid than stocks.