NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S.-based stock ETFs attracted $14.6 billion of inflows in the week ended Wednesday, their 10th consecutive week of inflows and the largest since June, illustrating investors’ appetite for low-cost exposure to record-high stock markets. R... More »
Influential bond investor Bill Gross of Janus Henderson Investors warned Thursday the Federal Reserve should be "more cautious and easier" in its interest-rate hiking campaign, given the enormous exposure investors have to pricey risk assets including corporat... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors poured $33 billion into U.S.-based money market funds during the week ended Nov. 29, the largest inflows of 2017, Lipper data showed on Thursday, in a sign that investors might be sensing an end to the equity market’s marathon ra... More »
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois, which sold $6 billion of bonds last month to raise money to pay overdue bills, will be back in the U.S. municipal market next week with another $750 million of debt. The deal tops the $12.2 billion of bonds and notes states, citie... More »
NEW YORK/LONDON/CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s efforts to restructure its debt may have triggered an initial stampede for the exits, but some investment funds are maintaining their portfolios or even beefing them up, betting that other investors’ distress cou... More »
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. fund investors walloped high-yield funds with their biggest week of withdrawals since March, Lipper data showed on Thursday. The junk bond mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) posted $4.4 billion in net withdrawals during the... More »
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Cracks in the red-hot U.S. high-yield bond market are starting to widen, with two junk-rated companies pulling their deals on Friday and U.S.-based high-yield funds suffering their second consecutive week of cash withdrawals. More »
U.S. investors favored international stock markets, pushing $4.1 billion into equity funds focused abroad during the most recent week, dodging risks at home, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Reluctant investors warmed to stocks in October, stockpiling $19.3 billion in U.S.-based equity funds, marking the first month of positive inflows for the funds since May, when they took in $31.8 billion, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Pimco Income Fund, run by group Chief Investment Officer Dan Ivascyn, reached $102.4 billion in assets under management (AUM) as of the end of October, Pacific Investment Management Co said late Thursday. More »
Investors endured jolts to both stocks and bonds, pouring even more cash into funds tracking both markets during the latest week, according to Lipper data released on Thursday. More »
U.S. fund investors regained an appetite for risk over the last week, rushing into U.S. and emerging-market stocks, according to data on Thursday from Lipper. More »
The Pimco Income Fund (PIMIX), widely seen by investors and analysts as Pacific Investment Management’s new flagship fund, surpassed $100 billion in assets under management this week, even as fees were hiked on Oct. 2, two sources familiar with the matter said... More »
U.S. fund investors stopped resisting the festive mood in equity markets and joined the party, pouring cash into domestic stocks for the first time in six weeks, according to Lipper data on Thursday. More »
The Trump administration's highly anticipated tax plan spurred modest flows into funds that profit from higher interest rates and inflation, Lipper data showed on Thursday, but that resurgent "Trump trade" did not boost stocks. More »
U.S. fund investors gorged on gold and traded stocks for cash during the latest week, showing caution even as markets trend higher, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Three years after Bill Gross shocked the financial world by exiting Pacific Investment Management Co and ending his reign over the Pimco Total Return Bond (PTTRX) fund, investors who stuck with the bond fund have come out ahead of those at most of its rivals. More »
U.S.-based taxable-bond funds took in $7 billion during the latest week, the largest weekly intake since July, adding to an already strong year for debt against the backdrop of a rate-hiking cycle, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
U.S. fund investors sought shelter during the latest week, pouring more than double the amount from the previous week into money markets, and stockpiling the most in "safe haven" Treasuries in more than a year, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Risk aversion was on display this week given geopolitical concerns and uncertainty over North Korea as investors in U.S.-based funds pulled $1.1 billion out of stock funds in the week ended Sept. 6, and moved money into "safe haven" money-market and gold funds... More »
U.S. fund investors regained their risk appetite during the latest week, draining money market funds and pouring their cash into stocks after six straight weeks of withdrawals. More »
Investors socked savings away and opted against loading up on U.S. stocks during the latest week, Lipper data for U.S.-based funds showed on Thursday. More »
Investors recoiled during a turbulent week for markets, pulling the most cash from high-yield bond funds since March and billions more from stock funds, Lipper data for U.S.-based funds showed on Thursday. More »
Bond investors on Friday gave a $1.8 billion boost to Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) balance sheet by snapping up the electric car maker's first foray into the U.S. junk bond market, where yield-hungry investors have raced to lock in relatively higher returns. More »
U.S. fund investors reduced their exposure to stocks and bought bonds during the latest week, Lipper data showed on Thursday, as saber-rattling between the United States and North Korea appeared to shake investor sentiment. More »
Investors pulled $200 million from Jeffrey Gundlach's DoubleLine Total Return Bond Fund in July, extending an outflow streak that began in November, according to Morningstar Inc data on Wednesday. More »
Investors poured $1.8 billion into U.S.-based taxable bond funds during the latest , marking the fourth straight week of inflows into the funds, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
U.S. fund investors sidestepped stocks in favor of bonds during the latest week, Lipper data showed on Thursday, showing little confidence as a heavy dose of second-quarter corporate earnings results rolled in. More »
The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas Overhauling land legislation will be key for Ukraine’s next review by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and shou... More »
Ukraine could unlock some $50 billion of collateral for lending to the country’s agricultural industry by overhauling its land legislation, Francis Malige, Managing Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said on Friday. More »
Investors soured on U.S.-based stock funds for a third straight week and opted for non-domestic equity funds as compelling valuations in overseas markets lured new money, data from Thomson Reuters’ Lipper service showed on Thursday. More »
Scott Minerd, Chairman of Investments and Global Chief Investment Officer of Guggenheim Partners, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 1, 2017. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson The U.S. Federal Reserve is unlikely ... More »
