The U.S. House set a vote for tomorrow on Democrats' plan to extend middle-class tax cuts as congressional and Obama administration negotiators started talks aimed at forging a bipartisan compromise.
Generous withdrawal benefits for variable annuities — albeit with limits — continued their comeback in the third quarter, according to a report from Ernst & Young.
The percentage of money managers who believe that the stock market is undervalued has reached its highest level in more than a year, according to a Russell Investments survey.
End-of-life planning seen raising awareness of issue; living will crucial
Although about 60% of financial advisers are baby boomers heading toward retirement, only about one quarter of them have a succession plan in place, according to Cerulli Associates Inc.
In yet another example of “innumeracy” when it comes to retirement adequacy, the Bipartisan Policy Center — which insists that affluent people will retire rich and don't deserve tax breaks — has proposed tackling the deficit by halving the amount that employers and employees can contribute to 401(k) accounts
Jim Rogers has never been a shrinking violet when it comes to expressing his opinions, and he was true to form last week in an appearance at a Reuters investment conference in New York
Peter Kraus' efforts to pull AllianceBernstein LP out of the hole it fell into during the financial crisis have yet to steady anxious institutional investors, but the chief executive insists that the changes his team is putting in place are positioning the firm to turn the tide
An enormous number of women aren't getting the help they need to navigate major life changes
After adviser notes differences between adviser and client reports, Morningstar Inc. may review the way it displays returns on variable annuity subaccounts.
Limits sales of VA product to company's reps; Big Three getting bigger
Though the top three sellers of variable annuities extended their grip on the U.S. market through the first nine months of 2010, smaller-share players have become more aggressive in order to compete.
Barron's annual ranking shows that Morgan Stanley may not be having that tough a time bringing Smith Barney into the fold
No strategic fit between insurer's two main units, Golub insists; sees carrier eventually being broken apart
The president of a broker-dealer says that Charles Schwab took some of his assets off a custody platform after he hired a former Schwab employee. An isolated event? An attorney claims he has handled several cases over the last year arising from similar moves by the discount broker.
Raymond James Financial Inc. announced today that it is acquiring Howe Barnes Hoefer & Arnett, Inc., a Chicago-based investment bank.
According to officials in Missouri, brokers from two B-Ds unknowingly cold called state securities regulators at their offices, then tried to pitch them on 'can't-miss' investments. But wait, the story gets better.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will have to forge ahead with the dozens of studies and regulations called for in the Dodd-Frank financial reform law without any extra funding until at least early March.
Doom-and-gloom analysts say high unemployment will hammer large-cap stocks next year. Richard Skaggs, chief equity strategist at Loomis Sayles, has a slightly different view.
Morgan Stanley, the sixth-largest U.S. bank by assets, has told some employees to expect investment banking bonuses to decline 10 percent to 30 percent, according to two people briefed on the matter.
