Proceeds from the planned private placement of senior second-lien secured notes will be used in part to help support the businesses of some 100 broker-dealer clients Penson hopes to absorb in its Ridge purchase
Monthly sales of bank annuities have been declining steadily since climbing to a 2009 high last March.
Genworth's Total Living Coverage Annuity can also be covered through a tax-free 1035 exchange out of an old annuity or life insurance product.
Investment advisers should be closely examining the sweeping bill to overhaul American health care to determine how it will affect their clients' investment strategies.
A number of financial advisers are using the health care reform legislation passed last week as an opportunity to reach out to clients and review their investment portfolios.
FundQuest is partnering with Envestnet Asset Management Inc. to offer advisory firms additional IT resources.
In this week's much anticipated State of the Union address, President Obama again demonstrated his poor understanding of the fundamental problems that confront our nation. By following the advice of the same people who helped guide our economy to the precipice of total collapse, Obama now threatens to push it over the edge.
Robert McCann, CEO of UBS AG's Wealth Management Americas, announced several appointments to his “Renewal” team Tuesday — including Bob Mulholland, a 25-year Merrill veteran, who will replace Jamie Price as head of UBS' adviser group.
T. Rowe Price Group Inc. took the award for the best large mutual fund group, and RidgeWorth Capital Management Inc. won best small fund group last night at the Lipper Fund Awards, which took place at The Plaza Hotel in New York.
The signing on Tuesday of the landmark legislation removes much of the uncertainty that's been hanging over the medical industry.
It just could be the biggest oil field discovered in the contiguous US in more than 40 years…
From this outside perspective, with knowledge gained from talking to dozens of folks on the inside of the firm, MSSB is a joint venture in title only: Morgan Stanley is running the show.
President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Today. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.
With the passage of the health care bill, investors will see the tax rate on long-term capital gains jump to 23.8%, raising questions for investors looking to protect their assets
Based on a new study of market ups and downs — and the incidence of heart attacks — stock investors may want to consider taking beta blockers.
We revisit The Great Blizzard of 1888 this morning because of the weather that has crippled the Northeast corridor over the past few weeks.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch is establishing an elite new designation for financial advisers who want to work with large 401(k) plan clients. The new designation is part of the bank's push to become a bigger player in the retirement space.
For a look at the retirement products advisers can expect in 2010, the insights of some literary greats — Charles Dickens, Voltaire, Lord Byron and Jane Austen — may be more illuminating than you would imagine.
An adviser who oversaw the wealth of a well-known Boston family allegedly led a "double life" and stole $57 million to buy several airplanes, houses, and timeshares for his family and his mistress, authorities said.
