Insurer Conseco Inc. said Tuesday it will miss its planned filing date for 2008 financial results with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Vanguard Group Inc. led all mutual fund companies in sales last year, according to new data from Financial Research Corp.
Individuals who invest for themselves — without the help of a financial adviser — show more awareness and commitment to exchange traded funds than their adviser-directed peers.
E*Trade Financial Corp. today announced the launch of a series of online tools aimed at helping its customers select fixed-income products.
An investor has filed a class action against Prudential Financial Inc. and a slate of its executives, alleging that the insurer violated federal securities laws in a June 2008 public offering of junior subordinated notes.
Investors who are still awaiting payouts from Reserve Management Co. Inc. — the New York-based firm whose $63 billion money market fund "broke the buck" last year — appear to be taking matters into their own hands.
Five closed-end mutual funds advised by Pacific Investment Management Co. will redeem an additional $225 million in illiquid auction rate securities.
A key gauge of homebuilders' confidence remained near historic lows in March, as builders saw a drop in prospective homebuyers visiting model homes amid rising job losses and economic fears, according to a survey released Monday.
Federated Investors Inc. of Pittsburgh today announced the launch of three mutual funds.
As exchange traded funds gain in popularity, more financial advisers are building model ETF portfolios for use by other advisers.
On Saturday, the granddaddy of mutual funds — the Massachusetts Investors Trust Fund (MITTX) — will celebrate its 85th birthday.
Believing that the financial oracles may have lost their gifts, many advisers appear unwilling to tie their fortunes to the investment acumen of such big-name investors as Warren E. Buffett and Bill Miller.
Total assets in exchange traded funds fell $45 billion last month, to $451 billion, according to data released today by State Street Global Advisors of Boston.
Angelsoft.net updated its search engine and GlobalBroker.com has launched a web-based market for owners or buyers to sell or to lease commercial real estate.
National Advisors Trust Co. said today that it was expanding the alternative-investment-custody services that it provides to advisers.
China's premier is worried about its massive holdings of Treasuries and other U.S. debt, appealing to Washington to safeguard their value.
Five closed-end mutual funds advised by Pacific Investment Management Co. will redeem an additional $225 million in illiquid auction rate securities.
The Swiss government says it will cooperate on cases of international tax evasion, breaking with a long-standing tradition.
The Charles Schwab Corp., under fire from some investment advisers for abruptly ending custody of most alternative assets, said it is modifying the policy but not abandoning it.
Mutual funds attracted net inflows of $44 billion during January and February, according to a report from Strategic Insight Mutual Fund Research and Consulting.
