Financial News Roundup for the week of Oct. 22, 2017

What We've Been Reading - Week of Oct. 22

Markets & Economy:

• Hunt for yield fuels boom in another complex, risky security (WSJ)
  
• Bond traders are piling into a Fed-proof bet (Bloomberg)
  

Asset/Wealth Management:

• Leon Cooperman on Life After an SEC Investigation (Institutional Investor)
  
• No, 401(k)s Aren't a “Great and Popular Middle Class Tax Break” (The Atlantic)
  

Long(er) Reads:

• The Morningstar Mirage (WSJ)
  
  • Morningstar response
    
  • Commentary on the story from Bloomberg and The Reformed Broker
    
• Me and My Robotic Suit (Reuters)
  

Alternatives:

• GP-LP relationship 'challenged' by transparency demands (PEI)
  
• Private equity’s biggest backers are tired of the fees (Bloomberg)
  

Media Industry and Journalism:

• How The Economist covers come alive (TalkingBizNews)
  
• CNBC moves up to #3 business news site (TalkingBizNews)
  
• Journalist Who Wrote About Phony Awards Wins Phony Award (FCPA Blog)