Mounting worries about state and local governments' growing budget deficits have transformed the municipal bond market from a sleepy safe haven for conservative investors into a rowdy roadhouse for intrepid investors
Institutional investors are beginning to incorporate climate change risk factors into their asset allocation processes, and leading funds are contemplating a bevy of environmentally friendly investments
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. won't be taking enforcement action against The Charles Schwab Corp. for the sale of auction rate securities
Nouriel Roubini, one of the few people to predict the collapse of 2008, long ago morphed from respected economist to global celebrity
Insurance brokers don't have to disclose incentive arrangements with insurers that were entered into before New York state's disclosure regulation took effect Jan. 1, the New York Court of Appeals has ruled
Guggenheim Partners LLC is in talks about combining its former Claymore Group Inc. exchange-traded-fund business with its Rydex SGI business, according to people familiar with the situation
Sallie Krawcheck, head of Bank of America Corp.'s wealth management division, sternly told Merrill Lynch financial advisers that a new “garden leave” policy doesn't apply to them, despite recent speculation
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Advisers have mixed feelings about volatility dampener; 'really restrictive'
Western & Southern Financial Group Inc.'s decision to base its variable annuity investment options on exchange-traded funds is a positive for the insurer, allowing it to better manage market risk tied to the products, according to Moody's Investors Service
Finra claims that Lincoln Financial gave workers shared passwords for clients' accounts. All told, the regulator says more than 1 million records were viewed over a seven-year period.
Hundreds of financial advisers switched firms this year, many looking for opportunities to build equity in themselves and some exiting after mergers. Many were also lured by big bucks, according to recruiters and industry experts.
A lawyer for clients suing Securities America over Reg D offerings that went bust says parent Ameriprise has agreed to pay $27M to end the litigation.
Physicians are foot soldiers in states' battle to protect elderly from fraud
SEC claims that Provident Capital made false statements about its ability to cover its bond obligations
IRI report is pre-emptive strike against possible tax change
Survey finds U.S. citizens still not overly interesting in stashing cash away
The portfolio manager says investors get squeamish when the during market drops, and often sell at big losses.
