The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc., which was announced today, didn't come as a surprise to advisers, who gave it high marks.
Bond giant, others say central bank set to embark on 'QE2' -- a second round of quantitative easing. The result? Yields will sink to Eisenhower-era levels
The party's almost over for the raucous debt markets, predicts Mark Gilbert. And the endgame is going to leave bond investors with a doozie of a headache.
Settlement of N.J. suit seen as opening salvo in crackdown on lax disclosure; 'harbinger'
Computer and software shares have slumped to the lowest valuations in two decades, a sign to Barclays Wealth and UBS AG they will rebound as Standard & Poor's 500 Index companies start spending their record cash.
Altegris Advisors LLC is looking to tap into the growing demand for managed- futures investing with its own actively managed fund, Altegris Managed Futures Strategy Fund Ticker:(MFTAX).
The Securities and Exchange Commission's warning to The Charles Schwab Corp. that it could face civil charges over two fixed-income mutual funds may have a direct effect on current and looming legal actions from investors over losses suffered in the funds.
Janus Capital Group Inc. wants a bigger share of the red-hot bond market.
Connecticut insurance commissioner Thomas R. Sullivan will look into whether The Hartford participated in “misleading practices” in its marketing of a new variable annuity, the commissioner's office announced today.
The Charles Schwab Corp.'s move into active ETF management with the acquisition of Windward Investment Management Inc. last week didn't come as much of a shock to advisers, who gave the firm high marks.
New York Life Insurance Co. was the top seller of fixed annuities during the second quarter, with $1.74 billion in sales, according to Beacon Re-search Publications Inc.
The SEC's proposed revision of mutual fund fees has yet to be finalized, but analysts are already analyzing on how reform may affect some fund companies.
The goal of the Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, but would the new 12(b)-1 fee proposal really accomplish that objective? Probably not.
As it attempts to crack down on 12(b)-1 fees, the Securities and Exchange Commission is ignoring a raft of mutual fund charges that investors are paying indirectly, critics contend.
Lion's share of states see gains in overall collections; Harrisburg, Pa. default called 'an anomaly'
Reports began circulating on Aug. 27 that Manulife — John Hancock Financial Services Inc.'s parent company — was gearing up to buy Lincoln National Corp.
For the forseeable future there will be no easy way to build a retirement nest egg, meaning investment advisers and their clients will have to work harder and use a wider range of tools to accomplish the task.
Assets in Global Macro Absolute Return Fund grew by more than 600% this year
Mortgage rates fell to the lowest level in decades for the tenth time in 11 weeks, as investors worried about the economy.
The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. is disbanding its distribution arm, Hartford Life Distributors, and decentralizing its wholesalers to four recently established business units.
