The Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. will make a wide range of its data tools available via the Web.
NEW YORK — Life isn’t fair. Just ask John Thain. Since becoming chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange in 2004, he has taken the former membership organization public, pushed it into bond and option trading, and merged it with Euronext NV of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Europe’s largest exchange group. Now he is being slammed by shareholders.
The recent fallout in the market for subprime mortgages caused one prominent hedge fund index to revise some of its performance returns last week. Last Monday, the Credit Suisse/Tremont Hedge Fund Index reported that its index for fixed-income arbitrage gained 0.21% in June and 3.7% year-to-date.
The Vanguard Group Inc. is pushing advisers out of a popular class of shares, and some financial advisers and industry experts aren’t happy about the move.
Is the creation of a top-level suitability monitoring job by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America a step forward in annuity marketing or a defensive position in response to a battery of lawsuits?
Financial advisers who prepare various tax-related documents for their clients will likely think twice before signing off on returns that include dubious or aggressive tax positions.
After building businesses through fee-based brokerage accounts and mutual fund trail fees, many brokers are anxious about looming changes to these sources of revenue.
With the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above 14,000 for the first time last week, an increasing number of financial advisers are considering the merits of market timing.
Russell Investment Group has begun to phase out the sale of managed accounts on its own platform.
The Department of Labor has rejected a proposal by the insurance industry to include stable-value funds as a default option for 401(k) plans, according to industry sources.
