Agency to begin collecting data on municipal bonds from MSRB; has authority to nix tax break
Ten-year Treasuries up 28% this year as fed head has managed to keep consumer prices in check
A federal judge agreed with a 28-year veteran agent that he was muscled out of his book of business by The Allstate Corp.
No matter what the Federal Reserve does to jump-start the stalled economy — and no matter what that effort is called — financial advisers should anticipate more downward pressure on interest rates
Pacific Investment Management Co.'s Mohamed El-Erian said President Barack Obama is moving for the first time to “get ahead” of U.S. economic challenges because the Federal Reserve is unable to revive employment on its own.
Regulator aims to impose fiduciary standard, compensation limits in bid to eliminate conflicts of interest
Asset managers telling clients to pounce with BRICs and others down 35% from 15-year average
Analysts sees nearly 40% return by end of 2012; soft landing in China the key
Latest currency ETF from fund firm
Survey reveals real interest in purchasing exchange-traded funds and real ignorance about exchange-traded funds
Financial advisers a bit lost as exchange-traded funds evolve; more changes to come, too
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Unofficial proposals to create government debt backed by the entire 17-member eurozone would produce a massive bond market, similar in size, liquidity and quality to the $7.3 trillion U.S. Treasury market
The global economic crisis is leading to a possible “developed economy” recession in Europe and the United States that may be hard to alleviate, according to Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC's Bill Gross
Firms set to offer active funds promise not to use derivatives
Hurricane Irene's estimated cost to insurers fell to about $2.6 billion in the U.S. as the storm lost strength en route to New York.
Veteran insurance agent Paul A. Mattus has filed suit against The Allstate Corp., claiming that the carrier muscled him out of his book of business and passed it on to a newer, younger agent
