Financial News Roundup for the Week of March 27

What We've Been Reading - Week of March 27

Markets & Economy:

• The future of the SEC under Jay Clayton (NYT)
• Corporate America’s top shareholder referee get tougher on activists (Reuters)

Asset/Wealth Management:

• Active managers stage a comeback (WSJ)

Long(er) Reads:

• Sears and its hedge fund owner, in slow decline together (NYT)

Alternatives:

• Brevan Howard granted injunction to block Reuters story (Reuters)
• Investors like hedge funds with powerful-sounding names, even if they fail to deliver (CNBC)
• Ackman “profoundly sorry” for $4 billion Valeant mistake (Bloomberg)
• Ares and Oaktree join firms embracing ILPA fee template (WSJ Private Markets)
• Bearish hedge funds gain as Trump rally fizzles (WSJ)

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Wall Street Journal Staffs Sign Letter Criticizing Control White Men Having Over Newsroom (Business Insider)
• How fake news becomes a popular, trending topic (60 Minutes)
• FBN tops CNBC in total viewership for sixth straight month (The Hill)
  
• Inside Cheddar: The would-be CNBC of the Internet (Wired)