The influential firm plans to launch a different ratings system, one that will be forward-looking. And get this: only 20% of funds are likely to get a positive score under the new system.
Renewed proposals to eliminate the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds as a way to reduce the $1.5 trillion federal deficit are unlikely to succeed, according to a report by The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
Meredith Whitney's at it again. The controversial analyst is now predicting a 'waterfall' of muni downgrades which will trigger a massive sell-off by insurers. If she's right, investors may be able to pick up some bargains in the process.
Putnam Institute says excessive exposure to stock market gyrations bigger threat to new retirees than inflation or longevity risk
If “big,” “strong” and “mysterious” are the attributes you want for a financial brand, you can't pick a better name than BlackRock Inc.
Protection against rise in interest rates may not be enough to offset risks; 'use them peripherally'
The Government Accountability Office has recommended several major changes to the use of target date funds in 401(k) plans after finding that investments in funds with similar end dates vary wildly
Custody firms are engaged in a delicate balancing act, trying to accommodate a growing number of alternative investments while at the same time implementing stricter eligibility criteria for accepting those assets
ProShare Advisors of Bethesda, Md., today announced the introduction of the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
ProShare Advisors is planning to roll out what could be the first exchange traded fund to follow a 130/30 investment strategy.
Howard Stein, who succeeded Jack Dreyfus at the helm of the Dreyfus mutual-fund company and helped turn a generation of Americans into investors, has died. He was 84.
Asset manager's repurchasing of remaining stake held by bank opens door to other third-party wirehouse platforms; 'no longer owned by a competitor'
Bailed-out insurer AIG should be broken up eventually because its two main businesses have “no strategic fit between them,” according to Harvey Golub, its former chairman
Firm hopes to have 30 to 50 passive and active offerings on the market by the end of 2012
Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Corp. has unveiled a select list of exchange-traded funds for retail investors
Jackson National Life Insurance Co. has temporarily closed off access to the JNL/BlackRock Global Allocation fund option in the carrier's variable annuities.
