BlackRock Inc.'s iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index Fund Ticker:(EEM) had net inflows of $1.7 billion in June, compared with $787.7 million for Vanguard's Emerging Markets ETF Ticker:(VWO).
Asset allocators cut their holdings of U.S. equities this month to levels not seen since 2008 amid concern that the world's largest economy may be weakening, a BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research survey showed.
The U.S. economy could well be headed for another downturn — and financial advisers should direct clients to move their money out of the domestic equities market and into long-range opportunities overseas and alternative-asset classes, two well-known investment managers said last week.
The last seven weeks have seen a significant correction in the stock market, along with a surge in stock market volatility.
Famed hedge fund manager claims country's budget austerity could trigger deflationary spiral in Europe
Before things improve, Pimco's co-chief investment officer sees even ore pain in the near future for Greece
Greece needs to reduce the nation's debt through a restructuring and impose deep spending cuts to exit its fiscal crisis, according to Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Bill Gross.
At least three people have died in protests today, which have seen some 100,000 people take to the streets of Greece
Money managers and advisers have spent their careers avoiding Japanese stocks.
Portfolio of just 29 stocks is constructed by screening out any company lacking at least a 10-year record of 15% or more return on equity.
While emerging markets have seen a great run in the past year, Janus and Causeway representatives said they believe some of the best investing opportunities going forward are in global funds, those that invest both in the United States and emerging markets.
Despite a generally bearish outlook for most global markets, Gerald Buetow, chief investment officer at Innealta Capital, talks about ways to navigate through the carnage, even if that means sometimes turning to cash as a hedge.
Money managers and financial advisers need to start looking beyond domestic equity and other traditional asset classes for risk-adjusted returns in the current market, according to Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.
U.S. equity funds have out-performed, by and large, but a handful of overseas funds have generated some solid performance so far this year.
John Hancock Funds LLC today launched an international fixed-income fund to enable investors to hedge against rising interest rates.
China's economic engine powers on, but some consultants and managers are becoming more cautious about investing in the Asian giant — at least in the short term.
Catching a ride on the next leg of this historic 10-month stock market rally will mean following the smart money, mostly represented by institutional-class investors, toward a new concentration on quality and calculated risk.
With the U.S. dollar staging a surprising rally, investors who have piled into foreign stock and bond funds may get burned, some market watchers say.
