#MutualFundS

Active managers who briefly looked like they might finally have their moment earlier this year are once again confronting a familiar problem: a market rally driven by a tiny group of tech megacaps that diversified portfolios simply can’t keep up with.

Indian investors plowed money into equity funds for a 62nd straight month in April, though inflows eased from the previous month.

Thomas Faust, who engineered the sale of Eaton Vance to Morgan Stanley, is beginning his next act: helping out mutual fund managers who are facing redemption requests.

Franklin Templeton is betting that Indian investors’ rising interest in fixed income will power the next leg of its growth in the country, where it is regaining ground after a credit crunch six years ago.

BlackRock Inc. is planning to launch two money-market funds built for investors who hold their cash in stablecoins, not bank accounts, a sign the world’s largest asset manager sees a durable customer base in the digital-dollar economy.

Small investors own fewer stocks directly, pour money into the market via mutual funds.

A little-talked about investment product is taking over the 401(k) world, and offering asset managers a way to increase exposure to private markets.

The Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust conceded defeat to the Boaz Weinstein's activist fund on Thursday.