(CNBC) IEX, or The Investors Exchange, is offering the best “effective spread” for most S&P 500 stocks since its launch last year, according to new figures from Yale. IEX’s battle against high-speed traders was chronicled in Michael Lewis’ “Flash Boys.” […]

(Harvest) The idea that hedge funds are getting 2/20 for management fees is becoming a myth. Dynamic pricing is being used more aggressively by hedge funds with a wide range of management and incentive fee options. For example, in the […]

(Harvest) There are two big concerns when it comes to the general outlook for financial markets. One is the high valuation of equities, and the other is the direction of interest rates. Following the U.S. presidential election, there was a […]

(Bloomberg) Pimco chief investment officer Dan Ivascyn is leading the firm with a combination of bold risk-taking and cool-headed caution….. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) Emerging hedge funds posted a mixed but steady month in June, according to new data from Advisors & Partners, ending five consecutive months of positive performance. To read this article:

(FINalternatives) The credit division of global asset manager Ares Management has priced its latest collateralized loan obligation at $1.1 billion, the second largest CLO in the firm’s history. To read this article:

(CNBC) Sears Holdings has landed a fresh line of credit, valued at $200 million, from its CEO Eddie Lampert’s hedge fund, the retailer said Monday. Sears’ stock climbed about 9 percent higher Monday morning following this news. To read this […]

(CNBC) BlackRock CEO Larry Fink believes growth of the funds could be in its early stages, even with assets just passing $3 trillion. The iShares family saw a record net inflow of $73.8 billion in the second quarter, pushing total […]

(Agrimoney) Expectations grew of a pullback in grain prices after data showed hedge funds having already been “much, much more active” in buying than had been expected, provoking doubts over appetite for further purchases. Managed money, a proxy for speculators, […]

(FINalternatives) Lee Robinson’s alternative asset manager Altana Wealth has launched a UCITS-compliant version of its systematic long/short U.S. equity fund that aims to generate alpha by filtering director’s transactions in large and mid-cap stocks. To read this article:

(Reuters) Global fund managers are ramping up their presence in China, aiming to be well ahead of next June’s inclusion of mainland-listed stocks into MSCI’s benchmark index that is set to boost investment into the economy’s $8 trillion equity market. […]

(HITC Business) The world’s largest asset manager reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $5.24 on revenue of $2.965 billion. In the year-earlier period, the company had posted adjusted earnings of $4.78 per share on sales of $2.804 billion….BlackRock shares […]