Financial News Roundup for the Week of May 15, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of May 15
Markets & Economy:

• There’s a new biggest risk to global markets (Business Insider)
  
• Medical Cost Trends Continue to Outpace Inflation and Wages (PlanSponsor)
  

Asset/Wealth Management:

• There Are Now More Indexes Than Stocks (Bloomberg)
  
• Harvard, Yale, Stanford make big bets on ETFs (Bloomberg)
  

Long(er) Reads:

• The Barbarians are at Etsy’s gates (Bloomberg)
  
• Inside the dysfunctional origins of Juicero (Gizmodo)
  

Alternatives:

• Strapped Pensions and the hefty investment fees they pay (New York Times)
  
• Aflac picks private equity over hedge funds in quest for higher returns (Bloomberg)
  
• Anthony Scaramucci, hedge fund showman, finds himself in limbo (New York Times)
  
• In tumult of Trump, Jon Corzine seeks a Wall Street comeback (New York Times)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Rhule, Velshi team up for new business show on MSNBC (TalkingBizNews)
  
• 2017 Gerlad Loeb Awards finalists in business journalism announced (PRN)
  
• The Washington Post is breaking news - and breaking new ground (NYT)