Agency chief says greater transparency would promote price competition, improve market efficiency and facilitate best execution.
On the <i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> menu: Inflation data could turn doves into hawks. Plus: Oil could get a lot pricier in a hurry, insider trading runs rampant and SIFMA cuts its economic outlook.
While there's no real evidence that ETFs pose a systemic risk, they can hold some pretty exotic stuff. Perhaps the unique dangers of some ETFs should be flagged more prominently. How about a movie-rating-style approach?
Money manager turns focus to retirement income, distribution vs. accumulation.
Why deflation is misunderstood, and differentiating between good and bad deflation is key.
Bears are pointing to overly bullish sentiment readings and anemic volume as reasons to be wary of the end of the bull market. But there's more to the story.
Market has already priced in geopolitical turmoil in Middle East.
Viewing workers' retirement savings in the context of their full financial picture may be the next frontier for retirement plan services.
Poll shows strong interest in IPOs among high-net-worth investors.
Shareholders of Nicholas Schorsch's American Realty Capital Properties turned thumbs down on the eye-popping pay plan for Mr. Schorsch and other top execs. <i>(Plus: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20140602/FREE/140609999" target="_blank">Schorsch sells a health care REIT</a>)</i>
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Currencies feeling pressure from Iraq. Plus: Gold bugs still not convinced of the next big move, select energy stocks correlate with Iraq unrest, Americans are unable to save money in this economy, and the SEC zeros in on liquid alternative funds.
Idea of trying to break any exodus when rates rise illustrates how muddled Fed policy is.
Senate hearing focuses on rebates paid to brokers for placing trades with wholesalers and for using certain exchanges.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin:</i> Four hot markets right now; investors turn their focus to Europe; the SEC stops an adviser; a digital currency cautionary tale; dark pool transparency (thanks, Finra); and World Cup fever.
After a drop from the Federal Reserve's tapering scare, fixed income assets have rebounded.
After several months of deliberations, Finra has expanded its pool of arbitrators and is ready to move forward with the hundreds of complaints related to collapses in Puerto Rico bond funds. That doesn't necessarily mean smooth sailing.
In confidential meeting, firms' attorneys oppose allowing arbitration cases to be heard in Southeast venues.
Early equals wrong and it isn't until the masses buy every dip that bull markets begin to top out.
