Traders are placing more bets than any time since 2009 that the CBOE's Volatility Index will fall, a sign they expect concern about Europe's credit crisis to recede and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to rally.
Looking beyond the technology-centric U.S. market is key to building a solidly diversified portfolio of tech stocks, according to Ian Warmerdam, manager of the $300 million Henderson Global Technology Fund.
The nearly two-year trend of companies' hoarding cash due to economic uncertainty plays right into the hand of the $560 million JPMorgan Equity Income Select Fund.
Two Houston men have been sentenced to spend more than 45 years in prison for their role in a massive life settlements fraud scheme.
NAIC's summer meeting in Philadelphia washed out by Hurricane Irene; decision on disclosure model to come later this month
Some of the most popular private-equity funds — those once in such demand that they could get away with charging above-market fees — are finding it hard to fill their dance cards
The state of Iowa finally issued it's long-awaited guidance on what insurance agents and securities brokers can — and can't —do when working with clients
Fine issued by Illinois securities cops over sale of fixed annuities raises questions of jurisdiction; others say no conflict exists
In a move that could affect the sales of securities and insurance in the state, Iowa's insurance regulator this week is expected to issue guidance on how far insurance agents and brokers can go in advising clients on the suitable sources of funds for insurance products
Annuity exam overload, including extra training, could prompt some advisers to limit customer choice.
Push for larger reserves could push some insurers right out of the business; vendors fighting back
Birnbaum the sole consumer advocate on newly formed panel; 'really going to stand out'
Regulator filing details second benefits cut since May launch
Citing costs, government pulls plug on controversial long-term-care insurance plan; 'we're right where we have been operating'
Bruce Wasserstein, dead for two years, still casts a pall over the Rogue River Valley of southern Oregon, home of Harry & David Holdings Inc.
Long time come, but agents finally form guild to have leverage over corporate office decisions
Emerging-market stocks are “cheap” and Pacific Investment Management Co. is buying in China after the nation's shares tumbled this year
MetLife Inc. will take a charge of up to $135 million for unpaid death benefits based on Social Security Administration records.
