BOSTON — The Charles Schwab Corp., T. Rowe Price Group Inc. and OppenheimerFunds Inc. are among firms exploring ways to add a guarantee to life cycle funds — providing investors with an income stream in retirement.
INVEST Financial Corp. of Tampa, Fla., this morning said it has acquired the contracts of nearly 400 bank-based registered representatives of PFIC Securities Corp. of Franklin, Tenn., a subsidiary of Morgan Keegan & Co. Inc. of Memphis.
The chairman of the Senate Finance Committee said this morning that he would like to abolish the alternative minimum tax, but failing that, he expects that legislation delaying its impact on middle-income taxpayers will be approved by Congress this year.
Liberty Mutual Group in Boston today announced that it will acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of Ohio Casualty Corp. of Fairfield, Ohio for $2.7 billion in cash, or $44 per share.
Many top executives at large financial services companies saw a big jump in pay last year.
New accusations against equity index annuity sellers may lead to regulatory grief comparable to what property-casualty firms suffered during the contingent- commission scandal a couple of years ago, industry observers say.
While advisers want their separately managed accounts made available on unified managed account systems, SMA managers fear that that will result in a loss of control over how their products are marketed.
The rapid rise of equity markets over the past few months has introduced a new challenge to some financial advisers: keeping clients focused on long-term objectives.
Thomas James clearly is displeased with the growth at Raymond James Financial Services Inc.
