Investors pulled cash from stock funds and bought government bonds during the latest week, favoring a defensive stance over the risk-trading spectacle that has followed the presidential election, Lipper data for U.S.-based funds showed on Thursday. More »
The BlackRock logo is seen at the BlackRock Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai BlackRock Inc, the world’s biggest asset manager, reported better-than-expected quarterly profits on Friday as it clamped down on expenses and ... More »
Investors in U.S.-based funds poured $4 billion into investment-grade corporate bond funds in the week ended Jan. 11, marking the funds’ biggest inflows since early February 2015, data from Thomson Reuters’ Lipper service showed on Thursday. More »
The offices of Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) (L) are shown in Newport Beach, California August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake/Files Investors pulled $3.2 billion from the Pimco Total Return Fund, once the world’s largest bond fund, in December, bringin... More »
U.S.-based taxable bond funds netted cash for the first time in four weeks, Lipper data released on Thursday showed, a sign that savers may be less wary than the Federal Reserve of inflation under the incoming Trump administration. More »
U.S.-based stock funds pulled in $11.8 billion in the week ended Dec. 28, data from Lipper showed on Thursday, ending 2016 with an enthusiasm for stocks that had been lacking for the better part of the year. More »
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 28, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Investors’ enthusiasm for equities and corporate bonds showed little sign of waning during the latest week, with funds in ... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York in this April 12, 2016, file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/Files Financial pundits shouted about record high levels for the stock market in 2016, but for activel... More »
U.S.-based stock funds posted $21.6 billion in withdrawals during the latest week, Lipper data showed on Thursday, adding to a trend of outflows from actively managed mutual funds that has lasted much of the year. More »
Investors piled into stock exchange-traded funds at the fastest pace since their record-setting haul following the U.S. presidential election, Lipper said on Thursday, as policymakers raised interest rates. More »
A sign marks a Fidelity Investments office in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 21, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Fidelity Investments unintentionally boosted BlackRock Inc’s prospects as a robo adviser with a small investment in a start-up company that Black... More »
The Credit Suisse logo is seen at the headquarters in Milan, Italy, March 9, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini/File Photo Credit Suisse on Friday said it would lower investors’ hurdle to redeeming two popular exchange-traded notes, used to bet on the price of o... More »
Investors are paying a price for not finding buyers for popular exchange-traded notes (ETN), used to bet on oil prices, that delisted from U.S. exchanges this week. More »
U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. Picture taken November 7. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Investors pulled $4.1 billion from U.S.-based taxable-bond mutual funds, the most since June, as a bond selloff forced interest ... More »
The rout in world bond markets gathered pace in the past week, making November a watershed month for fund flows as bond funds chalked up their heaviest outflows in three and a half years, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday. More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 22, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid After a number of false starts since the term was first coined five years ago, the idea of a ‘Great Rotation’ out of bonds into ... More »
Investors pulled more money from U.S.-based bond funds during the latest week, Lipper data showed on Friday, adding to an onslaught following the U.S. presidential election. More »
Investors in U.S.-based funds poured $1 billion into inflation-protected bond funds in the week ended Nov. 9, marking the funds’ second-biggest inflows since records began in October 2002, data from Thomson Reuters’ Lipper service showed on Thursday. More »
A sign is displayed in the reception of Goldman Sachs in Sydney, Australia, May 18, 2016. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo Goldman Sachs Group Inc has launched a new exchange traded fund that mimics the most popular stock bets made by hedge funds, the bank said o... More »
U.S.-based bond funds charged back into the good graces of investors during the latest week, attracting $3.4 billion, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a rally with supporters in Bedford, New Hampshire, U.S. September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst An exchange-traded fund focused on Mexico has become a weather vane for Republican Donald Trump’s chances winn... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid U.S. fund investors are bolstering their bets that the Federal Reserve will bypass an interest-rate increase later this month by p... More »
Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda signaled his readiness to ease monetary policy further using existing o... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., August 30, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The party looked to be waning for some popular investments in the latest week, with investors trimming expo... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Investors trimmed risk assets before a gathering of central bankers on Friday, pulling $6.4 billion from U.S.-based stock funds in... More »
A screen displays The Dow Jones industrial average after the close of trading at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid The warning is posted in fine print at the bottom of all mutual fund advertiseme... More »
By Trevor Hunnicutt | NEW YORK NEW YORK Investors reversed course and poured money into even the riskiest bonds in the latest week, for inflows into U.S.-based high-yield bond funds of $1.7 billion after two straight weeks of outflows, Lipper data showed on Th... More »