Exposure spooks investors and assets decline, with some funds losing 33%
New measures aim to combat challenge of assessing performance; investible products may not be far behind.
Bond guru addresses a wide range of issues, from low volatility to interest rate risk.
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Funds, and investment gurus the likes of Warren Buffett, are augmenting their cash positions as volatility enters the market.
It could be a long summer for the fastest-growing segment of the mutual fund business as regulators zero in on both the marketing of the funds and the investment strategies they employ.
Nine of Pimco's 15 largest mutual funds are beating at least 75% of peers so far this year, according to data compiled by Chicago-based research company Morningstar Inc. None of those top performers are managed by Chief Investment Officer Gross. Of the four funds trailing more than half their rivals, three including the Pimco Total Return Fund are run by the 70-year-old investor known as the bond king.
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Underlying risk metrics suggest the Pimco Total Return Fund continues to have a tough time beating competitors.
Jumping on trend, UK bank follows on the heels of Sallie Krawcheck's new fund launched last month.
Guggenheim says the global rise of the middle class could yield returns for U.S. investors.
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Ailing fund company boasts many of the most successful alts products in the mutual fund business, but is it enough as its core bond business suffers?
The mutual fund giant pulls a Vanguard by undercutting the market with a suite of deep ETFs at the lowest cost.
Despite putting more money in mutual funds, advisers are working with fewer fund managers. This has meant declines for Pimco and BlackRock, while DFA and American Funds remain favorites.
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Pimco continues to stand by its beleaguered co-founder, William H. Gross, following a report that the legendary bond manager threatened to resign after clashing with executives.
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