Amid trade war, U.S. fund investors find little safe haven in gold

The fact that investors are siphoning money out of stocks is not helping gold, with the safe-haven asset suffering as people wary of a global trade war flock to the U.S. dollar.

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FM Capital Partners wins Libyan SWF fraud case against former CEO

FM Capital Partners (FMCP), which manages money for sovereign wealth fund the Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAP), has won a London court case against its former chief executive officer (CEO)...

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How to shockproof your retirement healthcare costs

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Wilshire Funds Management alternative asset group loses more executives

Two managing directors overseeing alternative investments at Wilshire Funds Management quit the firm in June, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, as employees appeared increasingly...

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Morgan Stanley's Pick promoted to head of institutional securities: memo

Morgan Stanley has promoted Ted Pick to head of its trading and investment banking businesses, the most recent elevation for an executive who has overseen several key initiatives at the Wall Street...

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BlueMountain hires four portfolio managers to build out relative-value focus

BlueMountain Capital Management on Tuesday said it hired four portfolio managers to build out the hedge fund's new fixed-income strategy focused on relative-value investments in G7 government bonds,...

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Alan Alda's new life lesson is that people need to connect

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How to cope with old medical debt

My kids got a great report from the dentist at their last checkup. From the receptionist? Not so much.

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Third of sovereign funds plan to cut equity holdings, cite trade war fear

Over a third of sovereign investors plan to cut their equity exposure over the next three years after a strong run in 2017, citing trade wars, geopolitics and high valuations as headwinds to...

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Japan's GPIF posts $50 billion loss in first-quarter as trade tensions hit stocks

Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund, the world's largest pension fund, lost 5.5 trillion yen ($49.7 billion) on its investments in the first quarter as worries about U.S.-China trade friction...

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Most cash since 2008 flows out of U.S. equity funds in June: Lipper

Investors played it safe in June, plucking the most cash out of U.S.-based equity funds since the peak of the 2008 global financial crisis as U.S. trade disputes discouraged risk, Lipper data showed...

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Home-brewed life lessons from Honest Tea's Seth Goldman

Twenty years ago, Seth Goldman succeeded in his years-long quest to find an after-run drink that was tasty, yet low in sugar and calories.

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U.S. fund investors pull most cash from stocks since February: ICI

U.S. fund investors peeled out of stocks, pulling the most cash since February in the most recent week as global trade tensions vexed markets, Investment Company Institute data showed on Thursday.

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Brevan Howard, Stone Milliner founders back data firm Qi

Two of Europe's leading macro hedge fund investors are backing a machine learning data analytics firm that aims to give traders an edge in picking winning bets across stocks and indexes.

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New U.S. Medicare cards prompt warnings about phone scams

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Hedge funds Bridgewater, Winton register to launch products in China

Renowned global hedge fund managers Bridgewater Associates LP and Winton Group Ltd have had registrations to launch products in China accepted at a time of turbulence in capital markets, reflecting a...

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Famous brother aside, Randi Zuckerberg has life lessons too

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U.S. fund managers zero in on software as tariffs upend tech sector

Worries that a broadening trade war between the United States and China will upend the global supply chain are prompting some U.S. fund managers to buy shares of companies they believe will shield...

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Loeb's Third Point takes new approach in battle with Nestle

For a year, billionaire hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb has watched quietly from afar as Nestle SA tries to energize its business. But his patience has worn thin and he has been telling associates and...

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Four ways to prevent loneliness from wrecking your retirement

When Monica Dwyer of West Chester, Ohio thinks of retirement, her mind wanders to her family friend Paul.

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