Bank-loan funds are the beneficiary of a bond market that has made investors leery of most fixed-income investments — particularly junk bonds. Compared with junk-bond funds — to which some consider bank-loan funds an attractive alternative — asset flows into bank-loan funds have remained strong.
The $1.2 trillion hedge fund industry, bracing for its second regulatory battle with the Securities and Exchange Commission in as many years, plans to take a more proactive approach to dealing with regulators, critics and the media.
WASHINGTON — The SEC’s efforts to protect hedge fund investors have stirred up free market enthusiasts, who are making it clear they don’t want the government limiting their investment options.
NEW YORK — A securities law firm is seeking class action status for clients who may have been financially damaged by an insurer’s threats and commission incentives designed to skew adviser judgment in favor of proprietary products.
NEW YORK — John Hancock Life Insurance Co. of Boston this month introduced a policy that guarantees cash values to a greater extent than other types of whole life insurance.
OTTAWA — A tussle has erupted over what to do with complaints against more than 2,000 brokers that the Investment Dealers Association of Canada inadvertently posted on its website.
PHILADELPHIA — Real estate investment trusts have outperformed the broad market for seven years, so it isn’t surprising that exchange traded fund providers want in on the action.
SAN FRANCISCO — A top bond expert made only passing mention of bonds at TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.’s 2007 annual conference in San Diego early this month.
Bank of America Corp. chief executive Kenneth D. Lewis saw his stock options drop 8% to $10.8 million last year, compared with $11.7 million in 2005, according to Financial News.
One of the founders of Financial Network Investment Corp., the largest independent-contractor broker-dealer in the ING Advisors Network Inc., walked out the door last month and joined NFP Securities Inc., leaving some observers to wonder how many registered representatives affiliated with FNIC eventually could follow.
