As interest rates head higher, sectors such as investment-grade debt and consumer staples companies are taking it on the chin.
JPMorgan is slashing its minimum on alts at a point when such investments are likely to see more modest returns.
But will those tax savings lead to lower expense ratios?
SEC alleged that Perry Gruss abetted cash moves at defunct D.B. Zwirn.
The actions of fund investors speak louder than their words.
Transactions pose inherent risks to policyholders, such as the buyer having a weak credit rating or increasing contract fees.
Investment experts worry about the longevity of the bull market.
Regulators are cutting the red tape involved, but firms say they can still help with setting up fund infrastructure.
The world's biggest bond ETF tracks a benchmark that contains 9,917 bonds, many of them illiquid.
Variable annuity sales were down again, however.
Even physical demand has been slowing.
Going forward, the fixed-income environment may favor more sophisticated active approaches, such as flexible 'best ideas' strategies.
Companies aren't noted for their savvy when it comes to buying back shares.
Only a few see big inflows; even Vanguard's offerings get little love from investors.
Bank plans to slash minimum buy-in to $100,000 from $10 million.
'Professionals pretty much everywhere will probably outperform amateurs.'
Growth has outperformed value in recent decades, but higher rates and more normal volatility levels could give value investments a boost.
Move will affect 54,000 policyholders with older policies.
The PowerShares QQQ Trust Series ETF took in more than $2 billion last week
Demand at short end could ease funding costs and make stocks look better by comparison.
