Federal authorities have frozen $138 million in North Dakota's state pension and workers compensation funds, records show.
The Securities Investor Protection Corp. will raise member brokerage firm assessments to 0.25% of net operating revenue. The new rate, up from the current flat $150 per year, is effective April 1.
The Ohio Department of Insurance today released the names of the 20 companies that have raised their surplus levels through approved accounting breaks.
The challenge: Because of the increase in corporate layoffs, retirement plan rollovers are becoming more important.
Two ex-Smith Barney brokers have been cleared of allegations that they took private client information to their new firm.
Congress should permanently push back the age at which retirement savings account holders must take withdrawals, the head of the Investment Company Institute testified last week.
Taking the grunt work and the guesswork out of retirement account tax management could be right around the corner, assuming that a new product from LifeYield LLC can live up to the hype building around it.
President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are resisting calls for the nationalization of Citigroup Inc. and perhaps other large banks.
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board may soon have the authority to inspect auditors for all broker-dealer firms, even private ones.
A state judge issued a temporary restraining order against two Montana firms accused of bilking seniors out of millions of dollars in a securities fraud scheme.
Adhesion Wealth Advisor Solutions has upgraded its WealthADV Unified Managed Account platform, while Fla. vendor unveils report creation software
The utilities sector is no longer the slam dunk it once was when it comes to generating income for investors.
President Obama’s proposal to raise taxes on affluent households, detailed in his budget plan today, could be a boon for tax-managed mutual funds.
The Ohio Department of Insurance has confirmed it will provide temporary reserve relief for 20 insurance companies headquartered in the state.
Many analysts and money managers wondered what impact nationalization would have on other bank stocks.
The Financial Planning Association has lowered the registration fee for one of its upcoming conferences in light of the downturn in the economy.
The World Series champion Phillies are relieving one of their pitchers, whose cash is frozen in the wake of the alleged $8 billion fraud committed by R. Allen Stanford.
Obama administration begins "stress tests" to gauge the health of America's biggest banks.