FILE PHOTO – The entry to the Home Capital Group’s headquarters is seen at an office tower in the financial district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on May 1, 2017. Picture taken using a wide angle lens. REUTERS/Chris Helgren/File Photo Warren Buffett’s Berkshire ... More »
FILE PHOTO – Investor Warren Buffet arrives for the premiere of the film ”Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” in New York, U.S. on September 20, 2010. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo It took less than 24 hours for Warren Buffett, one of the world’s savviest deal... More »
A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration Investors pulled back from U.S.-based stock funds after pouring the most cash into those investments since February the previous week, Lipper data showed... More »
A U.S. five dollar note is seen in this illustration photo June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration Investors poured $3 billion into U.S.-based taxable bond funds during the latest week despite incurring some losses, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
The offices of Pacific Investment Management Co (PIMCO) are shown in Newport Beach, California August 4, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake The Pimco Income Fund, overseen by Pimco group chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn, attracted $2.8 billion of inflows during the ... More »
Investors in U.S.-based funds poured $1.4 billion into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that invest in U.S. Treasuries in the week ended June 7, marking the biggest inflows since late January, data from Thomson Reuters’ Lipper service showed on Thursday.... More »
Jackson National, the largest U.S. provider of variable annuities, said in a filing on Tuesday it plans to remove Pimco’s Total Return Bond investment strategy from Jackson National’s product line-up and assign management of the $3.5 billion in that fund offer... More »
Several large investment firms are betting on U.S. energy bonds on the view that they have more room to run even after a sharp rebound in performance in 2016. More »
FILE PHOTO: U.S. dollar notes are seen in this November 7, 2016 picture illustration. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Investors stampeded into U.S.-based stock funds that invest in Europe, plowing the second-largest amount on record into those produ... More »
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., April 24, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Investors in U.S.-based mutual funds and exchange-traded funds poured $4.7 billion into stock funds in the week ended April 19, marking ... More »
Investors stocked up on safe-haven U.S.-based gold and bond funds ahead of France’s closely watched presidential election, while trimming purchases of European stock funds, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Greg Peters at the Reuters Global Investment Summit in New York, November 17, 2015. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid PGIM Fixed Income senior portfolio manager Greg Peters said on Thursday that he has been reducing his overweight position in junk bonds because the “ri... More »
File photo: Jeffrey Gundlach, Chief Executive Officer, DoubleLine Capital LP., speaks at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York City, U.S. May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid There is no risk of a high-yield junk bond “meltdown” because the risk of a rec... More »
Third Avenue Management and its founder Martin Whitman have reached a $14.25 million settlement of a lawsuit by investors who accused the well-known value investment firm of mismanaging a junk bond mutual fund that collapsed in December 2015. More »
Investors grew more confident during the latest week, reversing last week’s withdrawals from U.S.-based stock funds, data from Lipper showed on Thursday. More »
Investors eased off from “Trump trade” bets during the latest week, snatching the most money from bank sector funds in more than a year and stockpiling bonds, Lipper data for U.S.-based funds showed on Thursday. More »
Peabody’s St. Louis headquarters seen from the steps of the Thomas F. Eagleton U.S. Courthouse, where a hearing on the coal producer’s plan to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy was held in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., March 16, 2017. REUTERS/Tracy Rucinski Peabody ... More »
Investors recoiled from debt issued by low-rated companies during the latest week, pulling the most cash since August 2014 from U.S.-based, high-yield bond funds, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Rick Rieder, BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Officer, speaks during the Reuters Global Investment Outlook Summit in New York City, U.S., November 14, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Markets are emboldened by the tone of monetary policymakers following an in... More »
The likelihood of a more aggressive U.S. Fed after an expected March rate rise failed to dent stock market investments over the past week, with equity funds receiving $11.8 billion for a 10th straight week of inflows, data showed on Friday. More »
Investors are spurning U.S.-based high-yield junk bond funds, Lipper data showed on Thursday, as they keep gobbling up stocks and other risky assets. More »
Answers Corp [AFCVHA.UL], which owns the Answers.com and Multiply websites, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday with a plan to swap ownership of the company to creditors who are owed about $540 million, according to court documents. More »
Investors piled into riskier assets again in the latest week, pouring cash into U.S.-based funds invested in stocks and bonds girded against inflation, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
Investors are showing increasing comfort wading into the markets, lavishing cash on U.S.-based stock and corporate bond funds in the latest week, Lipper data showed on Thursday. More »
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is broadcast on a screen on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. December 27, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Investors boosted their bets on U.S.-based equity funds in the latest week a... More »
By Shankar Ramakrishnan, Will Caiger-Smith and Natalie HarrisonNEW YORK (IFR) – A revolt by bond-buyers has slowed the recent trend of issuer-friendl More »
A commuter passes by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in the financial district in New York City, U.S., February 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Global investors poured money into stocks, emerging markets and corporate debt in the week to Wednesday, as the... More »
Private citizens in Mongolia are donating cash, jewelry, gold and even horses to help the government make a near $600 million payment to bondholders next month. More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hedge fund investor Leon Cooperman, the chief executive of Omega Advisors, told CNBC on Thursday his firm’s assets had shrunk to $3.4 billion after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider trading charges. More »
People line up to get into a Banco de Venezuela branch in San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela December 13, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez Venezuela has issued $5 billion in bonds maturing in 2036 to a state-owned bank, a source familiar with the situation... 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Morning commuters pass by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 10, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Donald Trump’s stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, a... 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
