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Janus Capital Group slashes total pay of CEO Weil

Janus Capital Group Inc. cut the total pay of chief executive Richard M. Weil by 70% and capped…

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Growth-happy plans eye emerging-markets P-E

More private-equity investors are delving into emerging markets, but significant hurdles remain in the effort to find sustained…

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New strategy puts volatility forecast in driver’s seat

Target volatility asset allocation — which aims to maintain a constant level of volatility within an investment portfolio…

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Big money management firms add assets as markets rebound

Total assets under management of the largest 500 money managers in the world edged 4.4% higher in 2010, to $64.7 trillion, according to the annual Pensions & Investments/Towers Watson World 500 ranking

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Developed-market currency concern taking center stage

More institutions are taking cover as uncertainty surrounding the euro is putting developed-market currency risk at center stage of global investment portfolios, including equities strategies

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Investors using ETPs more for risk management

Stomach-turning global volatility has bolstered demand for certain alternative exchange-traded products used by institutions to hedge their portfolios or make directional bets quickly in order to profit from market instability

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Japanese stocks may have hit bottom after earthquake

The 9.0-magnitude earthquake that devastated Japan is likely to leave buying opportunities in its aftermath — even as certain economic indicators point in the opposite direction

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Tiny green-bonds market looking ready to sprout

Money managers, institutional investors and others are combining efforts to drive the nascent green-bonds market forward, and the fruits of their labor are becoming apparent

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ETFs’ siren song still lures managers

As a new crop of money managers and investment banks enters the hot market of exchange-traded funds, the challenge already has proved too much for some in a sector where scale is key.

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Bank-owned asset management firms hustle to earn their keep

Money managers owned by global investment banks are re-engineering their business models in response to mounting pressure to earn their keep.