Bear Stearns’ investment bank may lend $1.5 billion to save one of the company's struggling hedge funds, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
WASHINGTON — U.S. investors could face reduced protections if the Securities and Exchange Commission loosens restrictions to allow foreign brokerage firms to offer securities in the United States, according to some speakers last week at a daylong SEC public meeting on cross-border regulation.
SAN FRANCISCO — After a year of frantic meetings with ex-clients, Thomas Pignone finally is breathing easier as he rebuilds his firm.
OTTAWA — In Canadian hedge fund circles, it helps to have a thick skin.
WASHINGTON — Registered investment advisers are likely to outspend other financial intermediaries for compliance software, according to a recent report by Celent LLC, a Boston-based research and consulting firm.
NEW YORK — While most investors are concerned about the effect that climate change has on the environment, few are investing in the alternative-energy sector, according to a recent report.
An increasing emphasis on family governance is having a galvanizing effect on the multifamily-office business.
In a bid to stand out among their peers and to be more competitive in the marketplace, an increasing number of small to midsize independent-contractor broker-dealers are offering sophisticated compensation plans, including stock ownership, to their affiliated registered representatives.
Insurers increasingly are using trail commissions for fixed annuities to give finan-cial advisers an additional incentive to cultivate long-term client relationships.
IRVINE, Calif. — A debate is brewing over the establishment of retail-sales-practice guidelines for structured products.
Aiming to forestall defections and address merger-related anxieties, Wachovia Securities LLC and A.G. Edwards Inc. announced broker retention packages Friday.
Postnuptial agreements are gaining popularity as an estate-planning tool, and some hedge funds and private-equity firms have asked their top executives to sign them to protect their companies in case of a messy divorce, according to attorneys and financial advisers.
Brokers at A.G. Edwards Inc. won’t have to worry about losing their wealthy clients, according to Stan Kelly, president of Wachovia Wealth Management.
In an effort to charge up its top registered representatives and financial advisers, Raymond James Financial Services Inc. is giving bonuses to its biggest-producing brokers.
WASHINGTON — Solar energy is emerging as an investment opportunity, with technology improving and costs predicted to drop.
BOSTON — Gerald Sullivan’s Industry Leaders Fund boasts Lipper Leader designations, four stars from Morningstar Inc., a solid eight-year-plus track record and an investment process patented by the U.S. government.
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. said that it has raised $1.5 billion for its new Lehman Crossroads Fund XVIII fund-of-funds.
Brokers at A.G. Edwards and Wachovia Securities got details of their retention packages today.
