“We're only halfway along the way to a gigantic eventual bubble in the emerging markets,” says Barton Biggs, the managing partner of New York-based hedge-fund firm Traxis Partners LLC. And he's not alone in his belief.
Newsletter editor skewers firm's handling of U.S Growth Fund
Famed investor looks to gain more flexibility with latest Fairholme offering. Says one industry watcher: “It's like going back to the days of old with a mutual fund that will make you money by going anywhere."
Debt aimed at retail investors matures in 2060
The SEC says it's targeting 12(b)-1 fees to help protect investors. Meanwhile, soft dollars fly under the radar. Critics say that needs changing.
In a wide-open pursuit of investment yield, stocks are trumping bonds, according to Mark Freeman, manager of the WHG Income Opportunity Fund Ticker:(WHGIX).
B-Ds' account statements come under scrutiny; further guidance from regulator possible
Some asset management executives would argue that now isn't a good time to be in the money market fund business
Although the run-up in emerging-markets debt may seem a little long in the tooth, a good case can still be made for purchasing these bonds.
The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time in the history of U.S. debt.
A shift in focus to core offerings — triggered by investor uncertainty over the direction of the markets — is crimping the growth of sector ETFs
Managed-futures funds represent the most-popular category among alternative strategies, according to the latest research from BarclayHedge Ltd.
Chalk up another hard-earned lesson from the financial crisis: Investors in limited partnerships, the structure of choice for most alternative investments, discovered that giving up liquidity in exchange for higher returns wasn't such a good idea after all.
The cost of protecting U.S. corporate bonds from default has fallen below yield premiums by the most since January as concern ebbs that the world's largest economy will lapse back into recession, giving Pacific Investment Management Co. more reason to snap up bank debt.
While retirement industry leaders last week pressed officials from the Labor and Treasury departments to make it easier to include annuities in 401(k) plans, many investment firms and advisers said they aren't pinning their hopes on the annuity proposal and are looking for income solutions that don't involve insurance.
The Investment Company Institute has slammed assertions around mutual fund fees made by kaChing Group Inc., continuing an online sparring match between the two.
KaChing Group Inc's online service — touted as an alternative to mutual funds — may still be in its infancy. But kaChing today announced it has secured $7.5 million in financing.
If you're unhappy with your mutual fund, you can easily find another. After all, there are nearly 8,000 to choose from.
Investors looking for more exposure to global markets can increasingly look to U.S. stocks, according to Eric Ende, manager of the FPA Perennial Fund Ticker:(FPPFX).
