Continued years of work in the private sector can ease the impact of benefit cuts on public workers.
Finra chief Richard Ketchum says industry groups like SIFMA are overlooking the investor protection benefit of Finra's controversial data-collection proposal.
Despite potentially lower costs and better outcomes for investors, broker-dealers are taking a cautious approach to a product that could slash their revenue.
In a preliminary decision, the Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected applications for nontransparent ETFs from BlackRock, Inc. and Precidian Investments, determining that the proposals are not in the public interest.
Up to $13.6 billion in fresh equity expected to flow from listings, mergers and special distributions.
SEC investor advocate Rick Fleming sees adviser oversight as a top priority, but says the SEC itself should continue to conduct adviser exams.
Specific returns clients earn on investments right around retirement disproportionately impact their lifetime outcomes.
In a two-part tradeoff, John Hancock will acquire New York Life's Retirement Plan Services business, and New York Life will take on a block of John Hancock's life insurance business. One deals bolsters John Hancock's retirement reach and the other the other New York Life's insurance reserves.
Most loan takers are in their 40s, earning $40,000 to $60,000 a year, report finds.
<b>Game Changers: Dealing with Dementia</b> Cognitive decline doesn't just rob the elderly of their mental capacity. Advisers and their firms often are left adrift, forced to make crucial decisions affecting the financial affairs of elderly clients.
Comes on heels of another $200,000 penalty last year for missing a stock-fraud scheme
The SEC is reviewing whether conflicts of interest led the firm to sell certain products to individual clients.
After learning lessons from Superstorm Sandy, firms are planning ahead with staff and clients, expecting days of potential power outages and working remotely.
Resist the temptation to increase risk for low savers, as every dollar becomes more important.
Regulators are using troves of digital information to monitor broker-dealers
Increasing high-yield exposure in an intermediate-bond portfolio may add return, but is risky
American Realty Capital Properties Inc.'s former chief accounting officer alleges the ex-chairman ordered numbers to be changed.
REIT czar resigns from RCAP, boards of 11 AR Capital affiliates. New chairman says change allows company to simplify governance, minimize 'perceived' conflicts and cut complexity. (And check out <a href="//www.investmentnews.com/gallery/20141223/FREE/122309998/PH"" target=""_blank"" rel="noopener noreferrer">the triumphs and trials of Nick Schorsch</a>.)
Massachusetts regulator has launched an investigation into Realty Capital Securities, the wholesaling broker-dealer arm of Nicholas Schorsch's nontraded REIT empire. (<b><i>Also: <a href="http://www.investmentnews.com/article/20141105/FREE/141109957/schorsch-remains-confident-in-his-empire" target="_blank">Schorsch remains confident in his empire</a>)</b></i>
