Financial News Roundup for the Week of April 16, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of April 16

Markets & Economy:

• It’s a dangerous time to own emerging markets (WSJ)
  
• Rattled Investors Seek Shelter Amid Global Political Tensions (WSJ)
  
• Moves in the market show signs of investors souring on economy (WSJ)
  
• The very serious lessons of Juicero (The Atlantic)
  

Asset/Wealth Management:

• ETFs attract record inflows in the first quarter (FT)
  
• Can a man be responsible for $5 trillion and convince you he’s not powerful?(Bloomberg Markets)
  
• Banks rack up advisory fees as fiduciary rule’s future hangs (WSJ)
  
• Yale University officials make the case for active management fees (InvestHedge)
  
• World’s biggest money manager could get even bigger (WSJ)
  

Long(er) Reads:

• Frank and Steven’s excellent corporate raiding adventure (The Atlantic)
  
• Inside the Hotel Industry’s Plan to Combat Airbnb (The New York Times)
  

Alternatives:

• CalPERS is sick of paying too much for private equity (WSJ)
  
• Before ouster, Arconic CEO accused hedge fund founder of wild antics (NYT)
  
• Blackstone to launch venture and infrastructure groups (Axios)
  
• Once flush startup struggle to stay alive as investors get pickier (WSJ)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• The society columnist with a front-row seat at Mar-a-Lago (NYT)