Returns for top-rated tax-exempt paper on a par with Treasuries; lower-rated debt the better bet, say experts
Judge upholds Finra's earlier decision in muni bond fund dispute; ordered to pony up $54M
Emerging-hedge-fund managers are getting more attention from institutional investors because they tend to produce better returns than larger, more established funds, but industry insiders disagree about the extent of the outperformance.
Emerging-markets funds managed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Franklin Resources Inc. were among the U.S.-registered mutual funds that fell the most in last week's commodities selloff.
'Rising stars' in developing nations should stay ahead of inflation by passing price hikes on to consumers
Morningstar tabs managers at Sequoia Fund, Janus Overseas and Templeton Global Bond for 'exceptional performance' in 2010
With low interest rates, investors actively seeking passive management, fund firm boss says
Commission said to favor plan requiring funds to hold cash reserves; floating rate NAV for those that don't
Investors last week pulled more money from money-market mutual funds than any week this year.
Europe is being blamed again today for the volatility in the U.S. equity markets, but some market watchers are saying the knee-jerk reactions by investors go too far.
Investors add $1B to municipal bond funds in the week ending Dec. 7, the most since March 2010
Bruce Berkowitz, Kenneth Heebner and Bill Miller, three of the best-known U.S. stock pickers, are competing for last place this year after their bets on an economic expansion backfired
“Impact investing” is a relatively new term that describes investments that aim to solve social or environmental challenges while generating financial profit. Impact investors actively seek to place capital in businesses and funds that can harness the positive power of enterprise.
A Finra arbitration panel has ruled against Société Générale SA and a handful of its affiliates, ordering the bank to pay $61 million to a California-based fund manager.
The face value of outstanding municipal bonds was $3.7 trillion at the end of September, compared with the previous figure of $2.9 trillion at the end of June, the Fed said.
The biggest bond gains in almost a decade have pushed returns on Treasuries above stocks over the past 30 years, the first time that's happened since before the Civil War.
Anytime you have to redraw or resize a chart to accommodate one piece of data – a severe outlier, if you will – you have to talk about it. Or in this case: Point to the <i>real<i/> elephant in the room.
Emerging-markets stocks may rise 39% by the end of next year, spurred by a “soft landing” for China's economy, earnings growth and cheap valuations, according to Morgan Stanley
