Members of the insurance industry are applauding an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 that eliminates a section that would have given the agency oversight of some insurance products.
Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. has reached a $200,000 settlement with the state of Massachusetts, resolving accusations that several of its reps employed unfair sales practices when working with clients.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. has introduced a variable annuity that allows clients to allocate dollars into a built-in income component.
A New York billionaire jailed for soliciting underage prostitutes in Florida has settled four out of 18 abuse lawsuits by young women.
State Investment Officer Gary Bland has resigned amid a federal investigation into state investment deals and pressure to remove him by several members of the State Investment Council.
A government index shows U.S. home prices dipped slightly in August from the previous month, but remained above a low point reached in May.
Mutual fund manager Ameriprise Financial Inc. on Wednesday reported a third-quarter profit, reversing a year-ago loss, as sales grew.
Shares of Ameriprise Financial Inc. surged to a new year high Thursday after the financial services company posted a third-quarter profit that beat Wall Street's expectations, prompting an analyst to upgrade the stock.
Many of the stock market indicators are suggesting caution, but investors now have to consider the “new normal” before jumping in or retreating, according to Jeffrey Beamer, manager of the Lacerte Guardian Fund (LGFIX) for Lacerte Capital Advisers LLC.
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney saw its total broker head count decline slightly in the third quarter — but their combined clients' assets managed to increase significantly during the three-month period, according to the earnings announcement the brokerage made today.
Matthew Weitzman, a former principal of AFW Asset Management Inc., was sentenced to 97 months in prison after he pleaded guilty last year to stealing from the firm's clients.
A weak report on housing starts made investors nervous that the economy will be slower to recover even as profits at many companies exceed expectations.
Despite the 60% stock market rally since the March low, many consumers remain fixated on the immediate reality of unemployment, and that is preventing a lot of investors from participating in the rally, according to Kevin Mahn, chief investment officer with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.
Two former Nebraska City brokers say they shouldn't be prosecuted for securities fraud because the investors who lost more than $20 million acknowledged the risks in writing, but prosecutors said Monday the records don't tell the full story.
Construction of new homes edged up slightly in September, helped by a rebound in single-family construction. However, in a worrisome sign for future housing work, applications for building permits fell by the largest amount in five months.
Over the past year, we have heard from advisers that the economy has not only hit clients hard; it has also affected their children who have recently graduated from college.
Efforts by money management executives to revamp their firms' compensation policies are being complicated as a revival of optimism this year has outpaced the rebound in profits, according to a report released Oct. 19 by New York-based executive recruiting giant Russell Reynolds Associates.
After getting worrisome signs about consumers from bankers' earnings reports, investors will be looking at a broad range of companies this week for further insights into the outlook for the economy.
Barring some major corporate-earnings disappointments over the next several days, there is reason to believe that investors will continue to reward companies for anything that looks like good news, according to Uri Landesman, head of global growth at ING Investment Management Americas.
Merger-and-acquisition volume among RIA firms continues to run at a record pace.
