Financial News Roundup for the Week of June 12, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of June 12

Markets & Economy:

• Treasury Department Releases Proposed Overhaul of Bank Rules (Bloomberg)
• SIFMA Economic Panel Trims Outlook for Growth, Inflation (ThinkAdvisor)
• Saudi Arabia Cuts U.S. Oil Exports (WSJ)

Asset/Wealth Management:

• The Changes in 401(k) Plans Over the Past Decade (ThinkAdvisor)
• Uncertainty Remains after DOL Fiduciary Rule Takes Effect (InvestmentNews)
• Fee pressure continues for asset managers (ThinkAdvisor)
• Why high-cost money managers aren't worried about the passive investing boom (Yahoo! Finance)
• Hunt for Yield Is Driving Loan Investors Crazy (WSJ)
• When Mom and Dad Can’t Sell the Farm (Or in This Case, The Theme Park) - (NYT)

Long(er) Reads:

• The Snowballing Power of the VIX, Wall Street’s Fear Index (WSJ)
• FINRA Blocks Public Scrutiny of Firms with Tainted Brokers (Reuters)

Alternatives:

• Viking Global Investors Returns $8 billion to Investors (NYTimes)
• Family Offices are Directly Investing in Private Equity (Barron’s)
• Elliott Management Expands in Europe (WSJ)

Media Industry and Journalism:

• The New York Times Needs to Save Whatever Dignity It Has Left (New York Post)
• Fox News Drops ‘Fair and Balanced’ Motto (NYTimes) ​