BOSTON — Although it is too early to tell whether their winning streaks will continue, Fidelity Magellan Fund and Janus Worldwide Fund — two large mutual funds that have struggled to beat their benchmarks of late — are off to decent starts in 2007.
NEW YORK — Asset management firms that employ wholesalers are not reaching their full sales potential and can do a lot more to form stronger relationships with financial advisers, according to a report released earlier this month by kasina LLC.
The Charles Schwab Corp.’s decision last week to position Walter W. Bettinger II as the likely successor to its founder and chief executive caught some financial advisers by surprise.
Two of the biggest names — and personalities — until recently associated with Royal Alliance Associates Inc. now are attempting to build national firms.
Financial intermediaries could be left holding the bag in the unraveling of what is being characterized as possibly the longest-running Ponzi scheme in U.S. history.
Around this time of year, secondary schools typically hold a “career day,” and mothers and fathers are coaxed from their workplaces to participate in a “show and tell” with the next generation.
OTTAWA — The Mounties say they have gotten their man in the insider scandal involving income trusts, but some observers doubt that he is the only person involved.
When banks and brokers first started offering health savings accounts, clients could choose any investment they wanted for their account funds — as long as it was a certificate of deposit.
Although many brokerage firms are letting investors in on whether they have “shelf space” agreements with certain mutual fund companies, few are disclosing the details of those agreements.
After spending the past three years cozying up to securities regulators at NASD, independent-contractor broker-dealers are fearful that state regulators pose an increasing threat.
