As the market pushed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. into a fire sale last week, some financial advisers and registered representatives said they were sticking with Lehman's storied investment management division, Neuberger Berman, at least for now.
Lehman Brothers is verging on collapse, even as Bank of America is reportedly in talks to purchase Merrill Lynch and AIG hammers out its own rescue strategy.
Two new ETFs were launched during the month, bringing the total number of ETFs in the United States to 710.
Former AIG chairman and chief executive Maurice Greenberg and other former executives at the insurer will have to cough up $115 million as part of a settlement in a derivatives lawsuit with the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana.
The Financial Planning Association and the National Association for Fixed Annuities have leapt into the fray, submitting comments on the SEC’s proposed index annuity rule.
Manulife Financial Corp. of Toronto has named Donald A. Guloien to succeed Dominic D’Alessandro as president and chief executive officer.
Efficient Market Advisors LLC of Del Mar, Calif., announced today the launch of the first 403(b) retirement program offering professionally managed portfolios of exchange traded funds.
Another independent-contractor broker-dealer is being sold — and this time an insurance company is pulling the trigger on the deal.
Median prices of single family homes rose 0.9% in July from June, but they’re still down year-over-year by 11.4%, according to the July Home Price Index report released today by Denver-based Integrated Asset Services LLC.
The appeal of alternative-investment strategies is becoming increasing apparent to traditional money management firms trying to capture a piece of that market, according to the latest research from Cerulli Associates Inc. in Boston.
The asset management arm of JPMorgan Chase & Co. held the top spot in a ranking of assets managed by hedge funds, with $48.1 billion as of July 1.
The Phoenix Cos. Inc. of Hartford, Conn., today launched its suite of living-benefit riders, with two new additions.
Grail Advisors LLC of San Francisco intends to enter the defined contribution market by offering actively managed, transparent equity exchange traded funds, said William Thomas, chief executive of the firm.
When you trade exchange traded funds, you can choose from two primary types of entries, depending on the chart pattern of the actual trade setup.
Declining variable annuity sales will likely lead to enhancements to and new uses for VAs as carriers look for additional ways to appeal to high-net-worth investors.
Advisers are selling more insurance, particularly long term care insurance, according to the InvestmentNews 2008 Insurance Product Survey, which polled 445 financial advisers.
They may be gaining in popularity, but exchange traded funds are far from the perfect product.
The proliferation of mutual funds that rely on computers to select stocks is coming to an end.
Even as it labors to gain visibility, Natixis Global Asset Management LP is forging ahead with plans to make acquisitions, particularly of firms that offer alternative investments.
