Concerned about liability related to hedge funds, Schwab is telling registered investment advisers that it will no longer accept custody of alternative assets.
The Iowa insurance commissioner has eased accounting rules for 11 insurers based in the state, allowing them to polish up their balance sheets.
OppenheimerFunds Inc. of New York is facing a class-action involving its California Municipal Fund, which lost 41.3% last year.
Putnam Investments today announced that David Glancy has joined the firm as managing director and portfolio manager of a couple of new planned offerings.
John W. Goff, owner of the Goff Group, may face at least 20 years in prison after his conviction yon charges of mail fraud, embezzlement and filing false documents.
When the SEC declared that equity index annuities are securities last year, it ignored the McCarran-Ferguson Act.
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American Funds Investment Co. filed last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission to create a new money market mutual fund.
Poor performance by hedge funds has driven some brokerage firms to reduce services to the funds, including financing, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
While equity markets have shown little signs of rebounding, hedge fund strategies considerably improved their performance last month.
Iceland’s economic meltdown, fueled by its exposure to foreign debt, could bring the country to the brink of failure, according to research from Hennessee Group.
Investors in stock mutual funds added modestly to their portfolios in January, reversing seven straight months of net redemptions.
The stock market may be reeling, but small fund groups are faring better than bigger ones — at least in terms of bringing in fresh cash.
Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC recently unveiled its first global bond index.
Although financial advisers generally welcome new exchange traded funds that invest in municipal bonds, some industry experts question whether they are the best way to access such an opaque market.
Mutual fund wrap accounts, sometimes seen as a retail-class underling to more sophisticated separately managed accounts, are gaining a bigger following.
Absolute-return investing is an innovative strategy because it focuses on pursuing returns while still managing risk.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. yesterday said that would no longer be able to participate in a federal commercial paper program.
The current market turbulence combined with some spectacular scandals has not yet jarred institutional investors from their investment strategies.
The outlook for a quick rebound in the European economy is weak.
