Federal regulators on Monday filed civil fraud charges against an investment adviser and his firm in connection with complex securities tied to mortgages during the housing market bust.
Group of 20 finance chiefs signaled they will delay introducing new rules aimed at forcing banks to raise the quality and quantity of capital they hold to buffer against financial crisis.
The fate of a universal fiduciary standard for brokers and financial advisers hinges on the outcome of House-Senate negotiations over the most dramatic overhaul of financial regulations since the 1930s.
Two people familiar with the probe into Bernard Madoff's massive financial fraud say at least two former employees will face charges in the coming weeks.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority were accused of being liable for losses in a Luxembourg fund tied to New York money manager Bernard Madoff.
President Barack Obama plans to announce a new fee Thursday on the country's biggest financial firms to recover up to $120 billion in taxpayers' money used to prop up corporations during the economic crisis, a senior administration official said.
Maliz Beams, one of the highest- ranking women at TIAA-CREF, is leaving as part of a management reshuffling at the firm, which oversees $426 billion in retirement assets.
Congress' proposed overhaul of U.S. bank regulation wouldn't have averted the 2008 financial crisis and would do little to prevent a recurrence, according to two former chairmen of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
LPL Investment Holdings Inc. last week said that it has sealed the deal with the executive who has overseen the company's growth and its march to an IPO.
Getco, a market-making firm that specializes in global high-frequency electronic trading, insists that it followed SEC ethics rules in recruiting and hiring a top SEC official as its associate general counsel.
When House and Senate negotiators gather tomorrow, they're scheduled to consider strengthening the fiduciary duty provision in landmark financial regulatory reform legislation.
Many go by 'gut feeling,' survey finds; most admit they're not saving enough for old age
PAC funding boosts ASPPA's clout on Capitol Hill; 'bigger voice'
The passage of a bill that would permit in-plan Roth conversions and allow partial annuitization of annuity contracts could prove to be a boon for financial advisers.
Mon dieu! When it comes to fiscal restraint, the U.S. is no better than France
It should be easier for employers to include annuities in their retirement plans because Americans are at risk of outliving their savings, an insurer told Labor and Treasury department officials today
Dr. Doom sees anemic growth in third quarter; 'stock markets could sharply correct'
Social Security just celebrated its 75th birthday. Economist Laurence Kotlikoff says it's time to retire the cash-strapped pension plan -- or face disastrous results.
Baby boomers approaching retirement may be nervous about outliving their savings — but they continue to keep most of their money in riskier investments.
