The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed civil charges against Amaranth Advisors LLC and its ex-head energy trader Brian Hunter.
The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors has named John J. Healy as its new chief executive.
The Hartford said it has reached a $115 million settlement with three states to resolve a bid rigging and market timing case.
Hedge funds pulled in $58.7 billion in new flows during the second quarter, according to Hedge Fund Research.
An article about Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge fund indexes revising performance data did not include a correct comparison of indexes.
Is the creation of a top-level suitability monitoring job by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America a step forward in annuity marketing or a defensive position in response to a battery of lawsuits?
PHILADELPHIA — Morningstar Inc., the mutual fund research company, is backing off its long-held position that fund boards that oversee multiple funds are less effective stewards than those responsible for just a few funds.
BOSTON — Say goodbye to the Green Mountain Boy. As part of an ambitious growth strategy designed to get its mutual funds noticed by distributors, Montpelier, Vt.-based Sentinel Asset Management Inc. is retiring its decades-old icon.
The Senate opened an investigation into insurers that use suspect tactics when dealing with seniors.
The Robin Hood Foundation said it would stop investing in its donors’ and board members’ hedge funds.
The failing subprime mortgage market caused a hedge fund index to revise its performance returns.
Hedge Fund Research Inc. today introduced five new indices to track hedge fund performance in Asian markets.
Investors in Bear Stearns’ two failed hedge funds have lost their money and will probably not get it back, according to published reports.
The SEC chief wants Congress to mandate more oversight of the $2.4 trillion municipal bond market.
Global credit derivatives totals spiked 113% in 2006, but that streak is threatened by recent hedge fund disasters.
Insurance provider Assurant put its CEO and CFO on administrative leave after regulators notified the two executives that they may face civil charges.
Willis Group Holdings. today agreed to reimburse about $2.6 million to cities and counties throughout Florida.
London's Henderson Global Investors will launch a $1 billion fund focused on Asian real estate, according to a Financial Times report.
Blackstone has slammed a story saying the private equity giant is using a loophole to get millions back in taxes.
An ex-COO is suing the company, saying he was unfairly compensated in the wake of a bid-rigging scandal.
