Trying to capture some of the more than $3 trillion in cash sitting in client accounts, advisers are looking outside the style box to identify those undiscovered funds that have the potential to be tomorrow's gems.
Fee income from annuity sales climbed at bank holding companies during the first three quarters of 2009, but sales of fixed annuities in the bank channel slipped, according to two separate studies released last week.
The Managed Funds Association has formed an alliance with the Connecticut Hedge Fund Association as part of its efforts to unite with regional hedge fund associations.
The Managed Funds Association is jumping into the data collection business with an effort to build the most comprehensive hedge fund industry database available.
Financial advisers and branch managers chose American Funds as the firm which best meets their needs for marketing materials, according to a study released today by Financial Research Corp.
A ranking of the world's largest hedge fund managers sharply illustrates the ravages the financial crisis wreaked on firms in the past two years
Standard & Poor's said Wednesday it is changing the makeup of its indices after a number of acquisitions.
After two successive profitable quarters, the besieged insurer reports a loss of nearly $9B in the fourth quarter.
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc on Friday placed Oren Eugene Sullivan Jr. under interim suspension, keeping the ex-broker from using its credentials.
American International Group Inc. is launching a plan to revamp how it arrives at incentive pay for its workers, according to the NY Times.
MetLife Inc. is in the final stages of talks with American International Group Inc. about a deal to buy AIG subsidiary American Life Insurance Co. for about $8 billion in stock and access a bridge loan, according to published reports.
Shares of MetLife slid Wednesday, a day after the insurer confirmed that it's in talks with American International Group Inc. about buying the American Life Insurance Company.
American International Group Inc. is set to pay out about $100 million in a fresh round of bonuses to employees of its financial products division, the unit whose risky bets helped sink the company leading to a $180 billion government bailout, according to reports published Tuesday.
The Securities and Exchange commissioner says "vague and confusing" language describing target date funds led to investor confusion when investments performed poorly during the market downturn.
Preparing for a shift in the economic climate, several fund companies are launching funds designed as inflation hedges.
And there's a 5% chance the tab could top $570K, according to a sobering study published this week by Boston College.
Trade associations representing the life insurance industry and agents last week applauded New York's passage of life settlement legislation.
Stock picking in the current market requires a renewed focus on corporate economics and balance sheets, said Larry Coats, manager of the Oak Value Fund (OAKVX).
Allianz Global Investor Solutions is planning to lower the fees on its target date and target risk funds in the next few months, according to a firm executive.
