Shareholder activism is likely to surge this spring through efforts to withhold votes for individual directors, seek more investor input on executive and other efforts.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group received approval from the Connecticut insurance commissioner to change accounting practices.
Putnam Investments tomorrow will lay off about 260 employees, roughly 10% of its work force, mostly from distribution and operations.
Providers will push forward with the development of the income guarantee paired with a unified managed account, and with other vehicles, despite hurdles.
Insurers are eager to continue developing products in the variable annuity arena — with the search for ways to reduce risk as a top priority.
The Retirement Income Industry Association gave a sneak peek into an initiative designed to encourage financial advisers to take a risk management approach.
Advisers are admitting now more than ever before that insurers’ solvency and financial strength are at the forefront in their minds when they recommend products.
The new hedge fund reality places even greater emphasis on due diligence, but it doesn’t mean that investors should start ignoring or abandoning the alternative asset class.
Seeking to wrest market share from the asset management industry, life insurance executives will embark on a campaign of simplified consumer communications and stress real-life contexts for the use of their products.
When it comes to regulatory oversight of the hedge funds industry, it is no longer a question of if it will happen but when, according to industry representatives speaking today at a conference in Key Biscayne, Fla.
Morningstar hedge fund database will become the foundation for a research platform that gives qualified investors a closer look at more than 7,500 hedge funds.
The hedge-fund-of-funds sector in Europe may lose three-quarters of its assets, compared with the beginning of 2008.
Led by the Social Investment Forum, more than 50 organizations are calling on President Obama to establish an Office of Innovation in Corporate Responsibility within the White House.
Mutual fund companies are be-ginning to churn out products that focus on delivering absolute, rather than relative, returns.
Client interest in establishing spendthrift trusts for beneficiaries is picking up steam, partly due to the fact that wealthy clients are becoming more risk-averse, according to financial advisers.
Investors expect mutual fund boards to fight for lower fees, but in this market environment, that is unlikely to happen.
While few mutual funds delivered positive returns last year, some of the biggest losers ultimately could deliver the largest tax benefit to investors, as accumulated net capital losses may offset future gains.
Mary Jo Hudson, director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, yesterday adopted three accounting rule changes that would grant insurers based there some reserve relief.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. limped through the fourth quarter of 2008, racking up a net loss of $806 million.
Van Eck Global has launched a high-yield municipal bond exchange traded fund, the Market Vectors High-Yield Municipal Fund (HYD).
