Financial News Roundup for the week of May 8, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of May 8

Markets & Economy:

• U.S. companies strike an earnings gusher (WSJ)
  
• VIX at lowest since 1993 (Bloomberg)
  
• China has now become the market’s biggest fear (CNBC)​
  

Asset/Wealth Management:

• A New Paper Just Took a Huge Shot at Some of the World's Hottest Investments (Bloomberg)
  
• Special Report on Responsible Investing (Financial Times)
  

Long(er) Reads:

• YayYo’s IPO, the JOBS act, and J. Peterman from Seinfeld (Business Insider)
  

Alternatives:

• Family offices adding staff as direct private equity investments increase (FinAlternatives)
  
• Preqin special report on hedge fund service providers (Preqin)
  
• Credit Suisse raises money for minority stakes in PE and hedge funds (PEHub)
  
• Hedge funds are facing criminal probe over bond valuations (Bloomberg)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• Business schools take a stand against rankings published by media outlets (WSJ)