Developers Diversified Realty Corp., a shopping center real estate investment trust that has struggled with debt issues, faces yet another headache.
Fully 91% of firms said a lack of clarity about the way the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program works is making them less willing to participate in it.
New York Life Insurance Co. said it won’t participate in the Department of the Treasury’s capital-purchase program.
Nationwide Financial Services Inc. of Columbus, Ohio, will remain on CreditWatch “negative,” Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services of New York said today.
Direxion Shares this week for its first time launched ETFs that have a goal of returning 300% of the performance of their underlying indexes, either on the positive side or the inverse.
The outlook of Cigna Corp., a Philadelphia-based health insurer, has been downgraded to “negative” by Standard and Poor’s of New York.
Ambac posted a third-quarter loss of $2.43 billion, or $8.45 per share, as it set aside $3 billion to cover anticipated claims.
Actively managed mutual funds are facing more pressure for market share from exchange traded funds, separately managed accounts, structured notes and 130/30 funds, according to a study released today by Financial Research Corp.
A $989 million loss by a Goldman Sachs fund year-to-date through September offers more proof that in the hedge fund space, the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. has announced that it will lay off 500 employees — about 1.6% of its total work force — this month, citing falling revenue and investment losses.
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP, a 32-year-old private-equity firm, is delaying plans to become a public company, due largely to the credit crisis, which has cut the value of its investments.
The Hartford (Conn.) Financial Services Group Inc. today reassured the public that it indeed has sufficient capital — though it is lower than previously forecasted.
The total payout for 2009 reflects a dividend interest rate of 7.6% on new eligible participating life insurance policies.
Investors pulled $581 million out of exchange traded notes in September, leaving a total $5.5 billion, according to the latest data from Morningstar Inc. of Chicago.
A financial advisory firm is betting that investors who use a quantitative formula — rather than emotion and panic — to move in and out of stocks will get through Wall Street's roller coaster ride with their pocketbooks largely intact.
Advisers for ultrawealthy investors are bullish on hedge funds, with many planning to increase their allocations to the alternative investments next year, according to a new study.
Innovative long term care insurance products are on the horizon as the industry seeks to appeal to more clients.
They aren't necessarily the first mutual funds that come to mind as a place to take cover during turbulent markets, but two funds that invest in mortgage-backed securities with an eye towards community development are doing relatively well.
Advisers are struggling to deal with clients' exposure to foreign stocks.
As mutual fund investors brace for a likely double whammy of negative performance, coupled with above-average income and capital gains distributions, financial advisers are homing in on all manner of tax management to try to cushion the blow and add some value in a dismal market environment.
