Mergers and acquisitions will heat up this year as insurers sell operations to bolster capital and strategic buyers look for expansion opportunities, according to a new study from Deloitte LLP.
Aviva PLC yesterday sold its Australian life insurance and wealth management businesses to National Australia Bank of Melbourne.
When Roth individual retirement accounts were created, it was inevitable that some taxpayers would attempt to exploit their advantageous provisions.
Investors have responded enthusiastically in recent months to government stimulus plans and signs of renewed economic activity, triggering a resounding risk rally.
Some financial advisers are rethinking the idea of: Buy term insurance and invest the difference.
The long-running debate over “say on pay” is heating up in Washington, with a group representing executives saying that the proposal undermines the role of directors while an investors' group counters that it makes boards more accountable to shareholders.
The Obama administration has put forward an excellent blueprint for regulatory reform. Much of what the administration has proposed will increase transparency, reduce the risk of another financial meltdown and
The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association, a trade group for attorneys who represent investors in securities arbitrations, has formally asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to end the mandatory use of industry arbitrators.
A financial planning firm has settled all but one claim related to an embezzlement scheme conducted by a rogue adviser over an eight-year period ending in March 2008.
“I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation!” rock 'n' roll icon Joan Jett sang in 1981.
If you are a commercial banker, savings and loan operator, mortgage broker or hedge fund artist, there is a lot to concern you in the regulatory-reform proposal outlined by the Obama administration last week.
Investment advisers and consumer advocates have applauded President Obama's proposal to establish a fiduciary duty for broker-dealers offering investment advice.
Therese M. Vaughan, chief executive of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, recently praised President Obama’s regulatory proposals but added that state regulators still have improvements planned for their oversight.
TraderPlanet.com has redesigned its website to improve ease of use and navigation for users who want to keep their trading skills sharp.
Analysts worry that government stimulus spending, especially in the U.S., and rising commodity prices could push prices higher by the end of the year.
Making it easier for shareholders to seat directors on company boards, restricting short-selling in down markets, strengthening oversight of mutual funds, and tightening scrutiny and standards for investment advisers are among the pro-investor initiatives being undertaken by the SEC's , the agency's chairman said Thursday.
The total number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls dropped for the first time since early January while new claims for benefits rose slightly.
Obama wants to empower the Fed, create a council of federal regulators to monitor risk, and create a new consumer protection agency overseeing credit card lenders and mortgage brokers.
