Barclays PLC plans to raise $8.9 billion through the issuance of new shares as part of an effort to shore up its balance sheet.
Women want to learn about preparing for retirement, but advisers who want to attract that market need to adapt their practices.
A.M. Best Co. today downgraded Security Benefit Life Insurance Co.’s financial strength rating to A- from A.
Home prices continued their freefall in April, with some areas reporting declines of nearly 27% year-over-year.
The employee benefits provider was fined for for failing to report special payments to an insurance broker.
The hedge fund is reportedly considering raising another $1 billion to take advantage of Wall Street turbulence.
Financial advisers are looking to punish The Charles Schwab Corp. for leaving them in the lurch after its bond funds suffered when investments in mortgage-backed securities went sour.
Competing in a crowded, cost-focused market, 20-year-old Hennessy Funds is putting an emphasis on distribution.
Bond insurers are in talks with banks, looking to wipe away some $125 billion of insurance on debt securities.
After more than seven years of tapping into the Internet for the best stock pickers who are willing to run a virtual portfolio, Marketocracy Inc. has produced a top-tier mutual fund that is loosely subadvised by an eclectic group of individuals, most of whom have no connection to Wall Street.
Market turmoil and rising interest rates might kick off a new season for the fixed annuity as the product emerges from the shadow of its variable cousin, an industry expert said.
Embedding annuities into target date funds might be the key to offering annuities as an investment option in 401(k) plans.
A handful of exchange traded funds are looking to give investors access to frontier markets, or countries that are less developed than traditional emerging markets.
Economic uncertainty and market volatility are taking donor-advised funds on a roller coaster ride.
Legislation that would require municipal bonds to be rated similarly to corporate bonds was introduced today in the House.
Mark J. Schlafly will lead two broker-dealers, FSC Securities Corp. and Advantage Capital Corp., both of Atlanta.
Crude oil prices soared today on the news of an Israeli Air Force exercise that experts say was a show of force aimed at Iran.
Barclays PLC might receive about $927 million from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. to bolster its depleted balance sheet.
Hedge funds posted positive returns in May, despite growing concerns that inflationary pressures and spiking oil prices would hinder growth rates.
